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Zaja, Ivan

Standard: 2381 Rapid: 2399 Blitz: 2374 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 14500450 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: CRO Sex: M Birth Year: 1965 Age: 61
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 75 Wins: 26 (35%) Draws: 40 (53%) Losses: 9 (12%)
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Dossier

68 of 75 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 93.7%
Opened d4: 26/26
Castled kingside: 34Same-side castling: 29Did not castle: 9Castled queenside: 7Opposite-side castling: 3
Played in the center: 20Fianchettoed queenside: 16Played on the queenside: 15Fianchettoed kingside: 7Played on the kingside: 5
Active pieces: 36Initiated exchanges: 36Kept the bishop pair: 27Space advantage: 26Backward pawn: 26Sacrificed material: 24Isolated pawn: 21Avoided exchanges: 7Played gambits: 5Missed tactics: 5
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As White 29 games 10W 16D 3L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 9 games 2W 7D 0L
Normal Variation 4 games 1W 3D 0L
Classical Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Botvinnik System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
St. Petersburg Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fischer Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rubinstein System 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 5 games 2W 1D 2L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Vienna Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Quiet Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Chigorin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Positional Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 4 games 1W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Janowski-Larsen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Steinitz Variation, Development Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pirc Defense 3 games 3W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 3W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 3W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Sämisch Variation 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Yates Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Panno Formation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Riumin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dutch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Raphael Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Czech Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical System, Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 28 games 10W 15D 3L
French Defense 11 games 4W 6D 1L
Winawer Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Retreat Variation, Armenian Line 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Hecht-Reefschläger Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pawn Center Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Euwe Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Nimzowitsch Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Vitolins Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ruy Lopez 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Morphy Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Classical Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Traditional Variation, Main Line 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Stoltz Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Spielmann-Indian 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Yusupov-Rubinstein System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Linares Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Paulsen Formation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Keres Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 135

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2025.01.09 · 35. Rc1 (−39.5% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Kovac, Petar
Zaja, Ivan
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2025.07.03 · 31... Bb5 (−35.1% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Zaja, Ivan
Mrozowski, Patryk
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2025.07.05 · 63. Re4 (−32.6% win chance) 1-0
Culum, Sanjin
Zaja, Ivan
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2024.09.29 · 39... Ka7 (−31.8% win chance) 1-0
Zaja, Ivan
Bologan, Victor
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