Player profile

Houska, Jovanka

Standard: 2293 Rapid: 2273 Blitz: 2315 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 405094 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ENG Sex: F Birth Year: 1980 Age: 46
Title: IM Women's title: WGM Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 122 Wins: 51 (42%) Draws: 31 (25%) Losses: 40 (33%)
Dossier

121 of 122 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 92%
Opened d4: 36/44Opened Nf3: 8/44
Castled kingside: 76Same-side castling: 69Did not castle: 9Opposite-side castling: 7Castled queenside: 7
Fianchettoed kingside: 26Fianchettoed queenside: 25Played on the kingside: 24Played on the queenside: 24Played in the center: 16
Active pieces: 68Sacrificed material: 63Kept the bishop pair: 54Initiated exchanges: 52Isolated pawn: 45Space advantage: 45Backward pawn: 42Avoided exchanges: 23Missed tactics: 22Played gambits: 4
Openings

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As White 45 games 20W 15D 10L
Queen's Pawn Game 12 games 5W 3D 4L
Colle System 5 games 1W 1D 3L
(unspecified) 5 games 1W 1D 3L
Symmetrical Variation 5 games 3W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 5 games 3W 1D 1L
Rossolimo Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Torre Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Grünfeld Variation, Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Opening 6 games 3W 1D 2L
Anglo-Indian Defense 4 games 2W 0D 2L
Nimzo-English 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Queen's Indian Formation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Agincourt Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Keres Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 5 games 1W 2D 2L
Wade-Tartakower Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Spielmann-Indian 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Przepiorka Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bogo-Indian Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Retreat Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Wade-Smyslov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Torre Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Quiet Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schallopp Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Three Knights Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Positional Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
East Indian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Grünfeld Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Döry Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Big Center Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Keres Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rubinstein Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 48 games 20W 9D 19L
Caro-Kann Defense 33 games 11W 7D 15L
Advance Variation 14 games 3W 2D 9L
Tal Variation 6 games 1W 1D 4L
Short Variation 5 games 1W 0D 4L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Two Knights Attack 4 games 2W 0D 2L
Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Mindeno Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Tartakower Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Karpov Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Panov Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Maróczy Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Apocalypse Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Endgame Offer 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Accelerated Panov Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Gurgenidze System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 8 games 5W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Barmen Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Cambridge Springs Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Charousek Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Quiet Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Catalan Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Suttles Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 423

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2026.08.22 · 70... Rxf4 (−85% win chance) 1-0
Houska, Jovanka
Lebedev, Lion
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2023.08.26 · 48... Rhh2 (−47.5% win chance) 1-0
Houska, Jovanka
Besou, Hussain
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2023.11.14 · 55. Rg7 (−43.3% win chance) 0-1
Efroimski, Marsel
Houska, Jovanka
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2026.08.22 · 37. Kh2 (−42.2% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Zhao, George
Houska, Jovanka
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Games Showing all 122 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves