GMMaxim Vavulin
GER · FIDE ID 4169530 · 85 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2520
#23 in GER (active)
Rapid
2487
#27 in GER (active)
Blitz
2528
#23 in GER (active)
Score
65%
44 W · 22 D · 19 L
Opp. avg
2368
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-07-24
German Chess Championship 2026 | Candidates Men
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 88% of games (scores 70%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 12 of 25 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 25%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...g6 in 6 of 14 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 75%.
- Comfort zone: Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense as Black, 88% in 4 games.
- By opponent strength: 28% against higher-rated players, 73% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 73% with White, 58% with Black.
Based on 85 over-the-board games (24 classical). 40 with White (73%), 45 with Black (58%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 35 | 70% |
| 1.g3 | 2 | 75% |
| 1.f4 | 2 | 100% |
| 1.b3 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation | 4 | 75% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 2 | 75% |
| Hungarian Opening | 2 | 75% |
| Petrov's Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (25 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 12 | 25% |
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 7 | 79% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 2 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (14 games)
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 6 | 75% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 5 | 50% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Defense | 6 | 75% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense | 4 | 88% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | 2 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Paul Hinrichs (2307) German Chess Championship 2026 | Candidates Men | W |
| 2026-07-23 | Hagen Poetsch (2444) German Chess Championship 2026 | Candidates Men | L |
| 2026-07-22 | Hussain Besou (2413) German Chess Championship 2026 | Candidates Men | ½ |
| 2026-07-22 | Levi Malinowsky (2342) German Chess Championship 2026 | Candidates Men | W |
| 2026-07-21 | Daniel Malek (2312) German Chess Championship 2026 | Candidates Men | W |
| 2026-07-20 | Benjamin Wagner (2285) German Chess Championship 2026 | Candidates Men | L |
| 2026-07-20 | Alfred Nemitz (2343) German Chess Championship 2026 | Candidates Men | ½ |
| 2026-07-07 | Volodymyr Vyval (2300) German Chess Championship 2026 | Candidates Men | W |
| 2026-04-26 | Aditya Mittal (2617) German Bundesliga 2025/26 | L |
| 2026-04-25 | Robert Markus (2528) German Bundesliga 2025/26 | W |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.