Who Is Andrea Jakovac?
Andrea Jakovac, better known to the chess internet as ande_star, is a streamer, a grinder, and a bullet specialist. Since her first rated games in2016, she has racked up more than10,000 rated contests, with her beloved bullet format accounting for over half of that volume. She is the kind of player who treats a five minute game as a luxury and a one minute game as a proper chess match.
Do not let the rapid-fire pace fool you. Andrea is remarkably stubborn on the board. Her early resignation rate is barely above1%, and her comeback rate sits near78%, meaning she is fully capable of wriggling out of a lost position. Even after losing a piece, she still converts more than56% of those games. She does not lose quietly.
Career Arc
Andrea's journey began modestly in2016, and it took a few years for her rating trajectory to really take off. The explosion came in late2020 and2021, when she suddenly began playing hundreds of bullet games per month and crossed into the 2000s. A look at
shows the classic shape of a self-made online warrior: long grinds, sharp breakthroughs, and the occasional bullet induced crash, followed by another climb.Her versatility is just as impressive. While bullet is her first love, she has also pushed her blitz and rapid ratings well past the 1900 and2000 marks, proving that her tactical instincts are not limited to hyper-fast time controls.
Opening Repertoire
Andrea's taste in openings is wonderfully nonconformist. With White, she loves the English Opening and the cheeky Amazon Attack, including its sharp Siberian Attack branch. With Black, she is a devoted Sicilian Defense player, but her true golden goose is the Scandinavian Defense: in bullet, she wins around82% of those games. She is also one of the few players who willingly accepts the Amar Gambit as Black and comes out ahead more often than not.
Her opening stats tell a story of aggression with a side of chaos. For a visual breakdown, check
.Fierce Rivalries
A career spanning nearly a decade naturally produces familiar foes. Her most frequent adversary is edgarmex, who has faced her in283 games. That series has been a tough schooling: Andrea has72 wins against202 losses, with9 draws. Still, she keeps coming back, and that kind of persistence is its own victory.
Against philotelli, the story flips dramatically. Andrea has demolished that matchup with145 wins in160 games, losing only13 times. She also holds a comfortable plus score against noahelliott, another familiar name in her match history.
Career Highlights
- Longest winning streak:26 straight wins
- Peak bullet rating:2080 (2022-03-05)
- Peak blitz rating:2158 (2023-03-01)
- Comeback rate:77.6%
- Endgame specialist:about79% of her games reach the endgame
- Night owl:win rate near88% when playing at23:00
Life as a Streamer
Andrea is not just a silent grinder. As a streamer, she brings that same fighting energy to her broadcasts, often queuing into bullet arenas at unholy hours. Her stats suggest she is most dangerous late at night, which makes for excellent viewing for insomniacsandterrible news for anyone who queues up against her.