Wladimir Skulener (Beltsychess) - FIDE Master
Wladimir Skulener is a formidable chess player holding the prestigious title of FIDE Master. Known in the chess world by the username Beltsychess, Wladimir is a blitz enthusiast who has dazzled opponents with his tactical wizardry and resilience.
Rating and Performance
With blitz ratings climbing steadily from 2403 in 2017 to a peak of 2692 in 2022, Wladimir has shown remarkable growth and consistency. His lightning-fast bullet rating started strong at 2415, proving he's not just quick but deadly accurate too.
Game Stats & Records
- Blitz: Over 31,000 games with a nearly balanced record of wins and losses (9,668 wins, 11,411 losses, 1,598 draws). Talk about stamina and dedication!
- Bullet: Though fewer games, a perfect win rate in the limited matches played.
- Longest winning streak: 9 games, current streak: 5 games. Clearly, when Wladimir is on, he’s on fire!
Playing Style & Quirks
Wladimir exhibits an impressive endgame frequency of 84%, a testament to his strategic patience and love for finishing fights where others might chicken out. Not one to resign early, his early resignation rate is an admirable 0.95%. If lost a piece? Don't worry, he has a 100% win rate after losing a piece — apparently, he enjoys turning around outcomes like a true chess Houdini.
Casual or rated, wins vary, but don't take that as a tilt; his tilt factor is relatively low at 15 — proving that even in defeat, he keeps his cool and coffee nearby.
Favorite Opponents & Rivalries
He has a varied win rate against many opponents, from solid victories to challenging matchups. His top played opponents include friesnielsen2302 and xurramid77. Among recent opponents, he boasts a flawless 100% win rate against independentartist and a commendable 83% against lazovt. Beware if you find yourself on his radar!
Fun Facts
- Often wins in over 70 moves when victorious, because why rush perfection?
- Has played over 31,000 blitz games – basically lived at the chessboard longer than most people spend on social media.
- Strategically peaks his best results around evening hours and midweek, so avoid challenging him on a Wednesday at 9 PM unless you want a lesson.
Wladimir Skulener's chess journey is a blend of endurance, tactical surprises, and sheer passion. Whether you're bulleting it or grinding through a marathon blitz, he's a player whose resilience and style are impossible to ignore.
Feedback for Wladimir Skulener
Wladimir, you've demonstrated strong positional understanding and fighting spirit in your recent games. Your typical opening choices, such as the Pirc Defense and Bogo-Indian, show you're comfortable in complex, strategic positions which suit your style well.
Strengths:
- Opening preparation: You consistently reach playable middlegame positions and rely on solid development with good piece coordination.
- Attack execution: Several games show you launching effective kingside expansions and timely tactical strikes, especially with pawn pushes like
f4-f5and well-timed rooks lifts. Your win featuring a strong mating net with the queen and rook coordination was nicely executed. - Endgame technique: You convert advantages cleanly once you enter slightly favorable endgames or rook/queen endings.
Areas to Improve:
- Time management: Some losses have been due to time pressure. Improving your clock usage can help avoid such rushed decisions, especially in complex positions. Try to allocate time proportionally to critical moments in the game.
- Tactical vigilance: Though your strategic play is solid, a few games indicated tactical oversights leading to material loss or positional concessions. Regular tactical training could help sharpen calculation and spotting opponents’ threats more quickly.
- Opening sharpness: While your openings are reliable, against stronger opposition, slight inaccuracies early on can allow opponents to seize the initiative. Reviewing key theoretical lines and typical pawn structure plans of your main openings would deepen your readiness.
Suggestions to Progress:
- Incorporate daily or weekly tactical puzzles to boost calculation accuracy and pattern recognition.
- Review critical moments in your losses; focus on identifying where your evaluation or move choice diverged from the best line.
- Work on time management skills by practicing with shorter time controls or using a digital clock during training games to strengthen pacing.
- Study typical middlegame plans in your favored openings, such as plans in the Pirc and Bogo-Indian, focusing on pawn breaks and piece maneuvers.
Keep up the good work — your win conversion and attacking ideas show great potential! With improved tactical sharpness and time control, you can reach even higher levels.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jens Ove Fries Nielsen | 47W / 54L / 6D | |
| Magomed Zulfugarli | 34W / 47L / 5D | |
| caraguru | 22W / 57L / 6D | |
| Peki Pekic | 31W / 35L / 3D | |
| Leonid Starozhilov | 13W / 41L / 12D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2692 | |||
| 2020 | 2652 | |||
| 2019 | 2607 | |||
| 2018 | 2530 | |||
| 2017 | 2415 | 2403 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1W / 0L / 0D | 0W / 0L / 0D | 73.0 |
| 2020 | 1561W / 1797L / 272D | 1465W / 1836L / 301D | 76.9 |
| 2019 | 1402W / 1556L / 248D | 1303W / 1720L / 221D | 77.7 |
| 2018 | 1337W / 1410L / 170D | 1211W / 1524L / 178D | 80.2 |
| 2017 | 707W / 761L / 101D | 682W / 807L / 107D | 79.9 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alekhine Defense | 3309 | 1398 | 1658 | 253 | 42.2% |
| Dutch Defense | 1996 | 769 | 1089 | 138 | 38.5% |
| Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation | 1463 | 657 | 711 | 95 | 44.9% |
| Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alekhine Variation | 1157 | 450 | 617 | 90 | 38.9% |
| Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit | 685 | 322 | 308 | 55 | 47.0% |
| King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation | 608 | 284 | 286 | 38 | 46.7% |
| Diemer-Duhm Gambit (DDG): 4...f5 | 570 | 201 | 324 | 45 | 35.3% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense | 550 | 265 | 252 | 33 | 48.2% |
| Modern Defense | 520 | 225 | 262 | 33 | 43.3% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation | 479 | 207 | 238 | 34 | 43.2% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 9 | 5 |
| Losing | 15 | 0 |