Vladimir Burmakin, Grandmaster at the Keyboard
Vladimir Burmakin, known online as burbur555, is a FIDE Grandmaster whose online chess record combines serious calculation with an impressive willingness to play just one more game. The statistics portray a seasoned competitor who has logged more than 26,000 blitz games, enough chess to make the clock nervous.
Playing Style and Opening Choices
Burmakin's repertoire is broad, but his most-used systems include the English Opening, the Caro-Kann Defense, the Modern, and the Scandinavian Defense. As White, the English Opening appears especially prominent, while his Black repertoire shows a preference for flexible and resilient defensive structures.
His games are rarely brief skirmishes. Endgames appear in roughly 85% of the recorded games, and his wins average more than 80 moves. In other words, Burmakin does not merely play chess. He gives the position time to explain itself, usually at considerable length.
Blitz Specialist
Although his archive includes rapid and bullet games, blitz is clearly the main stage of his online activity. His strongest recorded online rating came in blitz, and his record includes a remarkable 21-game winning streak. His bullet sample is much smaller, but the format suits his fast-thinking reputation, with a recorded 75.35% strength-adjusted win rate.
Burmakin's best recorded playing hour is around 03:00, suggesting either exceptional late-night focus or a chessboard that refuses to observe normal sleeping hours.
Resilience and Competitive Character
The numbers point to a resilient player. His comeback rate is listed at 85.86%, and he won 37.57% of games even after losing a piece. His early-resignation rate is only 5.21%, so opponents should expect resistance long after the position appears uncomfortable.
He also performs better with White than with Black in the recorded data, while the rook is his most common checking piece. That combination suggests a practical player who values activity, keeps fighting, and is happy to let a rook make the final argument.
Online Identity
- Name: Vladimir Burmakin
- Username: burbur555
- Title: FIDE Grandmaster
- Signature formats: Blitz and bullet
- Longest winning streak: 21 games
- Most frequent checking piece: Rook