Steffi Schirmbeck (aka ChessScoutgirl)
Meet Steffi Schirmbeck, a Woman Candidate Master with a passion for the 64 squares and a knack for both charm and checkmate. This chess adventurer has danced through the ranks with tactical flair, wielding pawns and pieces with the precision of a Swiss watchmaker.
Rated as high as 2021 in Blitz back in 2020 and reaching a Bullet peak of 1912 in early 2025, Steffi has shown both speed and cunning. Known for her love of "Unknown Opening" strategies — a fancy way of saying she keeps her opponents guessing — she boasts a perfect 100% win rate in bullet games featuring these secret weapons.
Though her longest streak of losses once stretched to 7 games (because who hasn’t had those days?), Steffi's comeback rate is an impressive 90.91% — proving that tilting is for the weak, and she’s anything but. Her most devastating weapon? A deadly combination of patience and precision, often averaging nearly 80 moves per win — because good things come to those who strategize.
Playing mostly as ChessScoutgirl, she’s battled online foes like "schoenbrunn" (with whom she has a love-hate relationship, winning about 9% of their encounters) and consistently outfoxed others like "tonoriko" and "amihama310" with a perfect record. White or black, day or night (preferably noon), Steffi adapts fluidly — her win rate hitting 100% on Mondays and Thursdays, and peaks in the 12-2 PM time zone slot.
Her endgames are highly surgical, with a frequency of 77.42%, proving she’s no stranger to the grueling final dance. And oh, she sometimes resigns early (around 12% of the time), perhaps knowing when it’s best to save energy for the next match — a wise chooser of battles.
Memorable Moment
In March 2025, Steffi executed a glorious checkmate that left her opponent breathless — wrapping up a game with cool calculation and relentless pressure. Fans still talk about the precision of that victorious final strike, demonstrating why she's called a "candidate" master and looming Master in the making.
Whether crushing opponents in Bullet or puzzling them in Blitz, Steffi Schirmbeck proves one thing daily: in chess, as in life, perseverance and a little mystery go a long way.
Feedback for Steffi Schirmbeck
Hi Steffi, great effort in your recent games! Here are some specific observations and suggestions to help you improve further:
Strengths
- Opening Preparation: Your choice of solid and classical openings, such as the Caro-Kann and Queen's Pawn structures, indicates a sound understanding of fundamental chess principles.
- Positional Play: You demonstrate good strategic awareness, especially in controlling important squares and exchanging pieces when beneficial.
- Attack Execution: Your recent wins show you can create and execute decisive attacks, often capitalizing well on opponent inaccuracies.
Areas for Improvement
- Time Management: In some games, especially as the position becomes more complex, managing your clock more efficiently will help avoid time pressure mistakes.
- Endgame Technique: There have been a few close endgames that could have been converted more confidently—practicing basic and intermediate endgames will boost your confidence and results.
- Calculation and Tactics: Enhancing your ability to spot tactical motifs early can increase your chances to seize opportunities or avoid pitfalls. Consider focusing on pattern recognition exercises.
- Defensive Awareness: When facing aggressive opponents, sharpening your defensive skills to parry attacks and consolidate your position can help reduce losses.
Next Steps
To continue your progress, I recommend the following training routine:
- Review your recent losses and analyze critical turning points where the advantage slipped.
- Practice tactical puzzles daily to sharpen calculation under time pressure.
- Study key endgame principles and play out theoretical endgame positions against engines or training partners.
- Experiment with a few new opening lines to broaden your repertoire and surprise your opponents.
Overall, you're on a solid path, and with consistent focused practice, your performance will keep improving. Keep up the good work, and enjoy your chess journey!
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| schoenbrunn | 1W / 8L / 2D | |
| Manoj Panday | 0W / 2L / 0D | |
| nicoros60 | 1W / 1L / 0D | |
| tonoriko | 2W / 0L / 0D | |
| goatonaquest | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1697 | 1770 | ||
| 2024 | 1793 | 1680 | ||
| 2020 | 1790 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1W / 2L / 0D | 2W / 2L / 0D | 63.6 |
| 2024 | 1W / 0L / 0D | 0W / 1L / 0D | 92.5 |
| 2020 | 4W / 8L / 1D | 4W / 6L / 2D | 73.4 |
Openings: Most Played
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Exchange Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| KGD: Falkbeer, Marshall/Nimzowitsch, 4.dxc6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.0% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Alekhine Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| QGD: Chigorin, 3.cxd5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Slav Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 3 | 0 |
| Losing | 7 | 2 |