Dr. Joerg Teumer (Elbebiber)
Title: Candidate Master (FIDE)
If chess were a science, Dr. Joerg Teumer would probably have a PhD in pawn structure and a minor in grandmaster-style endgames! Known online as Elbebiber, this Candidate Master fights on the virtual boards with a mix of calculated aggression and cunning defense.
Rating Highlights
- Peak Bullet Rating: 2308 (Dec 2024)
- Peak Blitz Rating: 2294 (Sep 2023)
- Peak Rapid Rating: 2374 (Oct 2023)
Play Style & Strengths
Elbebiber loves to wrestle through long battles, showing tremendous stamina with an average of 83 moves per win and a strong penchant for endgames, as indicated by an 86.7% endgame frequency. Early resignation is rare, only about 0.45% of the time—because giving up early isn’t in Joerg's scientific method!
With a comeback rate of 84% after losing a piece, Joerg's resilience under pressure is as impressive as a queen-side castle. However, don’t be fooled by the occasional tilt factor (a modest 14), this player’s psychological endurance shines brightest in the witching hour around 1 AM — the perfect time to checkmate sleepy opponents.
Opening Repertoire
Joerg experiments with openings like a chemistry professor mixing potions:
- Bullet: Favorites include Alekhine’s Defense (Scandinavian Variation) and the Trompowsky Attack, balancing nearly 800+ games each with win rates hovering around 46-47%.
- Blitz: Master of Scandinavian Defense Modern Marshall Variation and the sneaky Torre Attack, boasting a sharp 66.7% win rate in the latter.
- Rapid: A killer with the Scandinavian Defense Modern Marshall Variation, winning the only recorded rapid game with it, and a solid peak rapid rating above 2300!
Recent Highlights
Elbebiber's recent victories include a grinding win with the Slav Defense's modern variations, out-timing opponents with surgical precision and defensive wizardry. A recent defeat came in a tense London System battle, proving that even this master faces the humility of chess gods from time to time.
Personality on the Board
Known as a tactician with a microscope eye for position, Elbebiber’s games often feel like grand experiments: patient, precise, and occasionally unpredictable (like when choosing the Englund Gambit – a true mad scientist’s gambit!). With nearly 14,000 bullet games logged, Joerg is no stranger to the fast-paced chaos of online chess, maintaining composure and focus despite the rapid-fire blitz and bullet birds circling around.
So, whether you face Joerg over the board or online, expect a thoughtfully brewed concoction of science, strategy, and just a hint of beaver-like tenacity — watch out for those gnawing attacks!
Constructive Feedback for Dr. Joerg Teumer
Dear Dr. Teumer,
Reviewing your recent games, it's clear you have a solid understanding of opening principles and maintain good positional play, especially in various Queen's Pawn openings and related structures. Your patience and methodical approach often put you in promising positions by midgame.
Strengths:
- Opening Repertoire: Your choice of openings like the London System, Queen’s Pawn Opening variations, and well-known lines such as the Trompowsky and Benoni defenses show a well-rounded and thematic opening knowledge.
- Positional Awareness: You consistently develop pieces to good squares, control key central squares, and demonstrate understanding of pawn structures, as illustrated in multiple games where you patiently improved your position.
- Endgame Technique: When simplifying to endgames, you have shown a capacity to convert advantages or save difficult positions, indicating good endgame fundamental skills.
Areas to Improve:
- Time Management: Several games were lost or won on time. Practicing better clock management, particularly in critical middlegame phases, will help ensure you can fully capitalize on your positions and avoid rushed mistakes.
- Tactical Awareness: While your positional play is strong, there were moments where tactical opportunities slipped by or where your opponent seized tactical chances. Training regular tactical puzzles can help sharpen your calculation accuracy and pattern recognition.
- Transition between Opening and Middlegame: Occasionally, you faced challenges in adapting the opening advantages into dynamic middlegame plans. Focusing on identifying plans and key pawn breaks after the opening will strengthen this transition.
- Handling Opponents’ Aggression: Against aggressive or less orthodox opponents, being proactive in addressing threats and counterattacking at the right moment could improve your resilience.
Suggestions for Training:
- Incorporate a daily tactical regimen with puzzles that emphasize calculation and recognizing forks, pins, and discovered attacks.
- Analyze your time usage during games and practice playing with the same time control to build comfort and pacing.
- Review your losses with a focus on transition mistakes and missed tactical shots to identify recurring patterns.
- Study thematic middlegame plans for your chosen openings, perhaps focusing on pawn breaks and piece maneuvers commonly arising in the London and Trompowsky systems.
Overall, you are progressing well, and your strategic foundation is solid. With focused training on tactics and time management, along with deeper middlegame planning, your results can improve significantly.
Keep up the great work and enjoy your chess journey!
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| capucino_asasino | 0W / 1L / 0D | View |
| mhdnaufaldzakwan | 0W / 1L / 0D | View |
| al_fakri | 2W / 2L / 0D | View |
| starblah | 0W / 1L / 0D | View |
| karwatszymon | 1W / 1L / 1D | View |
| gmmf112 | 2W / 0L / 0D | View |
| able82 | 1W / 1L / 0D | View |
| sjakkongen15 | 0W / 1L / 0D | View |
| jerichomundala17 | 2W / 1L / 0D | View |
| boom_boom_boy | 2W / 1L / 0D | View |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paul Rohwer | 13W / 22L / 4D | View Games |
| ingoscarardila | 13W / 14L / 3D | View Games |
| Aashna Makhija | 16W / 10L / 0D | View Games |
| papagalli82 | 11W / 11L / 1D | View Games |
| tres_torres | 11W / 8L / 3D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2252 | 1806 | ||
| 2024 | 2186 | 2186 | ||
| 2023 | 2187 | 2170 | 2311 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 890W / 1251L / 178D | 836W / 1327L / 153D | 85.7 |
| 2024 | 1432W / 1192L / 166D | 1251W / 1338L / 202D | 85.9 |
| 2023 | 659W / 558L / 129D | 610W / 618L / 114D | 88.7 |
Openings: Most Played
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 1423 | 629 | 693 | 101 | 44.2% |
| Australian Defense | 1423 | 644 | 694 | 85 | 45.3% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 1347 | 580 | 672 | 95 | 43.1% |
| Amazon Attack | 1148 | 559 | 510 | 79 | 48.7% |
| Alekhine Defense | 1058 | 474 | 502 | 82 | 44.8% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 1045 | 440 | 519 | 86 | 42.1% |
| Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted | 553 | 297 | 223 | 33 | 53.7% |
| Amar Gambit | 429 | 179 | 223 | 27 | 41.7% |
| Hungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit | 291 | 111 | 153 | 27 | 38.1% |
| East Indian Defense | 247 | 114 | 115 | 18 | 46.1% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 92 | 34 | 48 | 10 | 37.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 76 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 52.6% |
| Bird Opening | 49 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 36.7% |
| Amazon Attack | 39 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 30.8% |
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation | 36 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 30.6% |
| Döry Defense | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 44.4% |
| Australian Defense | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 56.5% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 36.8% |
| Alekhine Defense | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 31.6% |
| Amar Gambit | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 38.9% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bird Opening | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Budapest: 3...Ng4 4.e3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 12 | 0 |
| Losing | 18 | 4 |