Meet Elisabeth Paehtz
Elisabeth Paehtz, known online as ElliPaehtz, is a German FIDE Grandmaster and streamer. On chess.com, she has built a reputation as a fierce, fearless and endlessly entertaining competitor. Her play is full of energy, her streams are full of personality, and her results speak for themselves.
The Online Grind
When she logs on, the clock matters. Elisabeth gravitates to bullet chess, where fast hands and faster instincts take over, but her blitz and rapid games show the same tactical sharpness. She has hundreds of analyzed games under her belt, and she rarely goes quietly. Her longest winning streak reached 25 games, and she is currently riding an eight game run.
Weapons of Choice
Elisabeth is not afraid to mix the classical with the bizarre. Her Sicilian Defense is a constant threat, especially in the Najdorf, and she has turned the East Indian Defense into a reliable source of points. Blitz data shows an 80.3% win rate in the Poisoned Pawn Variation and a blistering 84.38% with the Döry Defense. Her bullet games are a tour of the unusual, from the Amazon Attack to the Siberian Attack, and she makes them work more often than not.
Rivalries and Familiar Faces
Every online legend needs rivals. Her most frequent opponent is Valentina Gunina, with 34 meetings. She also has a running series of fights with Eric Rosen, and she holds a healthy head to head record against Felix Meissner. Win or lose, these matchups bring out her best content.
Numbers and Curiosities
Her peak ratings are 2617 (2021-06-04), 2567 (2020-12-18), and 2629 (2020-08-27). Against lower rated players she wins 76.69% of the time, and against higher rated opponents she still finds wins 27.49% of the time. She reaches endgames in 78% of her games, and even after losing a piece she wins 64.24% of the time. Her comeback rate sits at 79.15%, so no lead is ever safe against her.
She is at her most dangerous on Mondays with an 81.42% win rate, and her best hour is 9:00 AM. If you meet her in the morning queue, you are in for a rough day. Her casual games are even more relaxed than her rated ones, which is a frightening thought for anyone on the other side.
The Verdict
Elisabeth Paehtz brings a Grandmaster's precision and a streamer's joy to every game. She can grind endgames, attack in the Najdorf, and still find time to make the Döry Defense look dangerous. She is one of the most entertaining titled players on the platform, and the data says she is only getting started.