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Andreea Nastase WFM

Username: Ellsyum

Location: Bucharest, Romania

Playing Since: 2013-06-04 (Inactive)

Wow Factor: ♟♟

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Daily: 1120
2W / 2L / 1D
Rapid: 1936
15W / 11L / 1D
Blitz: 2016
113W / 63L / 15D
Bullet: 1844
100W / 95L / 6D

Andreea Nastase - Woman FIDE Master & Chess Enthusiast

Meet Andreea Nastase, a proud Woman FIDE Master who’s navigated the sometimes stormy seas of chess with grit, grace, and a healthy dose of tactical wizardry. Starting from modest beginnings, Andreea’s journey through the ranks has been a rollercoaster of bullet blizzards, rapid reflections, and blitz battles.

Her bullet rating soared to an impressive peak of over 2100 in 2020 — proof that when the clock ticks down, she’s all about precision under pressure. Equally formidable in blitz, Andreea crested a peak 2231 rating, charming opponents with a win rate north of 60% in that fast-paced format. Rapid and daily games show a player who’s strategic and steady, balancing patience and boldness in equal measure.

Known for her tenacity, Andreea’s comeback rate clocks in at a remarkable 74.43%, which means don’t be too quick to count her out—she’s the queen of second chances on the board. Plus, when she loses a piece, she turns the tables with a near perfect 99% win rate afterwards. Talk about turning lemons into lemonade!

Off the board, Andreea’s win streak record stands at an enviable 22 consecutive wins—clearly, she’s not just playing chess, she’s rewriting her own game drama! She holds a mildly stubborn style too, resigning early only about 6.5% of the time—because why give up when there’s still a fight to win?

Whether facing familiar foes like drmihai or twisting through tricky matchups, Andreea is known to bring a blend of tactical sharpness and psychological resilience. With a tilt factor of just 7, she keeps calm even when the pressure mounts—because in chess, as in life, it’s all about the moves you make after the surprise.

When not plotting brilliant combinations, Andreea probably enjoys hitting that sweet spot on Sunday or Monday afternoons, where her win rate can hit close to 69%—the perfect time for a chess master to strike! And with a white win rate of 55.39% and black at 56.12%, she’s equally comfortable taking the initiative or defending like a fortress.

In summary, Andreea Nastase is a fierce competitor, a strategic thinker, and a true chess lover with a playful spirit. If you ever find yourself across the board from her, be ready for a match that’s engaging, unpredictable, and maybe—just maybe—a little bit magical.


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Hi Andreea! 🎯 Here’s a focused review of your recent bullet & blitz play.

Quick Snapshot

• Peak bullet rating: 2183 (2020-11-14)
• Typical session windows: see

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What’s already working

  • Sharp tactical vision under pressure. Your recent win versus lozicjr (Englund Gambit) showed fearless piece activity & a nice Ne7⁺ – Nf5 reroute that converted an opposite-colored bishop middlegame.
  • Comfort in unbalanced pawn structures. Positions with hanging pawns or doubled isolani don’t scare you; you often squeeze them into space advantages (e.g. the c6 – d5 clamp in several Black games).

Biggest improvement levers

1  Time-management discipline

  • Seven of your last ten losses (e.g. vs xxrichardpawn, ) ended on the clock while the position was playable. One practical bullet habit: decide every move whether it’s worth ⅕ of your remaining time; if not, premove or play instantly.
  • Drill “safe premove patterns” (recaptures, forced queen trades, automatic king walks in won pawn endings).

2  Opening trimming

As White • Your early Bg5/Bh4 systems score well, but the c3–dxc3 line in the Englund Gambit burns precious tempo.
→ Recommend switching to 2.e4 or simply 2.Nf3 to avoid giving Black free development.

As Black • The move-order …g6 …e6 …Ne7 (Modern / Hippo mix) works, yet versus Reti setups you’re conceding the center.
→ Adopt one crisp plan: either commit to the pure King’s Indian (…d6 …e5) or the solid Grünfeld style (…d5 …c5) and study 15 model games each.

3  Critical move identification

Even in bullet, there are 3–4 moves per game that decide everything. Train with 30-second tactics and force yourself to pause only during those junctions. Example from your loss to matteosollini: after 7…Bxd8 you instinctively recaptured 8.Nxd4, but 8…Qe7 (defending and hitting e5) was the real test move. Spotting such zwischenzugs zwischenzug swings games fast.

4  Endgame conversion

  • Your good knight-vs-bishop win versus nutlord420 stalled until the flag. Study K+ pawn vs K drill and two-rook endgames to finish quicker.
  • Add 5 min of tablebase flashcards after each playing session—tiny habit, huge payoff.

Practice menu for the next two weeks

  1. Daily: 25 tactics puzzle-rush (3 min) + review wrong ones.
  2. Every other day: play one 10 | 0 rapid game focusing on the new opening move-order; annotate it yourself, then compare with engine.
  3. Bullet sprint: 3 sets of 5 games, but STOP when your hit rate < 50 % in the last set; avoids tilt-sessions tracked on
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  4. End of week: pick one of your time-loss games and annotate purely on “clock choices” (why did I think 8 s here?).

Highlighted PGN fragment


 ← Pause at move 24 and calculate Black’s drawing chances. Re-playing this line slowly will cement the concept of “don’t open files for the opponent’s heavy pieces when ahead on material.”

Final thought

Bullet rewards instinct, but consistent rating climbs come from selective calculation + strict clock rules. Keep your creative style—just add a dash of structure and you’ll push past the next milestone. You’ve got this, Andreea! 🚀


🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
drmihai 24W / 1L / 0D
Kanan Garayev 3W / 13L / 2D
choptochop - Software Engineer - 12W / 0L / 0D
Liviu Brad 10W / 1L / 0D
Davide Arcuti 0W / 5L / 1D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1844 2016
2024 1951 2052
2023 2051
2022 2008 2052 1936
2021 1467 2006 1936 1120
2020 2114 2231 2100
2019 1282 1792 1495
2018 1174 1841
2017 1174 1668 1121
2016 1461 919
2015 1236 1496 1313 919
2013 980 1200
Rating by Year2013201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252231919YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 1W / 2L / 0D 0W / 2L / 0D 85.4
2024 1W / 0L / 0D 1W / 1L / 0D 52.7
2023 3W / 1L / 0D 3W / 1L / 1D 71.6
2022 14W / 13L / 1D 21W / 7L / 1D 67.7
2021 41W / 30L / 1D 46W / 27L / 6D 73.3
2020 27W / 19L / 5D 24W / 25L / 2D 65.5
2019 33W / 14L / 3D 34W / 16L / 4D 55.2
2018 12W / 16L / 2D 10W / 14L / 3D 62.3
2017 5W / 1L / 0D 4W / 2L / 0D 74.0
2016 0W / 1L / 0D 1W / 0L / 0D 50.0
2015 12W / 7L / 0D 12W / 7L / 0D 58.2
2013 0W / 3L / 0D 0W / 2L / 0D 42.8

Openings: Most Played

Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amazon Attack 26 11 14 1 42.3%
Australian Defense 23 9 13 1 39.1%
Amar Gambit 14 7 7 0 50.0%
Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted 8 6 2 0 75.0%
Sicilian Defense 8 5 3 0 62.5%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 8 6 2 0 75.0%
QGD: 3.Nc3 Bb4 7 5 1 1 71.4%
Modern Defense 7 1 5 1 14.3%
Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit 6 3 3 0 50.0%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 6 4 2 0 66.7%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Australian Defense 23 18 3 2 78.3%
Amazon Attack 18 13 4 1 72.2%
Sicilian Defense 12 10 2 0 83.3%
QGD: 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 11 8 2 1 72.7%
Amar Gambit 11 9 2 0 81.8%
QGA: 3.e3 c5 10 7 3 0 70.0%
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit 9 5 4 0 55.6%
Unknown 9 3 6 0 33.3%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 8 6 1 1 75.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 7 4 3 0 57.1%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense 6 3 3 0 50.0%
QGD: 2...Bf5 3.cxd5 4 4 0 0 100.0%
QGD: 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 3 1 2 0 33.3%
Australian Defense 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Modern 1 1 0 0 100.0%
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Unknown 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line 1 1 0 0 100.0%
QGD: Exchange, 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 g6 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amazon Attack 3 1 2 0 33.3%
Sicilian Defense 2 1 0 1 50.0%
Australian Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
QGD: 2...Bf5 3.cxd5 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 1 0 1 0 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 22 0
Losing 7 2