Meet Gorbaev
Dusan Jovanovic is a FIDE International Master who prefers the nickname Gorbaev when he sits down for online combat. The chess account is a couple of lifetimes in one: blitz marathons, sudden bullet guest spots, patient daily games, and thousands of moves that often end with the opponent seeing the empty calm of a lost endgame.
A Blitz Career in Motion
Gorbaev's online game log stretches from 2011 well into the current decade, and blitz is the heartbeat of it. The long view explains the full story: slow climbs, occasional crashes, and a peak blitz point reached after an exceptional run in June 2023.
By the end of his logged journey, he had collected a huge volume of blitz results, including nearly two thousand wins. That kind of staying power is rare, and it shows in the ups and downs of the chart below.
Opening DNA
With White, he often starts with Nf3 and is happy turning the game into the English Opening or the Réti Opening. The recurring King's Indian Defense also loves him, and he has scored heavily against those setups in several time controls. When the position turns more tactical, he is comfortable with Sicilian Defense and French-like structure, though none of it stops him from reaching endgames at a high rate.
Favorite Rivals
His most frequent online dance partner is thinkingforfun, with more than a hundred documented battles and a very healthy win rate for Gorbaev. The rivalry with Zvonko Stanojoski is less one-sided, making it one of his most balanced and intriguing replays.
Streaks, Comebacks, and Odd Hours
- Longest winning streak: 14 games.
- Longest losing streak: 11 games, but he still returned to winning form.
- His mostly technical record: nearly 85% comeback rate across his logged games.
- Best time of day per the stats: 06:00. The early board is for chess.