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Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic WGM

Username: IvaVidenova

Location: Plovdiv

Playing Since: 2012-02-15 (Active)

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Daily: 1485
4W / 0L / 0D
Rapid: 2297
28W / 0L / 0D
Blitz: 2480
1133W / 931L / 211D
Bullet: 2309
765W / 686L / 106D

Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic: The Queen of the Board

Meet Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic, a chess virtuoso who has gracefully earned the prestigious title of Woman Grandmaster from FIDE. With a rating climb resembling the exciting growth of a well-rooted sapling into a mighty oak, Iva has cultivated an impressive expertise in blitz, rapid, and bullet chess. Her strategic prowess and tactical awareness have made her a formidable presence on the 64 squares.

Known for her sharp tactics and resilient spirit, Iva has an astonishing comeback rate of 89.26%, proving that even when pieces fall, she rises like a phoenix — or perhaps more fittingly, a knight jumping back into the fight. Her knack for turning losing positions around with a 100% win rate after losing a piece showcases the kind of cellular-level cunning that would make any biology teacher proud.

With blitz ratings peaking at an electrifying 2695 and rapid performances hitting a solid 2297, Iva’s game is a thrilling blend of calculated aggression and resilient defense — a perfect fusion of instincts and learned tactics. Her endgame frequency is notably high at 83.92%, reflecting a predilection for intricate, patient battles that require the keen eyes of a hawk (or a microscope specialist carefully analyzing a cell constitution).

Iva’s style is as energetic and variable as a living organism adapting to its environment: an early resignation rate of just 0.51% reveals her dogged determination not to give up prematurely. With an average of over 80 moves per game, she is no stranger to extended duels, dissecting her opponent’s defenses with the precision of a skilled scientist.

While she may occasionally experience a tilt factor of 10, Iva’s psychological resilience balances it out, guiding her through both sunny and stormy weather on the chessboard. With win rates climbing over 50% almost every hour of the day, she proves to be as lively as a diurnal creature, primed for battle from morning to night.

Off the board, Iva’s game data reads like a complex genome sequence — full of surprising wins against many opponents and a history of steady improvement. Onboard, she’s the master conductor orchestrating a symphony of pawns, knights, bishops, and queens.

Indeed, Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic is no mere chess player — she is a living organism of strategic depth, tactical brilliance, and psychological endurance, thriving in the ecosystem of competitive chess and always evolving one calculated move at a time.


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Coach Chesswick

Hi Iva, here’s your personalized coaching recap

Quick Stats

Current peak blitz rating: 2695 (2022-10-01)
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What’s working well

  • Dynamic pawn storms: Your Keres-style g-pawn launches (e.g. 6.g4/7.g5 against the Sicilian and Philidor) consistently put opponents on the back foot. They scored 4/4 in the sample above.
  • Tactical alertness: The sequence


    from your win over Florescu Codrut Constantin shows sharp calculation under one minute.
  • Clock handling: You converted two equal endings simply by keeping pressure while your rival’s clock bled below 5 seconds. That’s a practical skill – keep it!

Recurring trouble-spots

  • King safety in double-edged openings
    Loss to shmuel9999 (Four Knights) ended after 14…Qh1#. The critical portion


    shows how delaying d2–d3 and castling long left f2, g2, h2 weak. Your aggressive style is excellent, but add a “stop and ask: can my king be mated in 3?” habit before every pawn thrust.
  • Defensive resource awareness
    Against Knyaz13 you resigned after 31.Nf6+ when 31…gxf6 32.Rxf6 still holds but 31…Kh8 was playable and messy. Spend a few seconds looking for quiet defensive moves in tactical storms.
  • Transition to endgames
    In the Caro-Kann loss (Nov 3) you reached a drawn rook-and-pawn ending but drifted. Once tactics settle, switch mindset to “worst piece first” and activate the king immediately.

Opening check-up

SideFrequencyPerformanceCoach note
White: 1.e4≈85 %Excellent vs …c5 & …e5Add a calmer system (e.g., Ruy López/Italian d3) for variety.
Black vs 1.e4Philidor / 1…e5SolidConsider a second weapon (Petroff or Sicilian) to avoid prep.
Black vs 1.d4/c4King’s Indian setupsGoodWork on handling early h-pawn pushes (see A45 win).

Targeted training plan for the next two weeks

  1. Daily 10-minute “king-hunt prevention” drill. Pick three recent losses and stop before each of your opponent’s winning moves. Write down all checks & captures you can foresee.
  2. Endgame technique booster. Solve 15 rook-versus-rook puzzles (Lichess study or CT-ending set) focusing on converting an extra pawn and defending 4 vs 3 on one wing.
  3. Add a slow Italian with d2-d3 to your white repertoire. Play at least 10 games and annotate the pawn structures afterwards.
  4. Micro-goals during blitz:
    • Castle by move 10 unless you have a concrete reason.
    • Spend one extra second after every pawn move asking, “what did I just weaken?”

Mind-set cue

“Attack is great, but every wave needs a shore.”
Keep the initiative, yet build a safe harbor for your king before the next pawn hits the board.

Looking forward to your progress – see you at the next training session!



🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
ertirez 0W / 1L / 0D View
tactical-mode 1W / 0L / 0D View
fjdhj1 0W / 1L / 0D View
sashalemish 0W / 1L / 0D View
thebigmeg3000 0W / 1L / 0D View
alexey4eg 0W / 1L / 0D View
konstantinb_1983 0W / 1L / 0D View
speckebri 1W / 0L / 0D View
rachidhuilda 2W / 0L / 0D View
venemycin 1W / 0L / 0D View
Most Played Opponents
nissou-ach 60W / 61L / 22D View Games
Dimitar 24W / 26L / 1D View Games
Pavel Sevostianov 16W / 29L / 4D View Games
NEBRA 20W / 22L / 6D View Games
Igor Wilk 8W / 16L / 4D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2480 2297
2024 2531 2297
2023 2309 2497
2022 2366
2021 2618
2020 2297
2019 2576
2018 2443 2190
2017 2440 2051 1485
2016 2449
2015 2370 2051
2012 2208
Rating by Year20122015201620172018201920202021202220232024202526182051YearRatingBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 22W / 17L / 7D 24W / 23L / 3D 85.3
2024 73W / 61L / 17D 74W / 57L / 20D 83.3
2023 685W / 559L / 104D 651W / 595L / 109D 85.0
2022 36W / 37L / 9D 39W / 43L / 6D 89.0
2021 9W / 15L / 2D 12W / 11L / 1D 86.2
2020 4W / 0L / 1D 2W / 0L / 0D 89.6
2019 12W / 7L / 3D 13W / 8L / 2D 81.6
2018 51W / 42L / 13D 53W / 51L / 9D 86.7
2017 14W / 7L / 0D 10W / 6L / 2D 73.1
2016 23W / 14L / 3D 23W / 18L / 1D 78.7
2015 40W / 13L / 0D 37W / 15L / 3D 75.2
2012 14W / 11L / 3D 19W / 9L / 1D 82.2

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Ruy Lopez: Closed 79 34 37 8 43.0%
East Indian Defense 72 28 38 6 38.9%
Scandinavian Defense 68 34 25 9 50.0%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 56 20 32 4 35.7%
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall 53 26 23 4 49.1%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 50 29 14 7 58.0%
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 47 25 19 3 53.2%
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 45 18 23 4 40.0%
Four Knights Game 41 20 17 4 48.8%
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack 39 17 16 6 43.6%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Four Knights Game 5 5 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack 3 2 0 1 66.7%
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, American Attack 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 2 2 0 0 100.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Scotch Game 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Catalan Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Scandinavian Defense 65 31 31 3 47.7%
Four Knights Game 55 26 23 6 47.3%
Amar Gambit 54 31 20 3 57.4%
East Indian Defense 52 31 17 4 59.6%
Modern 52 26 24 2 50.0%
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 45 25 19 1 55.6%
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack 38 12 23 3 31.6%
Alekhine Defense 33 15 16 2 45.5%
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 32 17 12 3 53.1%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 31 20 9 2 64.5%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Amar Gambit 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 16 0
Losing 10 1
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