Juliana Terao - Woman International Master
Meet Juliana Terao, known in the chess realm by her sleek username justmss. A Woman International Master (WIM) with a chess flair that is as sharp as her opening repertoire is classified... top secret. She's the queen of blitz battles, with a blitz rating climbing as high as 2491 in 2024, proving she can think fast and strike faster.
Juliana's style might be described as a rollercoaster of brilliance with occasional dips—after all, every dragon needs its moments of flame and fury. Her longest winning streak clocks in at a whopping 20 games, a storm of victories that might leave opponents wondering if they're playing chess or a magic show. On average, she seals her wins in 70 moves, showing her patience and endgame expertise, given that she hits the endgame phase in nearly 78% of her games.
Beyond the numbers, Juliana has a comeback spirit that would make phoenixes jealous. An impressive 85% of the time she mounts a comeback, and if ever caught losing a piece, she bounces back to win over 93% of the time. Opponents beware: grim times for pieces near Juliana!
When it comes to psychological toughness, Juliana keeps a tilt factor of just 5 out of 100, meaning she stays cool even when the clock ticks down. That said, there's about a 25% performance difference when switching between rated and casual games—so perhaps she saves some tricks or nerves for the serious stages.
Juliana loves blitz and bullet like a comfy chair in a winter game. Her blitz win rate hovers around an impressive 65%, while her bullet win rate races ahead at 64%. Rapid games seem to be her slow dance, with a more modest win rate of around 37%, but hey, everyone needs a well-rounded portfolio!
Recent Highlights
On October 3rd, 2024, Juliana clinched a thrilling victory with white against Kira170 in a French Defense Tarrasch line, winning on time after a tactically rich battle — proving speed and precision go hand in hand. Just a short while later, tough opponents like GMKrikor tested her mettle in the English Opening, and while she didn’t win, every loss only sharpens the blade further.
Chess Personality
- Opening Mystery: "Top Secret" opening knowledge powering 370 blitz games.
- Preferred Times: Her best play ticks between 22:00 and 23:00 UTC, with a perfect 100% win rate at 16:00 and 15:00 hours (take that, jet lag!).
- Opponent Favourite: Facing julinha97 over 60 times with a respectable 44% win rate — a duel not for the faint of heart.
- Psychological Strength: Fast to recover from setbacks and rarely gives up early (only 8.3% early resign rate).
In summary, Juliana Terao is a fascinating mix of tactical wizardry, psychological toughness, and a serious love for the fast paced world of blitz. One can only imagine the secret sauce behind her success — perhaps it’s coffee, a lucky chess piece, or just sheer love of the game.
Coaching Feedback for Juliana Terao
Strengths:
- Opening Repertoire: You demonstrate solid and versatile opening choices such as the French Defense and Sicilian variations, showing good theoretical knowledge and readiness to face a variety of opponents.
- Endgame Technique: In your victories, you convert advantages methodically, especially in rook and minor piece endgames. Your technique when pressuring opponents in complex positions is very reliable.
- Positional Awareness: Your play exhibits good understanding of pawn structure and piece activity — maneuvering knights and bishops effectively to control key squares.
Areas for Improvement:
- Handling Strong Pressure: Your losses against very high-rated players suggest that improving defensive resilience, especially under sustained attack in the middlegame, will be helpful. Try focusing on techniques for maintaining flexibility and avoiding passive positions.
- Calculation Depth and Tactics: Several games show that sharper calculation and double-checking tactics could help you avoid minor slips. Practice puzzles focusing on combinations and defensive resource finding under time pressure.
- Time Management: In some games, clock pressure appears to influence decision quality. Work on pacing during critical moments, making practical decisions earlier to save time for complex phases.
Next Steps:
- Review the most recent loss against GMKrikor. Focus on the midgame where pawn tension and piece exchanges occurred – improving handling of complex structural changes will raise your competitive level.
- Continue refining your familiarity with key openings like the French and Sicilian systems. Deepen your understanding of typical plans in these openings rather than relying only on memorized moves.
- Incorporate daily tactics training into your routine to sharpen calculation and pattern recognition, which will improve overall accuracy.
- Analyze your tournament games shortly after play to learn from critical moments while the ideas are fresh.
Encouragement:
Juliana, your recent games reflect strong competitive spirit and clear understanding of chess fundamentals. With focused training on defensive techniques and time management, you can break through to even higher performance levels. Keep up the great work and enjoy the learning process!
Here is your most recent notable game for further study: justmss vs Kira170 (Win)
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Julia Alboredo | 27W / 22L / 12D | View Games |
| Suzana Chang | 13W / 5L / 7D | View Games |
| ramyrescoelho | 18W / 3L / 0D | View Games |
| Vanessa Gazola | 12W / 0L / 1D | View Games |
| Kathie Goulart Librelato | 9W / 2L / 1D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2405 | |||
| 2023 | 2410 | |||
| 2022 | 2354 | |||
| 2021 | 2373 | 2226 | ||
| 2020 | 2230 | 2170 | ||
| 2019 | 1937 | 2206 | ||
| 2018 | 1871 | 2233 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1W / 3L / 1D | 0W / 4L / 1D | 100.9 |
| 2023 | 17W / 3L / 1D | 10W / 6L / 3D | 59.4 |
| 2022 | 5W / 2L / 0D | 4W / 2L / 0D | 76.5 |
| 2021 | 37W / 14L / 6D | 38W / 10L / 6D | 84.6 |
| 2020 | 68W / 27L / 12D | 58W / 27L / 12D | 70.8 |
| 2019 | 3W / 2L / 1D | 4W / 2L / 1D | 81.9 |
| 2018 | 10W / 1L / 3D | 9W / 5L / 0D | 85.9 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 45 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 77.8% |
| Unknown | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 69.2% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 61.9% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 57.1% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% |
| Sicilian Defense | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88.9% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Gipslis Variation | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25.0% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik Variation | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.0% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Gipslis Variation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| QGD: 4.Nf3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Barnes Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Gruenfeld: 5.e3 O-O | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| QGD: 4.Nf3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 20 | 0 |
| Losing | 5 | 5 |