Vasiliy Korchmar: The Bullet-Loving International Master
Overview
Vasiliy Korchmar, known online as Korchmar_Vasiliy, is a FIDE International Master with a serious appetite for fast chess. He is comfortable in Blitz, Rapid, and Bullet, but the numbers make it clear that Bullet is his natural habitat. With more than 2,000 Bullet wins and a peak Bullet rating of 2695 (2022-04-20), he pairs sharp opening instincts with the kind of finger speed that makes opponents blink first.
His Blitz journey is just as impressive. He climbed from an early rating near 1950 in late 2017 all the way to a peak of 2868 (2024-10-14) in October 2024. That long-term rise shows a player who keeps learning, even after earning the IM title.
Style and Stamina
Korchmar is not a one-trick player. Nearly 84 percent of his games reach an endgame, and he still converts those positions at a high level. His wins average more than 78 moves and his losses more than 81 moves, which means he is willing to grind instead of relying on cheap tricks. He also wins more than half of his games after losing a piece, a resilience stat that should terrify anyone who thinks they have him beaten.
- White win rate: close to 56 percent
- Black win rate: above 52 percent
- First to check: about 55 percent of the time, with the queen doing most of the talking
- Comeback rate: around 86 percent, so a lead against him is never truly safe
Opening Repertoire
His opening choices lean heavily on the Sicilian Defense and the Caro-Kann Defense. As Black he has scored brilliantly in the Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, and his Bullet numbers with the Closed Sicilian are excellent. As White, he has also shown a soft spot for the Döry Defense and related queenside setups, making him flexible and hard to prepare against.
In Rapid, his sample is smaller but almost comically strong: 140 wins, 22 losses, and 19 draws in the data, with perfect scores in the French Defense: Advance Variation and Scotch Game lines.
Rivalries and Milestones
No online career is complete without rivals. Korchmar has played Ismael David Vidal Meléndez 444 times, Daniel Barria 388 times, and Dmitry Tatarinov 372 times, which shows he enjoys a competitive queue. Against Emir Kahvedzic he has an absurd 79 wins and 1 loss, while Mikhail Bryakin has given him real trouble with 70 wins in their head-to-head series.
Add a 23-game winning streak, a peak Blitz rating of 2868 (2024-10-14), and a habit of finding checks with the queen, and it is easy to see why Korchmar_Vasiliy is a name that online regulars learn to respect.