Maria Malicka - Woman Grandmaster
Meet Maria Malicka, a true chess maestro who has earned the prestigious Woman Grandmaster title from FIDE. Just like a carefully executed biological process, Maria's chess growth has unfolded with precision and resilience over the years. From her humble beginnings in blitz games in 2018 with a rating of 2019 to blazing up the boards with a max blitz rating of 2457 in 2021, her game evolution reminds us that strategy is the DNA of chess success.
Maria’s playing style is equally fascinating—she exhibits a high rate of endgames (73.7%), proving she’s not afraid to dive deep into the heart of the battle, much like a cell unravelling its secrets. With a remarkable comeback rate of 85.82% and an almost mythical 99.08% win rate after losing a piece, her resilience is truly cellular level tough. No wonder her longest winning streak hits 13 games straight – talk about cloning victories!
Playing as White, Maria commands a winning rate of 52.39%, contrasting with 46.33% when playing Black, showing a balanced genetic mix in her approach. Her penchant for early resignations is low (3.4%), reflecting a stubborn survival instinct that much like mitochondria powers the cell.
Off the board, Maria’s game results demonstrate a high metabolic rate of competition: over 4,000 blitz games alone, with a win rate hovering near 50%, proving she’s no selective breeder in the mating pool of opponents! Her opponent “species” range from the elusive “megagigahiper3345” to “chesstoster0ne,” illustrating a vast ecosystem of competition.
When it comes to timing, Maria shows peak tactical moments in the afternoon and early evening hours, with a win rate reaching as high as 66.67% at 3 AM—a true nocturnal predator of the chessboard's mysteries!
Whether blitzing, bulleting, or rapid-fire responding, Maria Malicka is a living proof that mastery in chess, as in biology, is about adaptation, evolution, and occasionally, a bit of clever mutation on the board. Keep an eye on this grandmaster—she’s busy “hatched” countless brilliant games and continues to “checkmate” the competition with style!
Hi Maria Malicka!
First of all, well played – beating 2600-level opposition in Titled-Tuesday shows that your current form is close to your personal best of 2457 (2021-09-06). Below is a summary of what is working brilliantly for you, followed by concrete, actionable ideas that should help you take the next step.
What you already do very well
- Dynamic opening choices. Your Trompowsky set-ups (1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5) consistently give you the initiative – opponents are soon on the back foot.
- Practical time handling. You usually keep a 10-20 s lead on the clock, forcing stronger players to blunder in mutual time trouble.
- Conversion technique. Games such as the win versus Simen Agdestein show clean end-game play once you reach a technical position.
Top three growth areas
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Sturdier Black repertoire against 1 e4.
In the loss to Rosh Jain your early 6…Bc5?! Caro-Kann invited the classical sacrifice Nxf7!
→ Switch to the solid 6…Be7/…Nd7 lines and memorise one model game for each. -
King safety before material.
Several defeats start with adventurous queen sorties (…Qxa2/…Qxb2) that delay castling.
→ Adopt the “castle by move 10” self-rule in training games; you will feel the difference immediately. -
Crunching short tactical sequences.
You sometimes rely on “looks good” moves instead of forcing variations.
→ Daily exercise: set a one-minute timer and solve three easy puzzles in a row – failure means restart. Builds calculation speed fast.
Two-week mini-plan
| Day | Main task |
|---|---|
| 1-2 | Collect & annotate your last 20 Caro-Kann games. |
| 3-5 | Watch one model game per critical line, write a one-sentence plan for each. |
| 6-8 | 20 tactical puzzles daily – focus on deflection and double attack. |
| 9-10 | Play 10 blitz games with the “must-castle-by-move-10” rule. |
| 11-14 | Self-analyse your own games first, then verify with an engine. |
Critical moment to replay
The turning point of your loss to Rosh1610 – 30.Ne5 Qe8 31.Qg4 Bf6 32.Nxf7+! – is a thematic idea every Caro-Kann player must know:
When you play your best
Your performance data shows a clear sweet-spot in the evening hours:
Final encouragement
You are on the verge of breaking into the next rating band. Patch up the Caro-Kann, keep sharpening your tactics, and trust the process – the results will follow. Good luck in the next Titled-Tuesday, Maria!
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bartlomiej Niedbala | 19W / 58L / 2D | View Games |
| Chesstoster0ne | 13W / 14L / 1D | View Games |
| tankbox1 | 1W / 12L / 7D | View Games |
| mesut_bayram | 12W / 3L / 0D | View Games |
| dr_vrach | 5W / 4L / 0D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1852 | 2167 | ||
| 2023 | 1612 | 2392 | 2143 | |
| 2022 | 1815 | 2306 | 2143 | |
| 2021 | 1815 | 2152 | 1997 | |
| 2020 | 1764 | 1712 | 1983 | |
| 2019 | 1731 | 2098 | ||
| 2018 | 1761 | 2019 | 1400 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44W / 50L / 2D | 44W / 51L / 3D | 76.4 |
| 2023 | 44W / 51L / 10D | 44W / 41L / 11D | 70.7 |
| 2022 | 223W / 152L / 20D | 181W / 193L / 22D | 76.6 |
| 2021 | 187W / 174L / 13D | 178W / 196L / 11D | 71.6 |
| 2020 | 94W / 73L / 13D | 87W / 75L / 19D | 74.7 |
| 2019 | 176W / 148L / 37D | 157W / 170L / 30D | 73.8 |
| 2018 | 153W / 83L / 11D | 123W / 100L / 21D | 70.9 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 162 | 82 | 72 | 8 | 50.6% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 91 | 42 | 43 | 6 | 46.1% |
| Sicilian Defense | 91 | 52 | 32 | 7 | 57.1% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 78 | 36 | 38 | 4 | 46.1% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 72 | 32 | 33 | 7 | 44.4% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 69 | 28 | 38 | 3 | 40.6% |
| Four Knights Game | 61 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 55.7% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation | 60 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 51.7% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 56 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 60.7% |
| Modern | 54 | 25 | 29 | 0 | 46.3% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.5% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Amazon Attack | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.5% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.9% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.3% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.0% |
| Modern | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20.0% |
| Amar Gambit | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40.0% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| King's Indian Attack | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Barnes Defense | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% |
| French Defense: MacCutcheon Variation, Wolf Gambit | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 13 | 2 |
| Losing | 20 | 0 |