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Galina Mikheeva WIM

Username: mikheeva86

Playing Since: 2019-12-01 (Inactive)

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Daily: 1600
3W / 5L / 0D
Rapid: 1751
8W / 4L / 4D
Blitz: 2480
129W / 152L / 19D
Bullet: 1831
16W / 33L / 1D

About Galina Mikheeva

Galina Mikheeva, proudly holding the title of Woman International Master awarded by FIDE, is a chess player with a passion for rapid and tactical encounters. Known for her impressive dedication to blitz chess, she has demonstrated a persistent fighting spirit and an insightful approach to the game.

Playing Style and Strengths

Galina enjoys dynamic and sharp play, favoring openings that encourage complexity and tactical battles. She shines particularly in blitz and rapid formats, where her average game length and comeback ability make her a tenacious opponent.

  • Preferred Time Control: Bullet and Blitz
  • Strong tactical awareness with a notable comeback rate of over 40%
  • Effective in endgames, with almost 47% of her games reaching that phase
  • Favors aggressive openings like the Scotch Game and Petrov's Defense with excellent win rates

Career Highlights and Performance

Galina's peak blitz rating reached an impressive 2402 as of March 2024, a testament to her skill and competitive spirit. Despite some ups and downs, she has shown remarkable resilience and the ability to turn games around after setbacks.

  • Peak Blitz Rating: 2402 (March 2024)
  • Noteworthy unbeaten streaks in diverse openings such as the Scotch Game, boasting a 100% win rate in blitz
  • Strong record in rapid with a peak of 1865 and solid victories in classical variations
  • Longest winning streak: 14 games, proving her ability to maintain peak performance

Opening Repertoire Highlights

Galina's opening choices reveal a player who favors both classical and sharp lines, balancing solid defense with attacking chances.

  • Blitz Favorites: Scotch Game (100% win rate), Petrov's Defense (87.5% win rate), Giuoco Piano: Tarrasch Variation (84.62% win rate)
  • Bullet Highlights: Scandinavian Defense (83.33% win rate), showing strong aptitude for fast-paced counterplay
  • Rapid & Daily: Mix of the Ruy Lopez, Caro-Kann, and Queen's Gambit variations with variable success

Fun Facts

  • Galina tends to win most often on Wednesdays and at 9 AM—clearly a morning chess warrior!
  • Her average decisive games last about 36 moves, indicating she enjoys a good fight but knows how to close efficiently.
  • She has been known to sometimes resign early, but this only adds to the mystery of her strategic mind.

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🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
tellan53 0W / 5L / 0D
akkusonic 2W / 2L / 0D
bandagraph 0W / 4L / 0D
evgenybn 2W / 1L / 0D
rsa_2048 2W / 1L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2480
2024 2391
2023 2110
2022 1920
2021 2047
2020 1681 1969 1751 1600
Rating by Year20202021202220232024202524801920YearRatingBlitz

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 5W / 5L / 3D 7W / 3L / 3D 87.0
2024 2W / 1L / 2D 2W / 3L / 1D 96.9
2023 2W / 3L / 0D 2W / 4L / 0D 93.6
2022 11W / 9L / 0D 11W / 8L / 0D 36.4
2021 22W / 21L / 1D 23W / 17L / 1D 19.9
2020 93W / 105L / 5D 103W / 108L / 8D 46.4

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown 220 127 93 0 57.7%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 57 21 32 4 36.8%
Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation 21 10 11 0 47.6%
Giuoco Piano: Tarrasch Variation 13 11 2 0 84.6%
Caro-Kann Defense 12 5 7 0 41.7%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 11 8 3 0 72.7%
French Defense: Advance Variation 11 4 7 0 36.4%
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 10 5 3 2 50.0%
Scotch Game 10 10 0 0 100.0%
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Ghulam-Kassim Variation 8 3 3 2 37.5%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown 5 2 3 0 40.0%
Amar Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Barnes Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Australian Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense: Closed 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation 2 1 0 1 50.0%
Caro-Kann Defense 2 2 0 0 100.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 1 0 0 1 0.0%
QGD: Ragozin 1 0 0 1 0.0%
French Defense: Advance Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
QGD: 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 1 0 0 1 0.0%
QGD: 4.Bg5 Be7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 1 1 0 0 100.0%
QGD: Orthodox Defence 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Scotch Game 8 2 6 0 25.0%
Scandinavian Defense 6 5 1 0 83.3%
Döry Defense 5 0 5 0 0.0%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 4 2 2 0 50.0%
French Defense: Advance Variation 3 0 3 0 0.0%
Four Knights Game 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Unknown 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation 2 0 2 0 0.0%
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 14 0
Losing 8 1