Monika Gedvilaite - Woman FIDE Master
Meet Monika Gedvilaite, affectionately known in the chess world as monika84, a formidable Woman FIDE Master with a knack for turning pawns into queens and opponents into spectators. Since her early days in 2011, when her daily rating started at a modest 1200, Monika rapidly climbed the ranks with the tenacity of a knight on a mission – reaching a peak daily rating of 2232 by 2019.
Monika’s style is a blend of patience and tactical brilliance, boasting an astonishing comeback rate of 86% and a perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece – talk about turning lemons into lemonade! She’s known for her enduring focus, rarely tilting (only 23 on the tilt factor scale), proving that losing a bishop doesn't mean losing her cool.
Her prowess spans all time controls:
- Daily: Peak rating of 2232 with over 1200 wins, making her a daily grind champion.
- Blitz: A quick thinker with a top rating of 2230 and a nearly 47% win rate over thousands of games.
- Bullet: Lightning fast, with a peak rating over 2000 and an impressive 2300+ wins.
- Rapid: Showing classical muscle with a max of 2437 and steady victories.
True to her winning streak legend, Monika currently rides an incredible 122-game winning streak. Opponents beware: if you're not named "franklemma", who she’s crushed with a 100% win rate in 233 encounters, you’re probably on the menu.
When not plotting checkmates, Monika enjoys perfecting her openings – although her favorite remains cloaked in the mystery of "Top Secret." It’s rumored to confuse opponents so thoroughly, they often resign early, raising her early resignation rate to an inconspicuous yet cunning 0.81%.
Whether playing white or black, Monika's win rates reflect her balanced prowess: 50.99% wins with white, and a respectable 47.5% with black. For those following her games, expect long, thoughtful battles averaging around 70 moves to victory and a bit longer when navigating the losses – because even masters have their tough days.
In summary, Monika Gedvilaite is a chess warrior with grace, grit, and a dash of mystery – a player who proves that queens aren’t the only stars on the board.
Hi Monika 📌 – Personalised Coaching Notes
1. Quick Snapshot
• Current Daily rating is close to your historical best of 2232 (2023-02-19).
• Your overall activity curve looks healthy – see
• Most recent streak: 5 wins in a row versus franklemma using aggressive 1.e4 systems.
2. What You Already Do Well
- Tactical Awareness: You consistently convert loose enemy pieces (e.g. 13.Nxd5! in your latest Vienna win) and spot intermediate moves.
- Open-lane Management: Rapid rook lifts (Re1–e2–g2, Rd1–d6, etc.) show good understanding of piece activation in open positions.
- Psychological Edge: Against lower-rated players you keep tension and force early resignations – a valuable practical skill.
3. Recurring Issues vs 1900+
- Early Queen Adventures: Loss to bmind started with 4.Qg4?! – cost tempo & king safety. Delay queen raids unless they win concrete material.
- Over-extension in Dutch/English structures: In the game versus MrBobBacklund you played …a5/…f6/…c5 without completing development, leaving d6 & e6 weak.
- Endgame Technique: Several losses were still equal after move 30 but slipped through pawn-endgame inaccuracy (e.g. 54…h2-h1=Q). Study practical rook endings.
4. Opening Map
| Side | Current Choice | Coach Suggestion |
|---|---|---|
| White | Vienna, Bishop’s, King’s Gambit | Add a quieter plan (e.g. Italian Two Knights with 4.d3) to avoid theory wars vs 2100+. |
| Black v. 1.e4 | …e5 Falkbeer / Classical | Prepare a solid back-up such as the Caro-Kann to weather tactical storms. |
| Black v. 1.d4/c4 | King’s Indian-ish or Dutch | Learn the basic Slav move-order so you can switch to a more resilient setup when needed. |
5. Model Moment
Study the critical conversion from your latest win:
.Key ideas: remove defender (Nf6+), centralisation (Rd6+), keep rooks coordinated.
6. Targeted Training Plan (6-week)
- Tactical Drills: 30 mins/day on motifs deflection and back-rank. Mark patterns in a notebook.
- Opening Files: Build a 15-line Vienna repertoire with engine checks; aim for ≤8 moves of forced memory per branch.
- Endgame Sundays: Work through 100 Endgames You Must Know chapters 1-10; test with Lichess studies.
- Self-Review Habit: After each daily game, annotate one critical decision in your own words before running the engine.
- Sparring: Play two 15 | 10 games weekly focusing on your planned Caro/Slav additions.
7. Motivation Corner
“Tactics flow from a superior position.” – Bobby Fischer
Keep sharpening the tactics, but invest in the positions that make them possible!
Good luck on your journey to 2100+ Daily & beyond. I’m here whenever you need more guidance!
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| franklemma | 276W / 0L / 0D | View |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| franklemma | 276W / 0L / 0D | View Games |
| patrick-zerafa | 45W / 128L / 20D | View Games |
| guru_x | 34W / 68L / 1D | View Games |
| comeandseduceme | 82W / 2L / 0D | View Games |
| SomePatzer | 6W / 51L / 0D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2003 | |||
| 2024 | 2003 | |||
| 2023 | 2003 | |||
| 2022 | 2225 | |||
| 2021 | 2166 | |||
| 2020 | 2150 | |||
| 2019 | 1962 | 2230 | 2189 | |
| 2018 | 2149 | 2119 | ||
| 2017 | 2051 | 2117 | 2079 | |
| 2016 | 2011 | 2106 | 2113 | |
| 2015 | 2132 | 2292 | 2064 | |
| 2014 | 2105 | 2024 | 2437 | 2074 |
| 2013 | 2001 | 2023 | 2045 | |
| 2012 | 2008 | 1967 | 1904 | 1687 |
| 2011 | 2002 | 2006 | 1761 | 1760 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73W / 0L / 0D | 0W / 0L / 0D | 57.0 |
| 2024 | 64W / 0L / 0D | 0W / 0L / 0D | 55.0 |
| 2023 | 44W / 3L / 1D | 3W / 2L / 0D | 56.7 |
| 2022 | 16W / 0L / 0D | 7W / 0L / 0D | 59.7 |
| 2021 | 30W / 0L / 0D | 14W / 0L / 0D | 57.7 |
| 2020 | 7W / 1L / 1D | 1W / 0L / 2D | 51.2 |
| 2019 | 74W / 66L / 9D | 81W / 57L / 10D | 75.7 |
| 2018 | 15W / 2L / 2D | 9W / 3L / 2D | 68.8 |
| 2017 | 37W / 11L / 8D | 29W / 11L / 9D | 63.8 |
| 2016 | 90W / 63L / 19D | 96W / 59L / 24D | 71.4 |
| 2015 | 187W / 68L / 29D | 179W / 84L / 30D | 69.7 |
| 2014 | 707W / 785L / 103D | 660W / 780L / 122D | 75.1 |
| 2013 | 290W / 308L / 44D | 292W / 321L / 44D | 76.7 |
| 2012 | 852W / 748L / 95D | 790W / 779L / 116D | 74.4 |
| 2011 | 533W / 463L / 33D | 524W / 461L / 49D | 77.7 |
Openings: Most Played
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 87 | 72 | 6 | 9 | 82.8% |
| Bishop's Opening: Horwitz Gambit | 78 | 63 | 8 | 7 | 80.8% |
| Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense | 62 | 52 | 3 | 7 | 83.9% |
| Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Hromádka Variation | 61 | 41 | 8 | 12 | 67.2% |
| Amar Gambit | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 65.8% |
| Czech Defense | 37 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 59.5% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 54.0% |
| Scotch Game | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 66.7% |
| French Defense | 35 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 88.6% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 56.2% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 81 | 44 | 29 | 8 | 54.3% |
| Petrov's Defense | 69 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 46.4% |
| Dutch Defense | 64 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 56.2% |
| Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Hromádka Variation | 55 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 49.1% |
| Bishop's Opening: Horwitz Gambit | 45 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense | 44 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 72.7% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 42 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 76.2% |
| Four Knights Game | 33 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 60.6% |
| QGD: 3.Nc3 Bb4 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 46.7% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 55.6% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern | 293 | 108 | 175 | 10 | 36.9% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 264 | 98 | 158 | 8 | 37.1% |
| French Defense | 249 | 114 | 126 | 9 | 45.8% |
| Amar Gambit | 244 | 116 | 119 | 9 | 47.5% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 225 | 85 | 132 | 8 | 37.8% |
| Barnes Defense | 204 | 88 | 114 | 2 | 43.1% |
| Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense | 201 | 94 | 100 | 7 | 46.8% |
| Czech Defense | 168 | 74 | 84 | 10 | 44.0% |
| Australian Defense | 149 | 65 | 76 | 8 | 43.6% |
| Dutch Defense | 138 | 51 | 77 | 10 | 37.0% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 125 | 50 | 66 | 9 | 40.0% |
| Petrov's Defense | 118 | 58 | 52 | 8 | 49.1% |
| Czech Defense | 106 | 49 | 53 | 4 | 46.2% |
| Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense | 106 | 67 | 35 | 4 | 63.2% |
| Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Hromádka Variation | 102 | 56 | 42 | 4 | 54.9% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 98 | 56 | 37 | 5 | 57.1% |
| Dutch Defense | 87 | 32 | 53 | 2 | 36.8% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 86 | 38 | 46 | 2 | 44.2% |
| Modern | 64 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 50.0% |
| Bishop's Opening: Horwitz Gambit | 63 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 58.7% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 165 | 165 |
| Losing | 23 | 0 |