Grandmaster in the Fast Lane
Nitzan Steinberg, known online as Nitzan_Steinberg, is a FIDE Grandmaster who treats the chessboard like a playground. He has played more than eleven thousand rated online games and has reached a peak bullet rating of 3124 (2025-11-08), with a blitz peak of 3117 (2026-04-23). While his player profile says his preferred time control is Rapid, his greatest damage has often been done at hyper speed.
Style and Strengths
Nitzan Steinberg plays with relentless energy. He loves to be first to give check, and the queen is his favorite messenger. That approach pays off: when he lands the first check he wins 67.2% of the time. He also refuses to fade quietly, with a comeback rate of 85.1% and a remarkably rare one-sided loss rate.
- Longest winning streak: 57 games
- White win rate: 64.1%
- Black win rate: 58.6%
- Average winning game length: roughly 78 moves
Opening Repertoire
The Nitzan Steinberg repertoire is built on classical foundations. As White he frequently plays the Caro-Kann Defense and the French Defense, while as Black he is a longtime fan of the Sicilian Defense, especially the Najdorf Variation. His results in the Ruy Lopez are also impressive, particularly in Rapid.
Rivalries
No great career comes without tough rivals. Nitzan has faced Oleksandr Bortnyk 36 times, and that repeated clash has produced a demanding scoreline: 8 wins for Nitzan, 26 for his opponent, and 2 draws. Those battles have helped forge his fighting spirit.
Fast Facts
- Peak Bullet rating: 3124 (2025-11-08)
- Peak Blitz rating: 3117 (2026-04-23)
- Peak Rapid rating: 2584 (2026-07-31)
- Total games analyzed across all time controls: over 11,000