Olga Zhuravleva - Woman International Master
Born to conquer the 64 squares, Olga Zhuravleva, known to many as Olga_Zhuravleva in the chess world, is a fierce competitor with the official title of Woman International Master awarded by FIDE. Her journey through the ranks of blitz and bullet chess reveals not only a tenacious spirit but a player who thrives in chaotic, rapid-fire battles.
Career Highlights
- Climbed from a modest blitz rating of 1423 in 2016 (with a perfect 1-0 streak!) to a peak blitz rating of 2419 in 2021.
- Demonstrates impressive tactical awareness, boasting a phenomenal 89.92% comeback rate and a flawless 100% win rate after losing a piece. Clearly, Olga believes resilience is the ultimate checkmate.
- Maintains an average game length that would make chess novels jealous: about 73 moves to victory, proving she's in it for the long haul.
Playing Style & Personality
With a 7/10 tilt factor, Olga knows that chess is as much a battle of nerves as it is of skill — sometimes the queens aren't the only things flying across the room! She prefers to engage deeply in endgames, with a remarkable 83% endgame frequency, showing she’s patient and strategic, like a cat stalking its prey across the board.
Whether playing white or black, Olga displays a strong win rate, especially with the white pieces (51.25%), while her black win rate (42.66%) shows she's a fighter even when not starting on the offensive.
Fun Tidbits
Olga's longest winning streak stands at a commendable nine games — like a true chess ninja she disappears into the shadows after slicing through her opponents. Despite her serious credentials, her win-loss record tells tales of thrilling battles and close calls, with blitz matches almost perfectly balanced: over 519 wins and 521 losses.
Interestingly, she shines playing at dawn (4 AM games have a perfect 100% win rate!) and early mornings, perhaps fueled by caffeine or that magical morning chess mojo.
Rivals & Friends
Olga’s recent foes include a mixed bag — from "hanschut", who clearly has her number (0% win rate there), to absolute demolitions of players like "rududuyk" and "lenkaptacnikova" with 100% wins. She’s well-matched, well-prepared, and always one move ahead of her opponents.
With thousands of games under her belt, Olga continues to puzzle and outwit her chess comrades globally — a queen on the board and a force to reckon with.
Follow Olga’s games if you dare — her plays are as unpredictable as they are brilliant.
Feedback for Olga Zhuravleva
Olga, your recent games show a strong understanding of opening principles and good tactical awareness, which is evident in your effective attacking play and successful exploitation of opponent weaknesses.
Strengths
- Opening Knowledge: You consistently choose solid, classical openings like the French Tarrasch, Sicilian Kan, and Giuoco Piano, establishing good central control and development early on.
- Attack Execution: In several wins, you demonstrated sharp attacking skills, creating threats through piece activity (e.g., using knights effectively on f6 and g6 squares, and timely queen and rook maneuvers).
- Calculation Under Time Pressure: You managed to win multiple games on time or by resignation, showing good practical skills and pressure handling during faster time controls.
Areas for Improvement
- Endgame Technique: Some of your losses (especially in complex middlegames transitioning into endgames) suggest there is room to polish your endgame technique. Focus on improving king activity, pawn structure exploitation, and piece coordination in simplified positions.
- Handling Opponent Counterplay: In certain games, especially when opponents opened dynamic lines against you, defensive accuracy dropped, leading to tactical vulnerabilities (for instance, in the game against HanSchut). Reviewing key defensive resources and counterattacks could help strengthen your resilience.
- Time Management Consistency: While you capitalize on opponents’ time trouble well, there's benefit in balancing deeper calculation with steady time usage yourself to avoid errors in critical moments.
Suggestions
- Regularly analyze your key games, especially your losses, to understand turning points and improve decision-making.
- Study fundamental endgames and practice theoretical positions that frequently arise from your preferred openings.
- Explore tactical puzzles focused on defense and counterattack to boost your confidence when under pressure.
- Maintain your opening preparation but consider experimenting with pawn breaks or different move orders to add variety and surprise opponents.
Overall, your chess is headed in a great direction! Keep building on your solid opening play and sharpen your defensive and endgame skills to convert more promising positions into wins.
Highlighted Winning Game
Your recent victory against rududuyk with the French Defense Tarrasch Variation showed excellent positional play and a strong tactical finish.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| nikithebest | 5W / 8L / 3D | |
| wp2021 | 4W / 1L / 1D | |
| Roxangel Obregón | 3W / 2L / 0D | |
| Alina Bivol | 0W / 4L / 0D | |
| Giulio Fregonese | 2W / 2L / 0D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2347 | |||
| 2021 | 2238 | 2373 | ||
| 2020 | 2105 | 2318 | ||
| 2019 | 1773 | 2298 | ||
| 2016 | 1423 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2W / 4L / 0D | 2W / 3L / 0D | 78.3 |
| 2021 | 70W / 70L / 16D | 63W / 84L / 7D | 89.9 |
| 2020 | 69W / 68L / 15D | 51W / 98L / 20D | 92.3 |
| 2019 | 187W / 124L / 16D | 160W / 145L / 14D | 75.5 |
| 2016 | 1W / 0L / 0D | 0W / 0L / 0D | 91.0 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense | 79 | 31 | 45 | 3 | 39.2% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense | 66 | 25 | 34 | 7 | 37.9% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation | 52 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 51.9% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 46 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 39.1% |
| Modern Defense | 37 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 27.0% |
| Four Knights Game | 35 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 57.1% |
| Modern | 35 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 37.1% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 54.5% |
| Czech Defense | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 65.6% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 41.4% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 35.7% |
| Czech Defense | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 54.5% |
| Modern Defense | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 40.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.5% |
| English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Australian Defense | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.0% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 9 | 0 |
| Losing | 7 | 1 |