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Olga Gutmakher WIM

Username: olgavasiliev

Playing Since: 2015-03-01 (Active)

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Daily: 1850
1511W / 280L / 30D
Rapid: 2255
313W / 32L / 5D
Blitz: 2478
597W / 321L / 29D
Bullet: 2429
7446W / 6331L / 424D

Olga Gutmakher, Woman International Master

Also known by her username olgavasiliev, Olga Gutmakher is a formidable chess player whose strategic prowess has earned her the prestigious title of Woman International Master from FIDE. Whether wielding the white pieces or braving the black, Olga dazzles on the board with a win rate hovering impressively above 60% in daily and rapid formats, and her blitz and bullet games reveal a penchant for lightning-fast thinking and equally rapid victories.

Rating Highlights

  • Peak Daily Rating: Nearly 2200, showing consistent growth and resilience.
  • Blitz Mastery: Maxing out at 2505, Olga’s blitz speed rivals that of the most seasoned speedsters.
  • Bullet Blitzing: With a peak rating of 2509, she's more than earned the title of queen of quickfire chess battles.
  • Rapid Rating: Peaking near 2290, proving her versatility across time controls.

Playing Style & Tendencies

Known for a fierce endgame approach (engaging in long battles that average over 60 moves to victory), Olga rarely throws in the towel early. Her early resignation rate is a modest 4.78%, reflecting a fighter’s grit.

She's a comeback queen with a remarkable 79% comeback rate, and almost guaranteed win chances (nearly 100% win rate after losing a piece!) — talk about turning lemons into checkmates!

Chess Life & Stats That Tell a Story

Olga has played thousands of games online — over 5,000 bullet matches alone — and her winning streak hit a fantastic 94 games at one point. That’s nearly enough victories to build a chess-themed skyscraper!

Her opening repertoire remains a bit of a mystery (classified as "Top Secret"), yet fiercely successful with win rates of over 84% in daily games and nearly 90% in rapid games.

Psychological Warrior

Despite a high tilt factor of 82 (meaning she might sometimes get a bit creatively frustrated), Olga’s tactical awareness shines through. Her average moves per loss are notably longer than moves to win — a sign she battles fiercely even when the chips are down.

Community & Opponents

Olga has faced a diverse range of opponents, building a reputation for ruthlessness and resilience. She has enjoyed perfect win records against many foes, while also creating some epic rivalries.

In and out of the chessboard battles, Olga Gutmakher proves that chess is not just a game—it’s a way of life, strategy, and the occasional dramatic comeback. Whether blitzing in seconds or grinding through hours on the clock, she’s one to watch!


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Coaching Feedback for Olga Gutmakher

Olga, your recent games show several strengths as well as areas where focused work can help you improve even more.

Strengths

  • Opening Preparation: You demonstrate solid understanding in various openings, including the English Opening (A20), Sicilian Defense (B33, B43), and Colle System (D05). You develop your pieces actively and castle promptly for king safety.
  • Initiative and Attack: In multiple games, you successfully created attacking chances and capitalized on them, for example launching tactics against opponent kings and forcing resignations or checkmates.
  • Endgame Awareness: Several wins came from converting advantages in the endgame or pressuring opponents into time trouble, showing good practical technique.

Areas to Improve

  • Time Management: Some losses were due to losing on time or playing too quickly in critical moments. Work on pacing yourself during the game to allocate time better for complex positions.
  • Positional Decisions: At times, inaccuracies in pawn structure or piece coordination allowed your opponents counterplay. Focus on understanding pawn breaks and piece placement in the middlegame to improve strategic depth.
  • Tactical Vigilance: Although you find some strong attacking moves, there were missed defensive resources and tactics by the opponent in losses. Regular tactical drills can help sharpen your calculation and spotting nuances quicker.

Suggestions for Training

  1. Continue studying your favored openings deeply and expand your repertoire to adapt against unexpected lines.
  2. Practice time-controlled games to refine your comfort zone with the clock; consider using incremental clocks to improve time buffering.
  3. Analyze your recent losses in detail, focusing on what key moments shifted advantage and how to handle those better.
  4. Add targeted tactical puzzles daily, emphasizing pattern recognition and calculation under time pressure.

Keep your positive fighting spirit and continue learning from every game! Consistency and focused practice will bring steady rating improvements.

Keep it up, Olga!



🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
rmichiels 2W / 0L / 0D
yn1088 3W / 4L / 1D
yoam978 1W / 5L / 0D
trddrt 1W / 1L / 0D
johnr21 4W / 7L / 1D
chepalino_gm 0W / 1L / 0D
misterhi42 5W / 1L / 0D
thawcy 0W / 2L / 0D
pinkisboys 1W / 2L / 0D
palvolgyip 0W / 5L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
KF3WIN 26W / 16L / 1D
Oscar Santiago Ejarque Escudero 19W / 18L / 2D
Goran Galiot 20W / 15L / 1D
Socrates 16W / 15L / 1D
SeniorCHP 19W / 12L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2401 2478 1849
2024 2366 2431 1723
2023 2294 2463 2255 2099
2022 2318 2403 2195 2129
2021 2332 2047 2141 1873
2020 2400 2308 1860
2018 2352 2301
2017 2404 2349 2439
2016 2332 2304
2015 2240 2173
Rating by Year201520162017201820202021202220232024202524781723YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 1495W / 1124L / 73D 1318W / 1270L / 83D 73.1
2024 1179W / 975L / 55D 1064W / 1085L / 58D 68.8
2023 1407W / 707L / 54D 1273W / 804L / 63D 69.0
2022 457W / 63L / 6D 434W / 72L / 17D 51.7
2021 684W / 208L / 23D 658W / 226L / 27D 66.6
2020 52W / 39L / 3D 44W / 46L / 7D 79.6
2018 16W / 4L / 1D 12W / 9L / 0D 58.8
2017 111W / 74L / 4D 100W / 84L / 7D 76.3
2016 41W / 21L / 2D 37W / 28L / 0D 74.5
2015 165W / 88L / 5D 148W / 101L / 7D 73.9

Openings: Most Played

Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon 808 464 319 25 57.4%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 737 353 357 27 47.9%
French Defense: Advance Variation 635 342 272 21 53.9%
Caro-Kann Defense 631 327 284 20 51.8%
Scandinavian Defense 571 298 252 21 52.2%
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line 567 293 256 18 51.7%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 516 268 237 11 51.9%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 508 270 225 13 53.1%
Alekhine Defense 471 276 180 15 58.6%
Czech Defense 359 179 170 10 49.9%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown 267 170 97 0 63.7%
Barnes Defense 229 172 57 0 75.1%
Unknown Opening* 212 189 19 4 89.2%
Amar Gambit 165 147 15 3 89.1%
Sicilian Defense 99 93 6 0 93.9%
Caro-Kann Defense 89 80 8 1 89.9%
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon 83 71 8 4 85.5%
Australian Defense 67 48 19 0 71.6%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 63 60 3 0 95.2%
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line 60 54 5 1 90.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon 23 17 5 1 73.9%
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line 19 19 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense 19 17 0 2 89.5%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 14 13 1 0 92.9%
Caro-Kann Defense 12 12 0 0 100.0%
French Defense: Advance Variation 12 11 1 0 91.7%
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation 12 11 1 0 91.7%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 11 10 1 0 90.9%
QGA: 3.e3 c5 9 9 0 0 100.0%
Scandinavian Defense 9 8 1 0 88.9%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 94 0
Losing 82 1