Overview
Pavel Chernomordik, known to online rivals as PavelChernomordik, is a FIDE Master who brings old school fighting chess to the digital board. His blitz rating has climbed as high as 2573 (2023-07-11), and he reached 2346 (2021-01-16) in rapid play. He favors rapid time controls, though his game count in blitz is the stuff of legend.
Playing Style
Pavel is a devoted e4 player. As White he loves the Sicilian Defense battleground, especially the Closed Sicilian, and he punishes the Caro-Kann Defense with a strong win rate. As Black he gravitates to the Modern Defense and Australian Defense, often steering games into unbalanced middlegames. He is not shy about exchanging blows: he delivers the first check in over half of his games and wins about 60% of those games. Nearly 80% of his battles reach an endgame, and he is comfortable grinding there.
Fighting Spirit
Down a piece? Pavel does not panic. His comeback rate sits at 76.54%, and he still wins nearly half of his games even after losing material. He once strung together 30 consecutive wins. He owns an 11-0 record against vsavon and a perfect 13-0 mark against lisischanets. His toughest assignment has been Alexander Zubov, who beat him 14 times in 16 meetings. Some walls are harder to climb.
Performance Snapshot
His blitz graph reads like a mountain range, with a peak of 2573 in mid 2023. His rapid record is sparkling: 72 wins, 17 losses and 11 draws. He is especially dangerous on Fridays and Saturdays, and if you face him at 8 AM, good luck. The chart below shows his blitz journey from 2018 to 2025, while the opening chart highlights where he wins most of his games.