Diana Preobrazhenskaya - Woman FIDE Master
Meet Diana Preobrazhenskaya, also known in the digital arena as Preobrazhenska_D2011, a true chess virtuoso sporting the prestigious title of Woman FIDE Master. With a career full of sharp tactics and thrilling comebacks, Diana has blitzed her way into the hearts of many chess enthusiasts worldwide.
Rating & Performance Highlights
- Peak Blitz Rating: 2600 (January 2025) - yes, that’s no typo, over 2600 in blitz! The board practically catches fire when Diana plays.
- Rapid Rating Peak: 1951 (February 2022)
- Daily Chess Peak: 1854 (April 2025)
- Bullet Rating Peak: 1900 (April 2023)
Style & Strengths
Diana's games reveal a player who loves a good endgame, with a very impressive 87.17% frequency of endgames signifying her stamina and resilience in longer battles. Her tactical awareness is top notch — boasting a comeback rate above 90% and showing unshakable spirit even after losing material, maintaining a 50% win strike in such dicey moments.
She prefers to fight it out rather than resign early, with an early resignation rate of less than 1%. So if you face Diana, prepare for a fight till the very last pawn.
Battle Records
Across all time controls, Diana has amassed a phenomenal record:
- Blitz: 778 wins, 678 losses, 89 draws
- Rapid: 111 wins, 60 losses, 17 draws
- Daily: 34 wins, 15 losses, 1 draw
- Bullet: 13 wins, 5 losses, 0 draws
Opening Arsenal:
If openings were superhero costumes, Diana wears several. She’s the queen of the Top Secret opening — a style so mysterious even her opponents struggle to predict her next move! Notable favorites include:
- Sicilian Defense Najdorf variations (including the Opocensky and Rossolimo Fianchetto)
- Caro-Kann Defense variations
- Classical Richter-Rauzer lines that bite as hard as they sound
Psychological Mastery & Quirks
Diana's mental game is ironclad, although the tilt factor of 7 suggests she’s human too — just with a fierce determination to bounce back quickly. Her best time to humiliate opponents? The early morning hours at 3 AM — when other players are dreaming, she’s scheming!
A Recent Glimpse of Brilliance
Just recently on May 27th, 2025, Diana executed a dazzling checkmate in a blitz showdown versus dogrem5, showcasing her favorite Sicilian Defense Nézhmetdinov-Rossolimo Fianchetto Variation. The final move R5e7# was a cherry on top of a tactical masterpiece.
In Summary
Diana Preobrazhenskaya isn’t just a chess player – she’s a blitz beast, a rapid strategist, and a bullet sharpshooter all rolled into one. Her chess journey is a thrilling rollercoaster full of spectacular wins, hard-fought lessons, and plenty of laughs along the way. Facing her on the board is both an honor and a challenge — so bring your best game, or prepare to get checkmated with style!
Feedback for Diana Preobrazhenskaya
Dear Diana,
You've demonstrated strong opening preparation and tactical awareness in your recent games. Your repertoire with 1.e4 against the Sicilian Defense shows consistent understanding and effective attacking intentions, especially in variations like the Rossolimo Fianchetto and the Najdorf. Your ability to convert attacking advantages into wins multiple times is impressive.
Strengths:
- Opening Knowledge: Your early deployment of pieces and strategic ideas in the Sicilian structures set nice middlegame prospects. You effectively use thematic moves to put pressure on your opponents.
- Tactical Execution: The games show good calculation, such as decisive sacrifices and delivering checkmates cleanly in the final stages. Your win by checkmate in the game versus dogrem5 and others clearly showcases this skill.
- Active Play: You play actively, often initiating strong pawn breaks (like f4-f5) and creating tactical complications, which work well in faster time controls like blitz.
Areas to Work On:
- Time Management: Some losses indicate time pressure became a factor. Staying mindful of your clock, especially in complex middlegames, can help maintain better decision quality and avoid time trouble.
- Middlegame Decision Making: While your tactical vision is sound, some critical middlegame positions—such as those against players rated slightly higher—show a few inaccuracies that let opponents equalize or gain the upper hand. Try to pause momentarily before complex exchanges or pawn breaks to reassess strategically.
- Endgame Technique: Improving your comfort in simplified positions could increase conversion rates. Some games ended with opponents escaping or turning the tables in endgames; focusing on basic and practical endgame knowledge will be beneficial.
Suggestions for Improvement:
- Review recent losses and identify moments where time pressure caused less optimal moves. Practicing with incremental time controls (e.g., 3+2 or 5+3) can help build better time management instincts.
- Study key middlegame plans in your preferred Sicilian variations to deepen your understanding and recognize typical pawn structures and piece maneuvers that increase your strategic edge.
- Brush up on fundamental endgames, such as rook endgames, to sharpen your technique in close games.
- Analyze your winning games (like your recent checkmate sequences) to reinforce what you’re doing well and apply these patterns consistently.
Keep up the excellent work! Your sharp play and fighting spirit stand out and will take you far. Consistent practice and sharpening the areas mentioned will help you climb even higher.
Best wishes on your chess journey!
Your Coach
Remy Rushbrooke | Asal Salimova | Martha Mateus | Shamil Arslanov🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Casper Liu | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| Aleksandr Rakhmanov | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| Madhvendra Pratap Sharma | 0W / 0L / 1D | |
| hilleltoledo | 2W / 0L / 0D | |
| Kler Çaku | 0W / 0L / 1D | |
| luiztfelizola | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| sonicdravise | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| Marcel Petersen | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| niviattack | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| mik0_ch4n | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| daniil24042009 | 16W / 3L / 1D | |
| champstb | 1W / 5L / 5D | |
| preobrazhenskiya2012 | 8W / 1L / 0D | |
| Mihai Ionescu | 3W / 4L / 1D | |
| supplychain | 6W / 2L / 0D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2495 | 1854 | ||
| 2024 | 2536 | |||
| 2023 | 1900 | 2332 | ||
| 2022 | 1841 | 1951 | 1692 | |
| 2021 | 2033 | 1827 | 1694 | |
| 2020 | 1798 | 2014 | 1882 | 1622 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 240W / 181L / 42D | 210W / 216L / 31D | 93.0 |
| 2024 | 79W / 75L / 7D | 62W / 80L / 11D | 94.6 |
| 2023 | 98W / 85L / 5D | 94W / 85L / 7D | 88.7 |
| 2022 | 12W / 5L / 4D | 8W / 15L / 1D | 63.5 |
| 2021 | 7W / 4L / 0D | 6W / 3L / 1D | 73.5 |
| 2020 | 122W / 47L / 6D | 102W / 57L / 16D | 84.0 |
Openings: Most Played
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.0% |
| Sicilian Defense | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Philidor Defense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Scotch Game | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Amar Gambit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main Line | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 101 | 46 | 50 | 5 | 45.5% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 84 | 43 | 35 | 6 | 51.2% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 59 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 52.5% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 43 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 51.2% |
| Amar Gambit | 39 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 51.3% |
| Sicilian Defense | 33 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 39.4% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 46.4% |
| Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 48.1% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 57.7% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 44.0% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Czech Defense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Döry Defense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Four Knights Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Barnes Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| QGD Tarrasch: 4.cxd5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bishop's Opening: 3.d3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 72.7% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 63.6% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.9% |
| Four Knights Game | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.7% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.0% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 11 | 0 |
| Losing | 7 | 0 |