Samuel Malka: Bullet-Fueled FIDE Master and Streamer
Samuel Malka, known to the online chess world as Samatsa, is a FIDE Master and streamer who plays the game with the pedal to the floor. His favorite battlefield is bullet, where he has climbed to a peak rating of 2708 (2026-07-31), with blitz close behind at 2701 (2026-04-04). He is proof that fast chess can be both fearless and ferocious.
A Rating Rocket
Samatsa started his bullet climb in early 2021 around the 1900 mark and did not stop pushing. By the summer of 2026 his bullet rating touched 2708, and his blitz results followed the same upward curve. His longest winning streak reached 29 games, and he has played so many matches that his win-loss record reads like the back of a comic book, action on every page.
Even his daily and rapid ratings show real strength, with rapid peaking above 2450. But the clock is his natural habitat. His best winning percentage arrives around 3:00 AM, when most opponents are fighting sleep more than the position.
Openings and Comebacks
Samuel's opening shelf is a mix of classics and surprises. He scores well with the Catalan Opening as White, laughs in the face of the King's Indian Defense, and constantly circles back to the Sicilian Defense. The real headline is his resilience: an 87.83% comeback rate and a 47.66% win rate after dropping a piece. Even when things look lost, Samatsa keeps checking until the story changes. Across all time controls, his wins average nearly 80 moves, so a Samatsa game is rarely over early.
Feuds and Favorites
No chess career is complete without rivals. Samuel's most frequent opponent is Christian Almeida do Nascimento, who faced him 20 times in a back-and-forth series. Against oldschool83, Samuel has been ruthless, winning all 13 meetings. Then there is Timour Koliada, the one name that gives him nightmares: he has never beaten greatplay2, losing 11 of their 12 meetings. Every hero needs a villain, and greatplay2 wears the cape.
More Than a Grinder
As a streamer, Samatsa turns marathon sessions into entertainment, sharing the joy of bullet chess with anyone who tunes in. Wednesday is his lucky day with a 56.73% win rate, and his numbers are impressive, but the personality behind the username is the real draw. Whether he is on a 29 game heater or climbing back from an 8 game slump, Samuel Malka plays chess like he means it, and he always has another game waiting.