Overview
Iveta Pērkone is a blitz specialist known for marathon games, tenacious comebacks and a pragmatic, endgame-focused approach. On the fast clock she has played thousands of blitz games and carved out a reputation for grinding down opponents in long, technical battles. Her peak blitz performance: 2182 (2026-01-16).
Preferred time control: Blitz. Recent rating trend is visualized here:
.Playing style & strengths
Iveta’s profile reads like a love letter to long games: she reaches endgames often, averages well over 60 moves in wins and losses, and refuses to resign early.
- Endgame frequency: very high — she finishes almost three quarters of her games into endgames.
- Average moves per win: ~66; average moves per loss: ~75.
- Comeback specialist — an impressive comeback rate and a >50% win rate even after losing material.
- Mental game: reasonably resilient (tilt factor moderate), and her best time of day to play is listed around 06:00 — early birds beware.
Openings & repertoire
Iveta favors solid, flexible systems that steer quickly toward middlegame complexity and endgame clarity. She plays a variety of openings as both White and Black; a few standouts:
- Czech Defense — heavily used as Black (many games, dependable results).
- Caro-Kann Defense — one of her most successful black weapons (excellent win rate).
- Modern Defense — a flexible choice with good practical results.
- Bird Opening (Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit) — a frequent and sharp White option.
- Center Game — surprising success when she steers the game into pure piece play and long fights.
Stats highlight: large sample sizes in the Czech Defense and strong win rates in the Caro-Kann Defense and Center Game.
Trends, streaks & head-to-head
- Overall blitz record (decisive games): long career of wins and losses — many more wins than draws, reflecting a fighting style.
- Longest winning streak: 14 games. Longest losing streak: 9 games. Current winning streak: 1.
- Best days/hours: Saturday shows a top day win-rate; evenings around 21:00–22:00 and early mornings (06:00) are especially fruitful.
- Frequent opponents: plays several users repeatedly — examples include bbabungo28, prot2023 and jooprommets.
Fun facts & a sample game
Iveta’s games tend to be long, checked by rooks and queens often, and she likes to keep tension rather than simplify early. If chess were a Netflix series, she’d be the season-long slow burn.
- High comeback rate: she frequently turns losing positions into wins — a nervy opponent’s nightmare.
- Low early resignation rate — she prefers to fight on.
- Check-happy: most common checking piece in her games is the queen (but rooks steal many late checks).
Sample blitz game (playthrough):
How to follow
For quick reference: look for Iveta in blitz pools and fast Swiss events — she’s the one who likes long endgames and sneaky comebacks. Want to study her games? Use the chart above and the sample PGN to get started.
Useful quick links (placeholders): Czech Defense · Caro-Kann Defense · prot2023 · jooprommets