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Miłosz Szpar GM

Username: Szparu

Playing Since: 2018-08-31 (Active)

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Daily: 843
9W / 5L / 0D
Rapid: 2650
344W / 126L / 51D
Blitz: 2928
4348W / 2856L / 646D
Bullet: 2994
1152W / 734L / 105D

Profile

Miłosz Szpar, affectionately known online as Szparu, is a Polish chess grandmaster and a popular streamer. A FIDE Grandmaster title holder, Szpar has built a reputation for sharp, creative play and entertaining chess commentary. His preferred time control is Blitz, where he thrives on speed, tactical puzzles, and bold openings. Fans can connect with him through his profile: Miłosz Szpar.

Performance snapshot

A quick glance at Szpar's activity shows a dynamic Blitz career with a long-running presence online. For a visual view of rating trends, see the chart placeholder:

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Opening repertoire and playing style

Szpar is known for a versatile Blitz repertoire, balancing sharp tactical lines with solid structural understanding. His opening choices in Blitz reflect a willingness to fight for initiative and complicate the position.

  • Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation — 305 Blitz games, 186 wins, 93 losses, 26 draws; Win rate ~60.98%
  • Caro-Kann Defense — 310 Blitz games, 186 wins, 99 losses, 25 draws; Win rate ~60%
  • Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack — 315 Blitz games, 166 wins, 124 losses, 25 draws; Win rate ~52.7%
  • Modern — 188 Blitz games, 115 wins, 62 losses, 11 draws; Win rate ~61.17%

Online presence and community

Beyond over-the-board brilliance, Szpar connects with chess enthusiasts through live streams, tutorials, and lively commentary. He continues to push the boundaries of online chess culture while sharing his love of the game with a growing audience. Follow his updates and streams at: Miłosz Szpar.


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Positives in Your Recent Blitz Games

Miłosz, your recent performance shows some very strong qualities:

  • You convert advantages effectively, as seen in your win by resignation and by forcing opponent errors.
  • Your opening repertoire is diverse and yields a healthy win percentage, especially in the Sicilian Defense variations where you maintain over 60% wins.
  • Positionally, you create and capitalize on weaknesses in your opponent’s camp, demonstrated by strong piece activity and control over key squares.
  • You manage your time well, maintaining reasonable clock balance through the games which is critical in blitz.

Areas To Improve

To push your blitz level further, focus on these aspects:

  • Consistency under pressure: Your 3-month rating trend shows a negative slope, suggesting there might be fluctuations in form. Work on maintaining focus throughout tournaments to reduce variance.
  • Tactical sharpness: Continue sharpening your ability to spot tactical shots quickly to exploit opponent oversights and avoid simple blunders.
  • Defensive resources: In tight situations, improve your defensive skills to hold worse positions or complicate matters for the opponent to gain chances for drawing or counterattack.
  • Time management: Keep building on your good time control habits to avoid rushing in critical moments, especially as faster opponents force you to manage fleeting opportunities.

Opening Recommendations

Looking at your openings performance:

  • Your highest win rates are with the Alapin Variation and Modern openings, both above 61%. Continue developing deeper preparation here to convert those advantages more confidently.
  • Consider refining lines in openings with win rates around 50%, such as the Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack and Closed Sicilian to boost effectiveness.
  • Experimentation with side lines occasionally could catch opponents off guard, but ensure you remain comfortable with the resulting middlegame positions.

Focus for Your Next Training Cycle

  • Maintain your momentum by keeping the positive overall rating trend (~+31 last month) and steady improvement over 6 months.
  • Use your games to analyze critical moments where the opponent recovered or complications arose, and study corresponding endgame or tactical motifs.
  • Drill common blitz time management techniques such as pre-moving, intuitive openings, and quick calculation shortcuts.
  • Balance tactical training with positional understanding to improve your practical decisions in limited time.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
Hikaru Nakamura 1W / 16L / 2D
Michał Kopczyński 2W / 0L / 0D
Jules Moussard 1W / 1L / 0D
Haowen Xue 1W / 3L / 0D
Dmitry Andreikin 2W / 8L / 1D
Piotr Piesik 5W / 1L / 4D
Qi Pang 1W / 0L / 0D
Andrew Tang 1W / 2L / 0D
qwerty_cool_123 0W / 1L / 0D
wgraif 1W / 0L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
Zbigniew Pakleza 35W / 28L / 10D
Stanisław Żyłka 42W / 9L / 5D
Mirosław Lewicki 28W / 16L / 0D
Anton Demchenko 16W / 20L / 6D
Tomasz Jaskolka 32W / 8L / 1D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2994 2928 2640
2024 2968 2888 2589
2023 2905 2885 2489 843
2022 2844 2635 2498 864
2021 2887 2701 2238 831
2020 2631 2553 2130 1090
2019 2463 2383
2018 2422 839
Rating by Year201820192020202120222023202420252994831YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 279W / 131L / 37D 260W / 139L / 39D 85.9
2024 578W / 258L / 73D 535W / 280L / 93D 87.1
2023 391W / 171L / 50D 380W / 195L / 46D 82.9
2022 356W / 163L / 25D 317W / 191L / 38D 84.0
2021 783W / 438L / 82D 695W / 455L / 95D 78.7
2020 547W / 403L / 89D 486W / 475L / 94D 77.5
2019 317W / 218L / 38D 308W / 214L / 45D 75.9
2018 147W / 72L / 13D 139W / 83L / 11D 78.6

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 315 166 124 25 52.7%
Caro-Kann Defense 314 188 100 26 59.9%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 308 188 94 26 61.0%
Modern 189 115 63 11 60.9%
French Defense: Burn Variation 182 99 61 22 54.4%
Sicilian Defense 155 95 50 10 61.3%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 154 80 69 5 52.0%
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 144 87 44 13 60.4%
Döry Defense 136 72 49 15 52.9%
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation 134 66 55 13 49.2%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Caro-Kann Defense 117 74 40 3 63.2%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 85 51 25 9 60.0%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 82 57 21 4 69.5%
Modern 81 54 26 1 66.7%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 68 45 19 4 66.2%
Amar Gambit 67 45 17 5 67.2%
Scandinavian Defense 58 34 23 1 58.6%
Sicilian Defense 54 31 19 4 57.4%
Döry Defense 54 35 14 5 64.8%
Barnes Defense 51 32 16 3 62.8%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Caro-Kann Defense 29 21 4 4 72.4%
French Defense 25 20 2 3 80.0%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 24 16 7 1 66.7%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 19 13 4 2 68.4%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 17 12 4 1 70.6%
French Defense: Advance Variation 16 10 4 2 62.5%
Sicilian Defense 15 6 6 3 40.0%
French Defense: Burn Variation 13 6 6 1 46.1%
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation 12 7 3 2 58.3%
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 11 7 3 1 63.6%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Barnes Defense 5 3 2 0 60.0%
Unknown 4 2 2 0 50.0%
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Scotch Game 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Döry Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 32 2
Losing 8 0