About Tinatin Beridze (Tikoberidzee)
Tinatin Beridze, known online as Tikoberidzee, is a Woman Candidate Master recognized by FIDE and a fierce fan of fast chess. She likes her coffee hot and her clocks hotter, which is why Bullet is her preferred time control. Search engines take note: Tinatin Beridze, WCM, Bullet specialist, Caro-Kann, Blackburne Shilling Gambit.
- Title: Woman Candidate Master
- Username: Tikoberidzee
- Preferred time control: Bullet
- Peak Bullet rating: 2135 (2024-02-18)
- Peak Rapid rating: 2201 (2025-08-29)
- Peak Blitz rating: 2089 (2020-04-24)
Career highlights
Tinatin has built a long and eclectic online career. She mixes tactical fireworks with stubborn endgame play and is not shy about trying offbeat traps when the clock is low.
- Earned the Woman Candidate Master title from FIDE.
- Longest winning streak: 15 games.
- Longest losing streak: 54 games - proof that persistence counts.
- Outstanding comeback ability: 80.7% comeback rate after a bad spot.
Playing style & strengths
Tinatin blends tactical intuition with surprisingly long games. She tends to see the board deeply - average decisive game length often exceeds 65 moves - and she is dangerous when behind.
- Comeback rate after disadvantage: 80.7%.
- Win rate after losing a piece: 46.6%.
- High endgame frequency - she often grinds opponents down.
- Early resignation rate: 7.46% - sometimes she is merciful, sometimes ruthless.
Openings & preferences
Tinatin often returns to solid and surprise options. On both sides she shows love for the Caro-Kann and a healthy curiosity for trick lines like the Blackburne Shilling Gambit.
- Favorite defenses: Caro-Kann Defense and Scandinavian Defense.
- Trick weapon: Blackburne Shilling Gambit - play with care and a sense of humor.
- Common White choices include the Alapin against the Sicilian and solid piece play into middlegames.
- Bullet opening snapshot: Caro-Kann, Scandinavian, Blackburne Shilling Gambit.
Memorable games and analysis
Watch a slice of Tinatin's fast-chess life: a career rating trend in her favorite time control is below, plus a sample Bullet clash and a short PGN to replay.
- Rating chart (Bullet):
- Sample game: Epic Bullet Clash
- Replay a typical Tinatin middlegame:
Fun facts & quirks
A few human details that make Tinatin tick. She is a mood player and a night owl of the 02:00 hour.
- Best time of day to play: 02:00 - midnight oil works wonders.
- Tilt factor: 54 - still learning to blame the mouse instead of the opening.
- Average moves per win: about 67 moves - expect long fights.
- Prefers decisive games. Draws are rare.
Study with her
If you want to study openings Tinatin plays most, start with the Caro-Kann and the Scandinavian. Look up frequent opponents to see recurring themes and pitfalls.
- Most played opponent: mwvadi - dozens of tense duels.
- Also common: nadirashvili95 and Irakli Beradze.
- Opening study links: Caro-Kann Defense and Blackburne Shilling Gambit.