Vesna Mihelic - Woman FIDE Master
Meet Vesna Mihelic, known in the chess community as Vesapesa, a formidable Woman FIDE Master who has turned the 64 squares into her personal battleground. Sporting a blend of tactical brilliance and psychological resilience, Vesna is as comfortable executing a clever endgame as she is sprinting through bullet games with blazing speed.
Rising Star & Rating Rollercoaster
Vesna's bullet rating peaked at a sizzling 2272 in early 2024, and she’s kept her average rating in the high 2100s since—proving she’s no one-hit wonder. When the clock’s ticking, her blitz prowess shines too, maxing out at 2278. Rapid and daily games? She wins those with style, boasting a perfect rapid win rate (100%) and an ever-improving daily rating.
Playing Style: The Patient Storm
With a long average of over 75 moves per win and loss, Vesapesa plays chess like a slow-burning thriller—waiting, watching, waiting some more, then BAM! Checkmate. Her endgame frequency is impressively high (80%), and she’s known for resilience, staging comebacks over 85% of the time after being down a piece. Don’t be fooled by her cool exterior though; her tilt factor is a modest 6, meaning she’s got nerves of steel with just a dash of human frustration.
The Opening Whisperer and Opponent Nemesis
While she keeps her opening secrets under tight lock and key ('Top Secret' to be precise), Vesna has a 64% win rate with her favorite bullet openings and stays solidly competitive in blitz and rapid formats. Opponents beware: some players like nimzomithlin007, wliamwhite, and fullysickcuz10 have yet to score a single point against her, thanks to a flawless 100% win record.
Fun Facts & Chess Quirks
- Her best time to play is midnight - apparently, Vespa’s strategy is "checkmate in dreamland."
- Win rates vary throughout the week, with Sunday being her lucky day (a stellar 67% win rate).
- White pieces bring a slight edge: 54% wins with white, and still a respectable 48% with black.
- Despite her tough playing style, she’s only really quit early 1.7% of the time - a true warrior!
Recent Battles
One of Vesapesa’s most impressive recent wins was against golovinsergey in a tense Philidor Defense game, where she outmaneuvered her opponent and clinched victory on time—proving chess is not always just about the pieces on the board, but also the clock. Her losses, few and far between, show her willingness to fight hard until the very end.
In short, Vesna Mihelic is a chess player who combines tactical awareness with a strategic mind and just enough human flair to keep everyone guessing. Whether it’s blitz bullet or a cozy daily game, Vesapesa is always a force to reckon with on Chess.com.
Personalised Feedback for Vesna Mihelic (Vesapesa)
1. Current Landscape
Your recent blitz games show that you are comfortably playing in the 2150-2250 range and have reached 2278 (2023-12-18). You score best in the late-evening sessions, while a dip appears in very early games – see
for the pattern.2. Recognised Strengths
- Initiative-seeking style: Wins against golovinsergey and anime_kurniawan display confident pawn storms (h-pawn pushes and centre breaks) that force your opponents onto the back foot.
- Tactical awareness: Your 23.e5! break in the Philidor game and the exchange-sac on f4 in the Zukertort win show good ability to sense when to open lines.
- Piece activity in the middlegame: Knights often find excellent outposts (e5, f4, g5), and your rooks usually reach open files quickly.
- Practical endgames: The Q+R vs R endgame conversion against HonestJoe1 demonstrates solid technique once material up.
3. Priority Areas for Improvement
- Time management
• Four of the last five losses were on time with equal or even favourable positions.
• You routinely consume ~40 s in the opening phase of a 60 + 1 game – aim for ≤25 s before move 10.
Training tip: Play streaks of 3-minute games where the sole goal is to reach move 15 with ≥2 min on your clock. - Conversion technique once winning
• In the loss to Chesss_Monster you were still objectively fine after 25…Na8, yet drifted as the clock ticked down.
• Adopt a “simplify-then-solidify” checklist: trade queens, centralise king, cut counterplay, then push passed pawns. - Handling blocked pawn structures
• Games vs. the King’s Fianchetto (…e5 g6 setups) and French Exchange saw you misplace pieces behind your own pawn chain.
• Study classic plans in the Hedgehog and Closed Sicilian to refine manoeuvring ideas – e.g. knight reroutes via d7-f8-g6.
4. Opening-Specific Notes
| Colour | System | Observation | Next Step |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | Philidor 3.Bc4 | Excellent score; opponents struggle against quick d4-e5 breaks. | Add 6. Nc3 lines into repertoire to avoid predictable setups. |
| White | Exchange French | Good understanding of piece play, but you allow …c5 too easily. | Study model game Botvinnik–Capablanca 1938 for c4 plans. |
| Black | …dxc4 QGD | Solid, yet you sometimes keep the pawn too long and lag in development. | Practice the Carlsbad structure; be ready to return the pawn for activity. |
| Black | 1…e5 vs odd moves (a3, g3) | Set-ups become passive once White plays d4-c4. | Consider the immediate 3…d5 or 3…c6 plans to meet the King’s Fianchetto. |
5. Tactical & Strategic Exercise Menu
- Daily 10-min puzzle rush focusing on motifs like the fork and overload.
- Analyse one classical endgame each week (start with Capablanca’s rook endings).
- Play training games from this critical position, aiming to convert quickly:
6. Mind-Set & Practical Tips
• Before every move, ask “What does my opponent want?” – this single question would have prevented the …Qa5 blunder in the Exchange French loss.
• In time trouble favour plans that are easy to execute over objectively best moves; speed is a weapon.
• Keep a post-game journal: one line on what went well, one on what to change. Consistency beats extra study time.
7. Looking Ahead
If you tighten time management and refine your blocked-position play, a jump to 2300+ blitz is realistic within the next quarter. Keep enjoying the game, keep attacking, and remember that every loss is simply new data for growth.
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Glossary: zugzwang, hedgehog
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Casper Liu | 0W / 1L / 1D | |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| zig_zag_zug_zwang | 3W / 8L / 2D | |
| zloygepard | 3W / 2L / 1D | |
| Aron Pasti | 1W / 1L / 3D | |
| wliamwhite | 5W / 0L / 0D | |
| morphyattack1 | 1W / 1L / 2D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2161 | 1513 | ||
| 2024 | 2107 | 2225 | 2168 | 1513 |
| 2023 | 2241 | 1479 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1W / 0L / 0D | 2W / 1L / 1D | 54.6 |
| 2024 | 60W / 39L / 16D | 52W / 44L / 10D | 78.2 |
| 2023 | 26W / 16L / 4D | 21W / 17L / 8D | 81.2 |
Openings: Most Played
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0% |
| Vienna Gambit: 3...d5 4.exd5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Giuoco Piano: Tarrasch Variation | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| King's Indian Attack | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.3% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Modern | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Game | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KGA: Bishop's Gambit, Bledow, 4.Bxd5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 42.9% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 52.9% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 47.1% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 46.1% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 61.5% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 45.5% |
| French Defense | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.4% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.6% |
| Ruy Lopez | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.4% |
| Catalan Opening: Closed | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.7% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 7 | 0 |
| Losing | 6 | 0 |