Viktoras Starovoitovas: The Blitz Marathoner
Some players drift between time controls, chasing ratings bullet, rapid, and everything in between. Viktoras Starovoitovas, who plays under the name VStarovoitovas, found his home early, and never left it. His preferred time control is blitz, and he treats every blitz match like a long-distance race. From the first recorded games in early 2020 through the summer of 2026, Viktoras piled up more than 26,000 rated blitz games, a work rate that transforms casual evenings into a full training camp.
His blitz journey begins with a modest start near 1556, but the climb was steep and sustained. By August 2026 he touched 2646 (2026-08-09), putting him in territory most blitz players only visit in their dreams. Along the way he produced winning and losing streaks of exactly 13 games, proof that when Viktoras goes on a run, he goes all in, in both directions.
Home Turf: The Queen's Pawn Kingdom
Look at Viktoras's White games and one pattern emerges: he is a devoted disciple of the queen's pawn. The Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack appears in thousands of his blitz games, and his database is filled with deep, repetitive d4 lines that he clearly knows better than almost anyone else he meets.
His Black repertoire is just as distinctive. Against 1.e4, Viktoras leans on the rock-solid Caro-Kann Defense, while against 1.d4 he frequently reaches the Benoni Defense: Modern Variation. Add in offbeat choices like the Australian Defense and the Dory Defense, and opponents are never quite sure what kind of fight they will get.
The Epilogue Specialist
Viktoras wins by outlasting people. He resigns early in under 3 percent of games, and an endgame appears in nearly four out of every five encounters. His decisive matches run long and physical, and his willingness to keep playing after setbacks stands out. Even after losing a piece, he still wins about 45 percent of the time, a stubbornness that makes him miserable to face when he is on form.
- Comeback-friendly: his games regularly swing back in his favor after a rocky opening.
- Low tilt factor despite thousands of tense blitz battles.
- Strongest after 10 PM, where his win rate climbs above 51 percent, while late-night sessions after 11 PM are best avoided.
Rivalries and Repeat Customers
Regular opponents know the Viktoras experience well. His most frequent dance partner is Ofer Zemer Tov, with 67 blitz meetings that sit almost perfectly balanced, a long-running duel of mutual respect. He has also built a comfortable record against libertatea, winning 25 of their 42 games.
The broader numbers tell a clear story: against lower-rated opposition Viktoras converts at a ruthless clip, and against higher-rated players he struggles more often than not. The gap between those results is typical of a player who knows exactly how to punish weaker play, while still grinding relentlessly against the toughest field.
One Daily Game and Done
For all his blitz heroics, Viktoras has a mysterious one-game Daily career: a single Sicilian Defense in January 2021, and a loss. It seems he looked at the Daily board, did not enjoy the silence, and sprinted back to the blitz pool where the clocks never stop.