GMPaulius Pultinevicius
LTU · FIDE ID 12809390 · 593 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2534
#4 in LTU (active)
Rapid
2611
#1 in LTU (active)
Blitz
2535
#2 in LTU (active)
Score
69%
339 W · 136 D · 118 L
Opp. avg
2367
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-27
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 71% of games (scores 72%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 91 of 156 games (Caro-Kann Defense), scoring 65%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 75 of 78 games (Indian Defense), scoring 63%.
- Comfort zone: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation as Black, 74% in 19 games.
- By opponent strength: 44% against higher-rated players, 76% against lower-rated.
Based on 593 over-the-board games (106 classical · 39 rapid · 32 blitz). 302 with White (73%), 291 with Black (65%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 213 | 72% |
| 1.c4 | 49 | 73% |
| 1.Nf3 | 22 | 75% |
| 1.e4 | 17 | 68% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 11 | 73% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | 7 | 57% |
| Indian Defense: Accelerated London System | 6 | 67% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System | 6 | 83% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation | 5 | 90% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (156 games)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 91 | 65% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 59 | 66% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 5 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (78 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 75 | 63% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 33% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation | 19 | 74% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | 13 | 69% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation | 12 | 63% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation | 11 | 59% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 10 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | Mircea-Emilian Parligras (2507) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | L |
| 2026-09-25 | Ido Gorshtein (2560) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | ½ |
| 2026-09-24 | Hamed Wafa (2358) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | L |
| 2026-09-23 | David Navara (2606) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | L |
| 2026-09-20 | Bardiya Daneshvar (2572) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | L |
| 2026-09-19 | Ante Brkic (2610) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | W |
| 2026-09-18 | Gawain C B Maroroa Jones (2633) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 | W |
| 2026-09-16 | Ahmed Abdullah S Alrehaili (2106) 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 13-37 | W |
| 2026-08-23 | Chinna Reddy C.H. Mehar (2372) Kanizsa Open 2026 | Group A | Top boards · classical | L |
| 2026-08-22 | Vadym Petrovskiy (2471) Kanizsa Open 2026 | Group A | Top boards · classical | L |
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