About 8ULL37
Known in the chess realm as 8ULL37, this bullet chess enthusiast is a force to be reckoned with at lightning-fast time controls. Starting from modest beginnings with a Bullet rating of around 564 in late 2020, 8ULL37 has rocketed to a peak Bullet rating of 2752 by August 2025 — a testament to dedicated practice, lightning reflexes, and perhaps a touch of caffeine-fueled inspiration.
Playing Style and Preferences
8ULL37 favors the blistering pace of bullet chess where the clock never waits. Their style features:
- Opening repertoire: Prefers solid and yet aggressive openings, with robust success in the Scandinavian Defense, Caro-Kann Defense, and Alekhine Defense in bullet games.
- Win strategy: Known for a high tactical awareness with an impressive comeback rate of 81.81%, and a strong ability to win after losing a piece (54.29% success).
- Game lengths: Typically wins in around 61 moves on average, but losses tend to be longer battles averaging nearly 73 moves, showing resilience even in defeat.
- Psychological resilience: Despite a notable tilt factor (how often psychological slips occur), 8ULL37 manages to maintain impressive streaks — their longest winning streak hitting a remarkable 52 games.
Achievements and Highlights
Some career milestones and stats for 8ULL37:
- Bullet peak rating: 2752 (August 2025)
- Blitz peak rating: 2193
- Rapid peak rating: 1829
- Daily chess peak rating: 1534
- Over 20,000 bullet game wins showcase both experience and skill.
- Winning rate over 72% with "Unknown Opening" strategies in bullet games — clearly an innovator in less-charted lines.
- Success against tough opponents like fatmasatilmis and psychedelic21 with win rates above 80% in head-to-head records.
Fun Facts & Quirks
- 8ULL37 finds their best playing zen moment around 5 AM — perfect for those night-owl bullet battles or early riser wake-up calls.
- The player is not shy about early resignations, but only about 3.7% of games end this way, proving a fighting spirit.
- Favorite opening move with White overwhelmingly is
e4, but also amusingly favors the less commonb3to keep opponents guessing. - Average decisive games last about 63-70 moves, showing a penchant for both tactical skirmishes and strategic attrition.
Looking Forward
8ULL37 continues to sharpen their bullet and blitz skills, pushing towards even higher ratings while balancing their success in rapid and daily formats. With an ever-expanding repertoire and a game count soaring into the thousands, each match is another opportunity to break records and defy the clock.
Keep your eyes on this swift and strategic star—who knows what opening surprises and blitz innovations 8ULL37 will bring next!
What You're Doing Well
Your recent games demonstrate strong tactical awareness, especially evident in sharp lines like the Scandinavian Defense and Nimzowitsch Defense variations. Your ability to capitalize on early opportunities, often leading to quick decisive wins, shows excellent opening preparation and calculation under time pressure.
- Impressive use of aggressive and direct opening choices leading to swift victories.
- Strong finishing skills in short time controls, managing complex positions well.
- Good adaptation in bullet games, balancing speed with calculated moves.
- Consistent improvement reflected in your steady rating growth over the past months.
Areas for Improvement
While your tactical skills are sharp, focusing on strategic and positional understanding could boost your performance further. Here are some targeted suggestions based on your games and opening preferences:
- Opening Depth: Though your openings yield good results, investing time in deeper theory and ideas behind less familiar lines (such as the Nimzo-Larsen or Modern Defense) can reduce unexpected positions and improve your response versatility.
- Time Management: Even in bullet, efficient clock management is key. Practice balancing quick moves and critical calculation moments to avoid losses on time.
- Endgame Technique: Many games ended due to time, but enhancing endgame fundamentals can turn those into wins when time permits. Focus on king and pawn endings and basic rook endgames.
- Positional Awareness: Your willingness to trade pieces is good tactically, but consider carefully when exchanges improve your position strategically, particularly in sharp opening lines.
Next Steps and Practice Suggestions
To continue your excellent growth trajectory, try integrating these into your training routine:
- Study annotated games focusing on your main openings: Scandinavian Defense and Nimzowitsch Defense. Understanding typical plans will help in middlegame choices.
- Use online puzzles and exercises tailored to endgame scenarios to sharpen your technique under time constraints.
- Play slow games occasionally to improve your strategic understanding and reinforce the intuition that applies even during bullet games.
- Review your recent bullet games to identify recurring patterns in mistakes or missed opportunities for precise play.
Summary
Your recent bullet game performances show a remarkable combination of tactical insight and resilience under time pressure. Building on your strong opening repertoire and sharpening strategic depth will help you climb even further. Keep up the great work, and continue to enjoy your chess journey!
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| honzaslanec | 1W / 2L / 0D | |
| jdpachess | 3W / 2L / 1D | |
| Federico Andrea Maccari | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| mr_asgharzadeh | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| xiro3 | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| nagibs | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| menace520 | 2W / 3L / 0D | |
| youaremyenemyy | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| champ_2008omm | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| 1930s_onyx_club | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Volen Dyulgerov | 96W / 586L / 15D | |
| T. | 80W / 322L / 24D | |
| fatmasatilmis | 173W / 43L / 13D | |
| TheUnderDog001 | 28W / 187L / 9D | |
| psychedelic21 | 171W / 32L / 9D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2300 | 2209 | 1860 | 1198 |
| 2024 | 2407 | 1522 | 1656 | 1189 |
| 2023 | 1879 | 1554 | 1197 | 820 |
| 2022 | 1611 | 969 | 589 | |
| 2021 | 460 | 319 | 500 | |
| 2020 | 564 | 248 | 409 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2690W / 2142L / 276D | 2601W / 2236L / 283D | 70.9 |
| 2024 | 6485W / 3245L / 491D | 6129W / 3580L / 477D | 64.7 |
| 2023 | 2185W / 1583L / 239D | 2125W / 1636L / 238D | 70.1 |
| 2022 | 369W / 269L / 51D | 364W / 273L / 46D | 73.6 |
| 2021 | 26W / 22L / 3D | 32W / 18L / 4D | 61.4 |
| 2020 | 14W / 15L / 2D | 18W / 12L / 2D | 52.8 |
Openings: Most Played
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Opening* | 5152 | 3730 | 1311 | 111 | 72.4% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 4054 | 2444 | 1404 | 206 | 60.3% |
| Amar Gambit | 1910 | 1002 | 820 | 88 | 52.5% |
| Modern | 1863 | 883 | 860 | 120 | 47.4% |
| Alekhine Defense | 1860 | 1120 | 638 | 102 | 60.2% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 1634 | 1034 | 513 | 87 | 63.3% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack | 1532 | 764 | 659 | 109 | 49.9% |
| Amazon Attack | 1397 | 846 | 476 | 75 | 60.6% |
| Australian Defense | 1301 | 667 | 566 | 68 | 51.3% |
| Barnes Defense | 1112 | 581 | 458 | 73 | 52.2% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense | 280 | 150 | 112 | 18 | 53.6% |
| Unknown | 227 | 143 | 84 | 0 | 63.0% |
| Australian Defense | 175 | 98 | 65 | 12 | 56.0% |
| Modern | 174 | 82 | 82 | 10 | 47.1% |
| Alekhine Defense | 158 | 84 | 65 | 9 | 53.2% |
| Amar Gambit | 122 | 70 | 50 | 2 | 57.4% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 113 | 74 | 34 | 5 | 65.5% |
| Barnes Defense | 104 | 51 | 47 | 6 | 49.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 96 | 44 | 45 | 7 | 45.8% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack | 87 | 48 | 33 | 6 | 55.2% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Defense | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Unknown | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Modern | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83.3% |
| Amar Gambit | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Czech Defense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Three Knights Opening | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Döry Defense | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Amazon Attack | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense | 36 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 63.9% |
| Unknown Opening* | 34 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 8.8% |
| Australian Defense | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 60.9% |
| Sicilian Defense | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 57.9% |
| Alekhine Defense | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 56.2% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 80.0% |
| Amazon Attack | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 66.7% |
| Modern | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 58.3% |
| Barnes Defense | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 36.4% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 36.4% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 52 | 0 |
| Losing | 183 | 1 |