Mans Abosidra - The Calculating Strategist
Mans Abosidra, known on the chessboard as abosidra, is a chess player whose journey resembles a thrilling strategic rollercoaster, full of sharp moves, daring comebacks, and the occasional eyebrow-raising resignation. With a peak blitz rating soaring at 660 in March 2021 and a rapid rating peaking at 692 a month earlier, Mans has carved out a niche for himself in the competitive world of online blitz and rapid chess.
Playing Style & Strengths
Mans favors the Van t Kruijs Opening in blitz games, exhibiting a near 50% win rate over more than a thousand battles fought—clearly, a signature move that keeps his opponents on their toes. His play style is a curious blend of cautious endurance and tactical flair, averaging about 43 moves per win but often stretching to nearly 49 moves when lessons are learned from defeat. He rarely quits prematurely, resigning early in less than 5% of his games, proving he’s in it for the long haul.
Psychological Notes
Like any grandmaster of the virtual battlefield, Mans experiences the infamous "tilt"–an 8/100 tilt factor means sometimes the chess gods get the better of him. But don’t let that fool you—his comeback rate of 33% when down a piece spotlights his resilience. And if you encounter him around noon, beware, as that’s his sharpest hour to checkmate unsuspecting rivals.
Memorable Encounters & Records
His current heated rivalry with players such as bjohnson41 and ronit_sagar reveals a 100% win record – talk about an edge! Yet, some opponents like zinedine0000 or prstan remind him that even the best can be bested. Mans has a respectable balance of wins and losses, with slightly more defeats in blitz where the speed can betray even the sharpest minds.
Recent Adventures
In a recent blitz duel on June 3rd, 2025, Mans dazzled with a swift queen jaunt in the Van t Kruijs Opening, snatching two queen-side pawns and sealing victory by resignation in just eight moves. But like any true warrior, his losses are just another lesson in the eternal quest for checkmate mastery.
Fun Fact
If Mans were a chess piece, he’d probably be a rook – solid, reliable, but with the occasional sneaky castle that catches opponents off-guard. And as his game count climbs into the thousands, so does his reputation as a crafty and persistent contender on chess.com’s battlefield.
Keep an eye on abosidra: he’s a player who turns every pawn push into a story and every game into a saga.