About Alireza Azizi (AcademyChessUp)
Alireza Azizi, who often appears online as AcademyChessUp, is a fast-ticking bullet specialist with a taste for complex middlegames and long endgames. Active and prolific, Alireza prefers the pressure of one minute chess but also posts strong results in blitz. Expect sharp opening choices, a knack for comebacks, and games that last long enough to need coffee.
- Preferred time control: Bullet - lightning fast and merciless
- Style highlights: tactical flair, resilient comebacks, frequent endgames
- Peak moments: 2623 (2026-02-25) and 2640 (2026-02-13)
Playing Style
Alireza plays like a marathon sprinter - games are long but the urgency is constant. He converts chaotic positions into practical wins and is hard to finish off once the tides turn.
- Comeback ability: very high - around 86.8 percent comeback rate in tricky positions
- Win after losing a piece: solid resilience, roughly 37.5 percent
- Endgame frequency: high - many games head into long technical fights
- Early resignation is rare in hopeless positions only 0.66 percent
- Average decisive game length: about 83 moves
Notable Openings
Alireza favors flexible and sometimes offbeat systems that steer games into messy, decision-rich territory. He is comfortable both as White and Black, but some lines stand out in his database.
- As White: often steers into positions against the Sicilian Defense Closed lines and enjoys long strategic battles
- Black highlights: good results versus the Czech Defense and the French Defense Classical lines
- Sharp choices: uses Najdorf and other Sicilian subvariations for battlefield complexity Najdorf Variation
- Opening sample: Closed Sicilian and Caro-Kann show up frequently in his repertoires
Performance Highlights
Alireza’s record shows heavy activity and several rating peaks in recent months. He is most dangerous in short time controls and has carved out a reputation as a streaky, relentless opponent.
- Bullet rating trend:
- Biggest streaks: longest winning run 10 games, longest losing run 15 games
- Strength adjusted win rate: Bullet advantage over 50 percent, Blitz near 49 percent
Rivalries and Records
Alireza has a few regular opponents he meets online a lot. The most-played adversary is a long-term rivalry that reads like a small epic.
- Most-played opponent: imanking87 with a head-to-head of Win 234 - Loss 457 - Draw 52
- Other frequent opponents include sadravaziri2999 and iceheart93
- Typical scheduling: often plays late at night where his best win rates appear around 03:00
Sample Game
Here is a representative miniature that shows Alireza's appetite for tactical complications and long term pressure.
Use the viewer above to step through the moves and watch how middlegame tension turns into an endgame grind.
Fun Facts
- Alireza treats the bullet clock like a polite suggestion
- He lands most of his checks with the queen, making her the game's loudest alarm bell
- Best day for wins: Wednesday has the highest win percentage in his schedule