Adam Collins (ACollins05)
Candidate Master – Chess.com Dynamo
Meet Adam Collins, the Candidate Master who dances gracefully across the 64 squares with a rating that often flirts with the high 2500s, especially in Blitz and Bullet games. A tactician with a penchant for comebacks (almost 59% comeback rate, in fact!), Adam has earned his stripes by winning over 1,200 blitz games online and showing remarkable resilience even after losing a crucial piece.
Adam's playing style is eclectic and strategic – not one to quit easily, they resign early less than 25% of the time, preferring to wrestle opponents deep into the endgame, which they encounter over 60% of the time. With an average of nearly 60 moves per win, it’s clear Adam enjoys the long strategic scrambles as much as the sharp tactical fireworks.
From the Top Secret move to the Three Knights Opening, Adam’s repertoire spans a wide variety of openings, boasting near 50% win rate in blitz with their signature opening—a fan favorite that keeps opponents guessing. Rapid and Bullet also see Adam shine, with peak ratings above 2300 in Rapid and over 2700 in Bullet—enough firepower to light up any fast-paced game.
Psychological resilience? Adam sports a relatively modest “tilt factor” of 14 (chess slang for not throwing the board when things go south), and interestingly, prefers the quiet calm of 5 AM for the best games, when the world is still waking up but the pawns are already marching.
Recent Highlights:
- Latest Victory: A brilliant endgame win against "babsky4" in May 2025 with a classic march of passed pawns and timely rook maneuvers, winning on time (okay, partly luck, but who’s judging?).
- Recent Loss: A hard-fought battle lost by resignation to CaruanaFan2009, where even Adam's deepest defenses eventually gave way.
When not playing, Adam probably plots novel ways to unleash the next brilliant combination or is casually blowing the minds of opponents on Chess.com, all while maintaining a charming balance between sportsmanship and competitive fire.
“Check and mate, but make it stylish.”