About AlejoChessYT
AlejoChessYT is a passionate chess player known for his rapid and flashy play style, preferring fast-paced time controls like Blitz and Bullet. Starting from a modest rating in 2020, AlejoChessYT has steadily improved, showing great dedication and resilience in his chess journey.
Playing Style and Strengths
AlejoChessYT thrives in fast games, especially Blitz where he's played thousands of games with a nearly 50% win rate, and Bullet where his relentless pace often overwhelms opponents. With a high tactical awareness, his comeback rate is an impressive 89%, meaning he's a fighter until the last move!
- Average moves per game hover around 80, showing tenacious and strategic play.
- Mad skills in endgames, with endgame occurrence at 81.5% of his games.
- Careful with early resignations — only abandoning games prematurely 1.24% of the time.
Favorite Openings
In Blitz and Bullet, AlejoChessYT favors solid and classic systems with a twist:
- Scandinavian Defense: Valencian Variation (Blitz) — nearly 50% win rate across 178 games
- Queen's Pawn openings, including the Accelerated London System and Normal Defense, showing preference for strategic maneuvering
- Benoni Defense in Bullet — aggressive counterplay and complexity
- Likes to surprise opponents with openings like Nimzowitsch-Larsen and Zukertort in Bullet games
Notable Achievements & Stats
- Peak Blitz rating: 2247 (achieved November 2024)
- Peak Bullet rating: 2527 (January 2022) — not for the faint-hearted!
- Preferred playing hours are surprisingly early — 7 AM is when he's at his sharpest.
- Longest winning streak: 19 games — the chess gods favored AlejoChessYT for a while!
Fun Facts & Trivia
- Despite blitzing through games, AlejoChessYT pays attention to detail, with an average first capture happening around move 6.
- Black pieces haven't scared AlejoChessYT; they hold a solid 45.28% win rate too.
- While bullet games can be chaotic, AlejoChessYT maintains a calm mind, maintaining a comeback rate near 90% after losing material.
- He's faced some top-tier opponents like firouzja3000 and displayed remarkable resilience.