About Anatol (Anatries)
Anatol — who also goes by the handle Anatries — is a fierce and fast chess player best known for his Blitz mastery. A natural night owl and position-forging tactician, Anatol favors dynamic, slightly offbeat openings and grinds opponents down into long, satisfying endgames. Expect creative pawn play, sudden rook checks, and the occasional cheeky gambit when the clock is ticking.
Playing Style & Habits
Anatol’s play mixes practical opening preparation with marathon-like endgame stamina. He thrives in Blitz: sharp tactics, lots of checks, and stubborn comebacks (his comeback rate is impressive). He rarely resigns early and loves to press until the final phase — reflected in long average game lengths and a high endgame frequency.
- Preferred time control: Blitz (specialist and frequent competitor).
- Endgame-oriented: plays long decisive games (avg ~80–86 moves).
- Psych profile: tilt factor is noticeable but manageable; best creative hours are very late (best time of day: 04:00).
- Tactical traits: delivers many checks (rooks and queens often do the talking) and performs well after material swings.
Opening Repertoire
Anatol’s openings are practical, a little eccentric, and very effective in rapid time controls. Nf3 is his most frequent first move as White — a sign of a flexible, hypermodern approach that often steers into Réti and English systems. With Black he often chooses uncompromising counterplay like the Scandinavian and Alekhine.
- Favorite Black systems: Scandinavian Defense and Alekhine Defense — solid, surprise-prone, and personally successful.
- White inclinations: Réti Opening and the Colle/English family for quiet positional pressure.
- Special weapons: the English Symmetrical, Anti-Benoni lines (notably high win rates in shorter time controls).
Career Highlights & Trends
Anatol’s journey is a steady climb with sharp peaks in Blitz. He racks up wins against a wide pool of opponents, shows resilience after setbacks, and has recorded impressive winning streaks. For a quick snapshot of his peak performance and growth, see the inline highlights and chart.
- Peak Blitz recognition: 2411 (2025-04-13) — a mark of a top Lightning player.
- Also reached strong peaks in Bullet and Rapid: 2180 (2024-09-02) and 1445 (2023-07-17).
- Streaks: longest winning streak 16 games; longest losing streak 8 (he bounces back).
- Most-played opponent: surefinewhatever — a rivalry with a lopsided scoreline that reads like a soap opera: many games, many lessons.
Sample Scandinavian Sketch
A tiny illustrative sketch (a Blitz-flavored Scandinavian sequence Anatol might enjoy):
Caption: a quick, practical fight — ideal for the 3+0 rush.
Fun Facts & Trivia
- First-move habit: Nf3 is Anatol’s go-to — flexibility over dogma.
- Endgame fan: high endgame frequency means many last-phase wins.
- Late-night strategist: statistics suggest his sharpest play happens in the small hours (seriously — 04:00).
- Resilient mind: excellent comeback rate; never count him out after a blunder.
Follow & Explore
Want to study Anatol’s Blitz style, openings, or sample games? Use the opening links above to dig into his favored systems, or check his head-to-head rivalries for pattern-rich battles. Whether you’re preparing against the Scandinavian or trying to survive an Alekhine storm, Anatol’s games are a useful — and entertaining — resource for Blitz players.