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And_reyka Career Overview: From 1378 to the Summit

And_reyka entered the blitz scene in late 2017 with a rating near 1378 and immediately jumped to 1955 within a month. He crossed 2000 in 2018 and spent the next several years grinding in the 2000 to 2200 band. The breakthrough came in June 2025, when he reached a personal best 2314 (2025-06-26) of 2314. His yearly ratings tell the story of a steady climber, from 1955 in 2017 to 2206 in early 2026.

The volume is staggering. He has won more than 11,500 blitz games, lost nearly 14,500, and drawn only about 1,270. Draws make up less than five percent of his games, because And_reyka fights every point to the end. His longest winning streak is 19 games, while his longest losing streak is 15, so he always bounces back.

And_reyka Opening Repertoire: 1.e4 and the Sicilian Addiction

When And_reyka has the white pieces, expect 1.e4. He has played it almost exclusively for his entire career. His signature weapon is the Blackburne Shilling Gambit, which appears in over 1,400 of his blitz games. The trap is a thing of beauty:

. Opponents who grab the rook often find themselves checkmated before they can celebrate.

With the black pieces, And_reyka is a lifelong addict of the Sicilian Defense. The Dragon Variation with the Yugoslav Attack, the Moscow Variation, the Closed Sicilian, and the Alapin all show up hundreds of times in his record. He also plays the Caro-Kann Defense and the French Defense, and he scores best in the Accelerated Dragon Exchange Variation, where he wins more than half his games.

Rivalries: Familiar Faces at the Board

With so many games, And_reyka has built real rivalries. His most frequent opponent is capricorn9, who has faced him 57 times, with And_reyka ahead 31 wins to 25. Capricorn9 knows his style, but the blitz grinder still finds ways to score. malimukes has met him 50 times with a nearly even series, Imre varasdy leads their series 29 to 20, and gejmk has been his toughest test, winning 22 of their 30 battles. For a sample of the action, check out Their Latest Battle.

Playing Style: Grinder, Fighter, Comeback King

And_reyka is a fighter first. His stats show an 89.1 percent comeback rate, and his early resignation rate of 0.22 means he rarely lets opponents off easy. He drags games into the endgame more than 81 percent of the time, and his average winning game lasts about 68 moves.

• Color split: He scores 44.7 percent with White and 40.1 percent with Black, which fits a player who loves to dictate with 1.e4.
• Best hours: His best time of day is 14:00, and his win rate drops late at night. His tilt factor of 15 suggests a tough loss can sting, but he always queues up again.
• Level based results: Against higher rated opponents he wins 30 percent of the time, while against lower rated players he converts at a 72.8 percent clip.
• Check machine: His queen delivers over 22,000 checks, and he is first to give check in 52 percent of his games.

Beyond Blitz: Rapid, Bullet, and Daily Adventures

Blitz is his home, but And_reyka also enjoys other time controls. His preferred time control is Bullet, where he won all 12 of his bullet games in March 2020. His Rapid record is almost surreal: 18 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, with a peak of 2160. He has even tried Daily chess, winning his only game so far. Wherever he plays, And_reyka brings the same fighting spirit.