Andrei-Mihai Bonte: The Blitz-Hardened FIDE Master Behind "andrewtnb"
Who Is Andrei-Mihai Bonte?
Andrei-Mihai Bonte, better known on the board as andrewtnb, is a FIDE Master with a serious addiction to fast chess. While other titled players spread their energy across classical, rapid, and daily formats, Bonte has made Blitz his home. He has played more than 9,200 rated Blitz games since 2016, which is a lot of mouse clicks, a lot of 2 a.m. moves, and a lot of opponents hoping to catch him off guard.
His peak Blitz rating of 2591 (2026-07-13) shows that this online marathon has paid off. He is the kind of player who can grind through a losing streak, rattle off 28 wins in a row, and still come back for another game at 2 a.m., statistically his best time to play.
A Decade of Blitz Battles
Bonte's online rating journey has been anything but boring. In 2016 he was already pushing 2400, then he spent years bouncing around the 2200s and 2300s like a pinball. The real fireworks came in late 2024 and beyond, when he started touching 2500 and eventually reached a peak of 2591 in Blitz. His longest winning streak of 28 games is balanced by a stubborn longest losing streak of 13, which only proves he never runs away from a challenge.
Repertoire and Playing Style
Bonte's opening tastes have evolved dramatically. Early on he was a loyal 1.d4 player, but in recent years he has become an enthusiast of quirky, offbeat systems. His 2026 first-move statistics show 253 games with 1.d3 and only 10 with 1.d4. That is not a small tweak; that is a full embrace of the weird and wonderful. The Amar Gambit and the Amazon Attack show up all over his Blitz history, and he is not ashamed to play them.
When he has the black pieces, Bonte is a soldier of the solid Spanish? Wait no. He leans on the Caro-Kann Defense and the French Defense, two of the most reliable ways to tell White, "I am still here, and I am not going anywhere." His games tend to be long, with decisive battles often stretching past 75 moves, and he reaches the endgame in over 80% of his games. If you want a quick win against him, bring snacks.
Rivalries and Numbers
No Blitz grinder exists without familiar faces. Bonte has faced Ivan Illiev 45 times, making that his most frequent online feud. He also owns a perfect 26-0 record against ptirius danni, which is either an extraordinary matchup edge or a very one-sided friendship.
- Longest winning streak: 28 games
- Longest losing streak: 13 games
- Blitz record: 3907 wins, 4397 losses, 923 draws
- White win rate: 45.7%, notably stronger than his Black win rate of 39.0%
- FIDE Master title: earned from FIDE, and used almost exclusively on Blitz boards
Bonte does not fold easily. His comeback rate is close to 85%, and one-sided losses are rare. He may not always win, but he will almost always make you work for it, and he will probably do it in under five minutes per side. That is the life of a Blitz FIDE Master named andrewtnb.