Meet FM Andriy Prydun
Andriy Prydun, known online as Andrii_Prydun, is a FIDE Master who has spent the better part of a decade turning online chess into a contact sport. With over 9,000 recorded games, he is the kind of player who never met a position he could not complicate, a pawn structure he could not push, or a losing game he could not rescue.
Career Path
Andriy's online journey began in 2014, and his blitz rating graph looks like a mountain range drawn by someone in a hurry. The adventure is particularly scenic:
.He earned the FIDE Master title by combining sharp opening play with a stubborn endgame appetite. His games are long, his comebacks are frequent, and his longest losing streak of 10 games only seems to make him more dangerous next time.
Playing Style and Repertoire
As Black, Andriy is a loyal soldier of the Caro-Kann Defense, with more than 500 blitz games in the line and a healthy winning percentage. He also enjoys the Scandinavian Defense, even when the results say he is walking into a hedge. As White, he has a soft spot for the Amazon Attack and other offbeat moves that make opponents question every life choice.
His style is simple: stay in the game, reach the endgame, and outlast everyone. He reaches endgames in roughly 79 percent of his games, rarely resigns, and even after losing a piece he still wins about 48 percent of the time. He is also about 13 percent better in rated games than casual ones, so do not expect a friendly charity game.
Rivalries and Quirks
No career is complete without rivals, and Andriy has a full cast. His most frequent dance partner is Anton Romashov, with 101 games and a record that proves even FIDE Masters have nemeses. Against sofimac, he has somehow turned 43 games into a peaceful draw factory. And against denikboy, he is basically a wall: 27 wins and 0 losses.
- Longest winning streak: 20 games, so watch out when he gets hot.
- Comeback rate: over 85 percent, which is terrifying for anyone who thinks they have beaten him.
- Peak online Blitz rating: 2590 (2021-06-04).
- Best time of day, according to his stats: 2 a.m. That is not a typo.
Final Move
For all his blitz heroics, Andriy's preferred time control is Daily, where he has an absurd record of 18 wins, 2 draws, and only 2 losses. Maybe the secret to beating him is simply giving him more than a day to think. Good luck with that.