Andrey Krasnov: FIDE Master and Bullet Chess Marathoner
Andrey Krasnov, known on the server as anvikr, is a FIDE Master who has approached online chess the way other people approach step counters, with totals that simply refuse to stop climbing. Since his first rated games in late 2018, he has logged more than 36,000 bullet games, a figure that guarantees both deep opening knowledge and an excellent relationship with his mouse.
The miles show up on the scoreboard. Andrey's Bullet peak sits at 2539 (2024-06-30), reached in June 2024, and his Blitz peak of 2541 (2026-09-19) arrived in September 2026, proof that the grind keeps paying dividends. His rating curve reads less like a graph and more like a flight of stairs he has no intention of finishing.
Preferred Time Control: Daily Chess
Here is the surprise: Andrey's preferred time control is Daily chess, the format where each player may ponder for hours instead of panicking for seconds. The numbers back the preference. His Daily record stands at 6 wins, 1 loss and 3 draws, and his strength-adjusted win rate in the format, roughly 67%, is the best of any clock he owns. His Daily rating peaked at 2152 (2026-04-19) in April 2026. Give the man an actual chair and a fresh coffee, and the bullet grinder turns into a patient strategist.
Opening Repertoire: 1.e4 and the Scandinavian Defense
Andrey opens with 1.e4 the way most people open doors. His first-move statistics are a wall of e4 every single year, with the occasional d4 sprinkled in like parsley. From there, the Scandinavian Defense is the signature dish, with more than 2,500 bullet games featuring the Qxd5 main lines, while the Caro-Kann Defense and the Closed Sicilian serve as reliable sides. The Barnes Defense quietly leads the profit margin at a 56% win rate, and the Amar Gambit has been rolled out nearly 1,600 times, proving that a dubious opening played with total confidence is basically a personality trait.
A typical Scandinavian afternoon looks like this:
Chess Rivals: Familiar Faces Across the Board
No one sees more of Andrey than Mike Ellenbogen, his most frequent dance partner at 89 meetings, of which Andrey has taken 52. Less cheerful is the ledger against Jacob Askin, who leads their series 41 games to 15, a rivalry Andrey surely describes as character building. Old foes yspok1 and Jesse Davidson also hold narrow series leads, which virtually guarantees the rematches will continue until morale improves.
Playing Style, Quirks, and the 5 A.M. Edge
- He reaches the endgame in roughly 75% of his games, so opponents should pack a lunch.
- His comeback rate is 79%, and he still wins nearly half of the games in which he drops a piece. Giving Andrey material is not a donation, it is a loan he may never repay.
- He lands the first check 59% of the time, and his favorite attacker is the queen, who has paid nearly 39,000 visits to enemy territory.
- His best hour is 5 a.m., when his win rate tops 54%. Mid-morning sessions are noticeably more humbling.
- His longest winning streak and longest losing streak are both exactly 14 games, a symmetry the universe rarely offers anyone.
- Despite a bullet-heavy lifestyle, he loses on time far more often than he wins on it. Speed, it turns out, is relative.
- An early resignation rate of 45% shows he knows when a position, or an evening, is beyond saving.
Add it up and you get a FIDE Master with bullet-marathon legs, Daily-chess manners, and a queen he is never shy about marching. Somewhere out there it is 5 a.m., the board is open, and Andrey Krasnov has already played 1.e4.