An Amateur Archive of Obsession
Artin Ashraf, known to the queue as artin10862, is a FIDE Master who treats online chess like a competitive sport and a have enough grilled. His preferred time control might say bullet, but his real legacy is built in blitz, a format where he has played enough games to make a whole issue of the phrase "volume training."
The chart above is not just a line, it is a heart rate monitor. It goes up, it goes down, then it goes up again because calling it quits does not appear in Artin's repertoire.
Hot Streaks and Hard Landings
- He once went on a 14 game winning streak, which is already impressive. Then he unpacked a 20 game losing streak, which in some circles is considered character development.
- His blitz profile is filled with decisive games. A draw is not his default solution; he allows the fire to do the talking.
- He has been knocked down repeatedly, yet his comeback rate is almost 89%, meaning the fall was often only a prologue.
Sit with that for a second. A player who can spam thousands of games, lose a rough batch, and still return ready to rematch until the clock learns to fear him.
A Repertoire and a Podcast of Enemies
Artin does not hide from the famous lobbies. He has shared arrows with Hikaru Nakamura more times than enough, and while Hikaku holds the upper hand, Artin is still queuing up for more. The reckless podium also includes a long running scoreboard with Daniel Naroditsky and a gigantic beginning with Sina Movahed, whose match count has reached the level where they should probably send each other annual wraps.
When it comes to moves, Artin knows how to be the less obvious queen. He uses the Caro-Kann Defense as a black defence, and when he wants a neutral and repeated pattern, he trusts the English Opening to give him a way to develop without shaking the world into a perfect fire. His is a fun house mirror: sometimes classic, sometimes chaotic, always colorful.
A Small Punch at the Board
If you want to see the kind of setup he enjoys, here is a short snippet from the beautiful castle, Caro-Kann land:
All the Tilt, All the Heart
Artin Ashraf is not a chess robot. A robot would never mix a 14 game streak with a 20 tilt, and a robot would never keep clicking after hundreds of games. He has the title of FIDE Master, but the online life gives him something that comes with us: a huge appetite for rematch.
If you meet him in blitz, try to survive. If you meet him in bullet, just remember that the man loves the clock like a drummer loves a beat.