Player Overview
Meet MP🇮🇳😊 Aasapu, better known on the server as balajiaasapu. If his name suggests a smile, his chess suggests a stubborn refusal to stop smiling. A Rapid-first player, he has turned a modest 821 rating in September 2020 into a peak of 2314 (2026-09-29) by September 2026.
The climb was not a straight line. There were dips, draws, and a few rough months, but the overall trajectory is the kind that makes rating graphs look like a motivational poster.
Opening Repertoire
With the white pieces, Aasapu is a loyal citizen of the London System, particularly the sharp Poisoned Pawn Variation. He also enjoys the Amazon Attack and the Dory Defense, showing a taste for lines that keep opponents off balance.
As Black, he leans on the French Defense in all its forms: Exchange, Advance, and Classical. The French is his safety blanket, and he has played it hundreds of times across Rapid, Blitz, and Bullet.
Style and Grit
Aasapu is not a quitter. His early resignation rate is just 2.99%, and his endgame frequency sits at 71.37%. When he loses a piece, he still wins 44.92% of the time, and his comeback rate is a remarkable 75.81%.
He is at his best against lower rated opposition, winning 80.13% of those games, while holding his own against equals at 54.55%. Against higher rated players he wins 26.91%, which is respectable for someone who keeps accepting tougher challenges.
Rivals and Records
Every player has a nemesis. For Aasapu, that is eplekjeks, who leads their head to head 3 wins to 2. Another tough opponent is madehajabar, who has yet to lose to Aasapu in four meetings. On the flip side, betins273 has never beaten Aasapu in four games.
- Longest winning streak: 9
- Longest losing streak: 8
- Most common first move as White: d4
- Best time of day to play: 14:00