About Aleksandar Indjic
Aleksandar Indjic is a Serbian Grandmaster known for his razor-sharp blitz skills and competitive spirit. He has dazzled the chess world with his tactical prowess and resilient gameplay, climbing the ranks to achieve an impressive peak blitz rating of 3070 in mid-2025.
Playing Style & Strengths
Indjic's games are a rollercoaster of tactical fireworks and grueling endgames (he enjoys endgames in nearly 90% of his matches!). With an average of around 80 moves to a win, patience is a virtue in his game. He thrives in blitz, where his intuitive play and rapid calculation shine brightest. His comeback rate is phenomenal, winning almost 91% of games even after losing a piece—a true fighting spirit!
Notable Achievements
- Grandmaster title from FIDE
- Peak blitz rating of 3070 (June 2025)
- Strong rapid and bullet performances: Peak rapid rating 2709 and bullet rating 2916
- Amazing longest winning streak of 27 games
Favorite Openings
Aleksandar uses a rich array of openings across different time controls, showing particular fondness for:
- Queen's Pawn Game and Neo-Indian defenses in blitz
- Benoni Defense variations, with a win rate over 60% in blitz
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack and Hungarian Opening with great success in bullet
- Reti and Pirc openings in rapid games
Performance Highlights
Whether playing as White or Black, Aleksandar's win rates impress: about 60% with White and 54% with Black in blitz. His calm under time pressure and willingness to play deep endgames make him a formidable opponent. He has scored victories against many notable international opponents and shows best results playing around late morning to early evening hours, with a particular hot hour at 6 AM—an early bird for sure!
Fun Facts
- Despite blitz being his preferred time control, Aleksandar also enjoys a strategic game in rapid and bullet formats.
- His opponents might wish they hadn't resigned early—the GM has a remarkably low early resignation rate of just 0.36%
- He has faced the legendary Hikaru Nakamura in blitz battles, even managing some wins albeit a tough rivalry!
- Aleksandar has a “tilt factor” of 10, proving he knows how to keep his cool even under pressure (or stubbornly refuses to give up)!