Bence Pribelszky (aka Bencus12)
International Master | Chess Connoisseur | Occasional Bullet Blitzer
Meet Bence Pribelszky, an International Master recognized by FIDE, whose chess journey reads like a thrilling novel sprinkled with tactical creativity and the occasional nervous blunder. Known in the chess realm as Bencus12, Bence has demonstrated not only a fierce competitive spirit but also a penchant for entertaining and challenging even the most seasoned opponents.
Bence’s chess career is marked by a steady climb and occasional rocket launches in various time controls. While maintaining a passionate love for Daily and Rapid games with significant strategic depth, Bence has truly excelled in Bullet and Blitz formats. By 2025, Bence reached a remarkable bullet peak rating of 2671 and blitz soaring over 2600, proving that speed and precision are his bread and butter.
A master of resilience, Bence boasts an inspiring comeback rate of 66.86%, and an astounding 87.17% win rate after losing a piece—because giving up is not in this player's dictionary. With an average game length of about 55 moves before victory, Bence blends deep calculation with endurance, and occasionally a bit of madness in the final phases of the game.
Bence’s psychological profile reveals a tilt factor of 71, which might explain those moments of emotional fireworks at the chessboard—everyone needs a little passion, right? That same passion fuels a win rate of almost 60% with the white pieces and more than 56% with black, showcasing versatile mastery on either side of the board.
Off the board, Bence is known for favorite “Top Secret” opening strategies, wielding them in nearly 1,200 games with a win rate hovering around 53-77% depending on the format. It seems the best moves might truly be secret... at least for now.
When not racing against the clock or plotting checkmates, Bence enjoys analyzing games where opponents range from "floriandikolimpia23333" (whom Bence has defeated 100% of the time!) to "eivissa" (a tougher customer with a 0% win rate). Some opponents become frequent sparring partners, enriching Bence’s competitive experience and sharpening skills.
"Chess is a war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind." — and Bence seems to be winning that war very often.
Game Strengths
Bence, your recent games show good strategic understanding and practical play under time pressure, especially in bullet format. Here are some of your strengths:
- Opening Knowledge: You demonstrate solid familiarity with a variety of openings such as the Indian Game, French Defense, and Caro-Kann, employing them confidently and achieving decent success rates.
- Time Management: In your win against F-Freire, you managed your clock well and maintained pressure, eventually winning on time without losing material disadvantageously.
- Endgame Awareness: In several games, you maneuver effectively in complex positions, showing solid endgame technique for the bullet pace.
Areas for Improvement
Despite your strengths, there are some aspects where focusing can help raise your play further:
- Handling Pressure in Turning Positions: In your recent losses, key moments involved tactical oversights or allowing the opponent too much counterplay. Sharpening calculation and board vision under time pressure should help.
- Opening Consistency: Although you have a wide repertoire, certain openings like the Alekhine Defense have a sub-50% win rate. Consider refining your preparation or selecting openings that suit your style more comfortably.
- Drawing and Conversion: Your draw rate is relatively low, and some drawn games might be improved by better technique or risk management to convert them into wins or secure the draw.
- Recent Trend Considerations: Your rating trend shows a 3-month decline and a 6-month negative slope despite recent small improvements. This suggests focusing on maintaining confidence and learning from losses to avoid setbacks.
Practical Suggestions
To build on your current level and shore up weaker areas, you might:
- Analyze your losses and draws deeply to identify recurrent tactical errors or misjudgments, especially in the transition from opening to middle game.
- Spend some training time on calculation exercises and visualization drills to improve fast thinking under bullet time controls.
- Review your less successful openings with chess engines and strong players to improve theoretical understanding or decide whether to switch to alternatives.
- Practice endgame studies focusing on practical scenarios common in bullet to improve your conversion and defense skills.
- Keep a balanced approach between playing aggressive to leverage your win capability and maintaining stability to reduce losses and improve rating trend.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| floriandikolimpia23333 | 10W / 0L / 0D | View |
| tmac-35 | 0W / 1L / 0D | View |
| cmmild | 0W / 1L / 0D | View |
| ritz_carlton | 1W / 0L / 0D | View |
| alejinboy | 1W / 0L / 0D | View |
| vincefm | 3W / 4L / 4D | View |
| donat_000 | 3W / 0L / 1D | View |
| iplayagainst_pieces | 0W / 0L / 1D | View |
| 123eshan | 0W / 1L / 0D | View |
| Caleb Levi | 1W / 0L / 0D | View |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gellert Karacsonyi | 12W / 7L / 1D | View Games |
| Pawel‚ Dudzinski | 10W / 6L / 2D | View Games |
| jghlim | 9W / 3L / 1D | View Games |
| Burikabu Chichikoko | 7W / 5L / 0D | View Games |
| Martin Botond Vodila | 6W / 3L / 2D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2721 | 2522 | 2390 | 1915 |
| 2024 | 2662 | 2505 | 2372 | |
| 2022 | 2426 | |||
| 2021 | 2401 | 2435 | 2109 | 1525 |
| 2020 | 2424 | 2347 | 2112 | 2016 |
| 2019 | 1996 | 1780 | ||
| 2018 | 1864 | 1728 | 1840 | |
| 2017 | 2017 | 1704 | 1480 | |
| 2016 | 2122 | 1611 | 2012 | 1585 |
| 2015 | 1576 | 1836 | 1902 | 1777 |
| 2014 | 1514 | 1681 | 1830 | 1912 |
| 2013 | 1511 | 1674 | 1504 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 596W / 550L / 75D | 537W / 579L / 99D | 79.4 |
| 2024 | 97W / 76L / 9D | 90W / 77L / 10D | 81.5 |
| 2022 | 4W / 0L / 1D | 3W / 0L / 1D | 78.3 |
| 2021 | 18W / 4L / 1D | 17W / 8L / 1D | 77.3 |
| 2020 | 143W / 42L / 10D | 133W / 40L / 16D | 77.8 |
| 2019 | 45W / 14L / 0D | 55W / 16L / 0D | 38.2 |
| 2018 | 50W / 29L / 0D | 41W / 26L / 3D | 33.7 |
| 2017 | 217W / 142L / 3D | 210W / 151L / 8D | 34.0 |
| 2016 | 144W / 81L / 9D | 159W / 82L / 3D | 45.2 |
| 2015 | 134W / 71L / 10D | 123W / 74L / 16D | 57.6 |
| 2014 | 110W / 32L / 10D | 94W / 36L / 15D | 56.1 |
| 2013 | 159W / 145L / 15D | 158W / 170L / 11D | 50.4 |
Openings: Most Played
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.4% |
| Sicilian Defense | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, American Attack | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Giuoco Piano: Tarrasch Variation | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0% |
| Petrov's Defense | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.0% |
| Czech Defense | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Hungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Defense | 51 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 60.8% |
| Amar Gambit | 45 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 40.0% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense | 39 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 61.5% |
| Sicilian Defense | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 63.2% |
| Unknown | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 82.3% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation | 34 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 41.2% |
| Giuoco Piano: Tarrasch Variation | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 56.7% |
| Döry Defense | 29 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 44.8% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 27 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 63.0% |
| French Defense | 27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 59.3% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amar Gambit | 109 | 62 | 40 | 7 | 56.9% |
| Modern | 106 | 54 | 42 | 10 | 50.9% |
| Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation | 70 | 44 | 23 | 3 | 62.9% |
| Czech Defense | 66 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 57.6% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 64 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 50.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 63 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 68.2% |
| Barnes Defense | 58 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 55.2% |
| Alekhine Defense | 55 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 45.5% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack | 54 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 57.4% |
| French Defense | 49 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 49.0% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 594 | 342 | 250 | 2 | 57.6% |
| Barnes Defense | 68 | 43 | 24 | 1 | 63.2% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 68 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 51.5% |
| Amar Gambit | 56 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 58.9% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense | 56 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 37.5% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 49 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 36.7% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation | 47 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 61.7% |
| Modern | 44 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 59.1% |
| Czech Defense | 43 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 60.5% |
| Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation | 40 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 35.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 26 | 2 |
| Losing | 71 | 0 |