Meet bubak2: The Blitz Marathoner
bubak2 is not a casual chess player. He is a phenomenon. Since bursting onto the scene in March 2021 with a modest 1339 rating, this username has played over 51,000 rated Blitz games. That is roughly 800 games per month, or about 26 per day, every day, for more than five years. If you average over 75 moves per game, that is nearly two million moves of competitive chess. His fingers have probably developed their own muscle memory for the Sicilian Defense.
The Rise of a Blitz Grinder
His rating story is one of relentless volume. His first month included 344 games and ended at 1825, a nearly 500 point surge. From there, he spent years oscillating around the 1900 to 2000 zone, occasionally spiking toward 2100. He first touched the 2100s in April 2022, then waited until July 2026 to set his all-time Blitz peak at 2107, captured by 2107 (2026-07-21). The full climb is visible in
.His record is remarkably balanced: about 25,400 wins, 22,750 losses,and 3,700 draws. He wins about 61 percent of games against lower rated opponents and still manages 30 percent against higher rated ones. Most importantly, he almost never gets blown off the board. His one sided loss rate is just 0.46 percent.
A Repertoire Built on Repetition
As White, bubak2 is a creature of habit. His first move is almost always 1.Nf3, steering into Réti Opening style battles, London System setups,and English structures. He has played the London Poisoned Pawn line over 3,200 times, winning 50.5 percent. Against the Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin, he scoresa robust 54 percent.
As Black, he is a Sicilian Defense loyalist. The Accelerated Dragon is his favorite weapon, especially the Exchange Variation, where he has 2,679 games anda 53 percent win rate, including an impressive 1,428 wins. He also regularly faces the Closed Sicilian, Alapin,and Rossolimo lines,making him one of the most battle tested Sicilian players on the platform. His taste for adventure shows up in gambit lines like the Diemer Duhm and Bonet Gambit,where thousands of games have been fought.
gives a visual tour of these favorites.Rivalries That Define the Grind
With over 50,000 games, bubak2 has made friends and foes alike. His most frequent dance partner is cavaloboi25, who has faced him 64 times,with bubak2 holding a slender 34 to 27 edge. Then there is Sasha Ivanov,a nemesis who has had the better of him 26 wins to 15,proving that even marathoners have bad matchups. On the flip side, monejo4649 has struggled against him,losing 26 of their 41 encounters. These rivalries give the ladder a personal soap opera.
The Comeback Kid
Perhaps the most remarkable stat:bubak2 wins back over 86 percent of games after falling behind,and even after losing a piece,he still wins about 47 percent of the time. He rarely quits,with an early resignation rate of just 0.26 percent. His longest winning streak hit 15,while his longest losing streak was 11,and he simply shrugged it off and kept clicking. His best results historically come at 4 a.m.,when he wins 65.7 percent of games. Whether that makes him a night owl ora time traveler is unclear,but it fits the image of a player who simply does not stop playing chess.
Legacy of a Blitz Glutton
bubak2 may not bea titled theoretician,but he embodies the spirit of blitz. He has turned quantity into quality,climbing from 1339 toa 2107 peak through sheer persistence. With over 51,000 games and counting,his legacyis secure:if you ever face him,bring coffee,patience,anda willingness to play the Accelerated Dragon,because he certainly will.