Burak Firat is a highly skilled Grandmaster in the world of chess, known for his impressive tactical prowess and competitive spirit. Specializing in fast-paced games, Burak particularly shines in Bullet and Blitz time controls, where his sharpness and quick thinking set him apart.
Playing Style & Strengths
Burak is famous for his strong endgame skills and strategic gameplay, frequently fighting back from difficult positions with a remarkable comeback rate of over 55%. He boasts balanced victory rates with both White and Black pieces, leaning slightly towards White with a 53% win rate.
Endgame Frequency: 56%
Comeback Rate: 55.74%
Average Moves Per Win: ~50 moves
Psychological Resilience: Maintains low tilt factor at 19, with best playing time around 5 AM.
Opening Choices
Burak’s opening repertoire is both flexible and effective, especially in faster formats:
Bullet Preferences: Reti: KIA, Nimzo-Larsen Attack, various Zukertort Openings
He plays a healthy mix of classical and hypermodern openings, adapting to his opponent and time control with ease.
Career Highlights & Stats
Earned the prestigious Grandmaster title from FIDE.
Peak blitz rating: 2825 as of January 2024 2825 (2024-01-14).
Peak bullet rating: 2873 reached in March 2022 2873 (2022-03-12).
Impressive career record with over 4,200 wins in blitz and more than 430 in bullet games.
Longest winning streak of 24 games — clearly not one to back down!
Known for fast delivery of moves and sometimes early resignations, showing keen awareness when a game has tilted beyond recovery.
Notable Opponents
Burak has a competitive history against many strong players, with a notable rivalry against santoblue, having played over 460 games. Among his favorites to face (and defeat) are opponents like hvillagra and mfborn, where his win rate impressively exceeds 80% and even 100% in some cases!
Fun Fact
At Burak’s preferred hourly peak, around 5 AM, he maintains an astonishing win percentage, proving that while most of us are still hitting the snooze button, Burak is already outsmarting opponents on the board.
Coach Chesswick
Coach's Advice
It's been a while since you played. Play a few more games so we have more positions and decisions to review — then I can provide you with clearer, more actionable advice.
