Player Snapshot
Ervin Ozkan, known online as BursaBBSatranc, is a FIDE Candidate Master and one of the most tireless Blitz warriors on the platform. His username points to Bursa, and his play has a distinctly fighting spirit: relentless, uncompromising, and allergic to quiet draws.
Style and Openings
Ervin's opening repertoire is built on solid foundations with a twist. As White he almost always heads for 1.d4 and has an enormous body of work in the London System, while as Black he regularly defends against 1.e4 with the Petrov's Defense and meets 1.d4 with flexible setups including the Slav Defense and King's Indian Defense.
His games tend to be long. Average decisive games stretch well past 80 moves, and he reaches the endgame in around 85 percent of his contests. He is not afraid to outlast opponents, and his comeback rate of 86 percent shows a refusal to surrender even after losing material.
Marathon Man
Ervin has played tens of thousands of rated online games, with Blitz as his clear favorite. The volume is staggering, and so is the intensity. He has put together a 27-game winning streak, and his best results tend to arrive in the small hours, with 2 a.m. listed as his most productive time to play.
He has developed fierce rivalries with regular opponents, most notably Necmettin KORKMAZ, a name that appears on his scorecard more than any other.
Career Highlights
- Earned the Candidate Master title from FIDE.
- Reached a Blitz peak of 2900 (2026-08-24).
- Surpassed 2700 in Blitz and 2800 in Bullet during a remarkable 2025-2026 run.
- Won over 6,000 Blitz games, proof of his relentless grinding style.
Fun Facts
- Longest winning streak: 27 games.
- Longest losing streak: 11 games, because even warriors have bad days.
- His white pieces win nearly half the time, while his black pieces are a bit more human.
- He has a tilt factor of 11, but you would never know it from his 86 percent comeback rate.