Vaibhav Verma (aka CantCountMeOut)
Meet Vaibhav Verma, a chess enthusiast whose rating journey reads like an epic saga of strategic resilience and occasional bewilderment. Known online as CantCountMeOut, Vaibhav’s blitz rating has impressively soared from modest beginnings at 678 in 2021 to a solid 1255 by 2025. Not too shabby for someone who might secretly be a grandmaster-level coffee aficionado!
Playing Style & Strengths
Vaibhav's style is a curious cocktail of patience and tactical flair. With an endgame frequency north of 60%, he clearly enjoys the thrill of the final battlefield. His average winning games span about 56 moves, a testament to his reluctance to rush — or perhaps a sign that he enjoys the scenic route through chess land.
The comeback king? Absolutely. Vaibhav boasts an astonishing 66.43% comeback rate, and a perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece. Clearly, he believes in “losing the battle but winning the war” — or maybe he just has a flair for dramatic turnarounds that keeps his opponents on edge.
Performance Highlights
- Blitz: Over 3,000 games played, with nearly half resulting in wins and a max rating peak of 1383 in 2025.
- Rapid: Despite fewer games, a strong 62.5% win rate showcases tactical sharpness in longer formats.
- Daily Chess: The slow and steady wins the race — an 80% win rate on daily games proves Vaibhav’s patience pays off.
- Bullet: It’s fast, furious, and about 50% wins, proving that lightning rounds are still a little wild.
Psychological Quirks
Tilt factor? A modest 9, which in chess terms means sometimes the pawns get the better of his mood, but it’s all in good spirit. However, don’t let the slight negativity skew your opinion: Vaibhav’s resilience and knack for bouncing back make him a never-to-be-underestimated opponent.
Friends & Foes
While Vaibhav cherishes a list of regular opponents, some top players like ibrahim0357 and til16 have proven quite the tough nuts to crack — unfortunately, Vaibhav’s win rate against them is currently a humble 0%. However, against others like yikajayi and urfanramadhan, he boasts a perfect 100% success, showing sometimes all it takes is the right matchup and a clever gambit.
Off the Board
When not contemplating his next daring knight move, Vaibhav might be found perfecting his opening lines or sharing memes about chess blunders — after all, what’s a chess warrior without a sense of humor?
In the wild world of chess, Vaibhav Verma is that unpredictable storm: sometimes calm, sometimes tempestuous, but always ready to prove that you truly can't count him out.
