From Capablanca to Capablanka
Capablanka71 carries a name that winks at José Raúl Capablanca, the third world champion and one of history's greatest endgame artists. The "71" hints at a 1971 vintage, and the board play backs it up: this is a player who loves long, grinding battles and rarely blinks in the final phase.
A Blitz Devotee
While most players spread their time across formats, Capablanka71 is a blitz specialist through and through. The preferred time control is blitz, and the numbers are staggering: more than 27,000 blitz games since May 2022, with over 14,000 wins. The peak came at in January 2026, a fitting reward for years of steady climbing.
The journey was not always smooth. The rating started around the 1730s, flirted with the 2300s as early as November 2022, and finally broke through to a 2419 ceiling in early 2026. The rapid and bullet samples are tiny by comparison, which only confirms where the true love lies.
Opening Loyalties
Capablanka71 is a creature of habit. As Black, the player has used the Petrov's Defense nearly 3,000 times, with a respectable 49.6% win rate. There is also a clear fondness for the Bogo-Indian Defense and the Four Knights Game. With the white pieces, 1.d4 is the go-to move, and the Slav Defense is a favorite weapon against ...d5, winning nearly 56% of those games.
Rivalries
No online career is complete without familiar foes. The most frequent sparring partner is wavig, who has faced Capablanka71 103 times, with 57 wins for Capablanka71. Other regulars include fastoch, wader777, and bisirob, all of whom have helped shape a fighting style through hundreds of hard-fought games.
Streaks and Comebacks
Style is defined by resilience. Games reach the endgame 84% of the time, wins average around 78 moves, and early resignations are rare. When things look grim, a lost piece is rarely the end of the story.
- Longest winning streak: 18 games
- Longest losing streak: 12 games
- Comeback rate: 83.6%
- Best results around 3 AM