Profile
Caplekhine, known in the online arena as S M, is a bold and playful chess competitor who thrives on fast-paced battles. A familiar presence on Bullet and Blitz ladders, Caplekhine brings a mix of sharp tactical awareness and endgame tenacity to every online board. The preferred tempo is Bullet, where quick decisions and quick humor keep opponents on their toes.
Journey and Style
Since dipping toes into the online scene in 2018, Caplekhine has climbed the ranks with a reputation for relentless pace and creative defense. Highlights include a peak Blitz rating near the high 2400s in 2024, a Rapid peak around 2200 in 2023, and a Bullet high around the mid-2300s achieved in 2021. Games are often long enough to test patience, with endgames playing a starring role in Caplekhine's repertoire. There is a sense of calm in the chaos: reflexes may be quick, but the plan is thoughtful and stubborn when pressed.
Opening Flair
Caplekhine's Blitz openings show a love for sharp and resilient defenses. Notable choices include:
- Döry Defense (Blitz): a stubborn, fortress-like stance with thousands of games and a steady test of nerves.
- Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation (Blitz): a popular, combative route that keeps opponents guessing.
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation (Blitz): subtle and flexible, often steering into uncharted paths.
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation (Blitz): another reliable thread in Caplekhine's weaving of ideas.
- Sicilian Defense: Closed (Blitz) and Najdorf-like lines: sharp, tactical terrains that reward precise calculation.
- Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Haag Gambit (Blitz): dynamic options that invite imbalanced positions.
Streaks and Street Smarts
Caplekhine's competitive mind loves a good run. Notable streaks include a longest winning streak of 15 games and a longest losing streak of 15 games, with a current two-game winning streak. The player also has a long-standing habit of embracing endgames, often guiding games toward intricate, patiently fought conclusions. Bullet remains the favorite arena for those brave, rapid-fire battles with the clock.
Fun Facts
Beyond the clock, Caplekhine enjoys exploring new ideas in fast games, balancing audacious attacks with disciplined defense. The persona blends humor with focus, proving that a good joke can be as effective as a good move when the time control is ruthless but the board is kind.
Recent bullet game feedback
You play with active plans and pursue tactical chances, which is a strong approach in fast games. Your openings show a willingness to fight for dynamic positions, and you often keep the pressure on the opponent's king. Below are concrete points to build on and simple steps to improve your consistency in future bullets.
What you did well
- Attacking spirit: You look for forcing moves and create chances to test the opponent's king safety. This kind of initiative is especially valuable in bullet where calm maneuvering is hard to maintain.
- Aggressive openings: You choose sharp, unbalanced openings that lead to interesting middlegames. When you find good tactical motifs, you can convert them into material or mating nets.
- Piece activity: Your pieces often work actively together (quickly coordinating knights, bishops, and rooks) to threaten the enemy king or win material.
- Resourcefulness under time pressure: You tend to keep the game sharp, which can force opponents into mistakes in fast time formats.
Key areas to improve
- Keep a clearer plan after the initial tactical sequence. In fast games it’s easy to get carried away with clever moves; pause to confirm your follow-up objective (mate net, material gain, or simplifying to a winning endgame) before committing to a continuation.
- Watch for overextension and back-rank issues. Deep attacks can backfire if your king becomes exposed or you leave too many loose pawns or undefended pieces behind your lines.
- Strengthen endgame conversion. In several bullets, positions shift into complex endgames or heavy piece trades; practicing rook endings and basic king-and-pawn endings will help you convert more wins from equal-ish positions.
- Time-management discipline. In bullet, a few seconds saved early can prevent blunders later. Develop a quick, repeatable check-list for each move (safety check, candidate moves, and a quick evaluation of tactic threats) to reduce time trouble.
Opening and pattern notes
Your recent games show you’re comfortable with aggressive lines such as Alekhine Defense and other dynamic setups. A practical path forward is to build a compact, reliable 1–2 move knowledge base for each frequent opening so you can decide quickly what to do after your opponent’s first reply. Focus on:
- Alekhine Defense exchanges: know where to place your pieces after typical exchanges to maintain pressure without getting your king exposed.
- Common anti-bullet responses: have a simple, solid plan against popular replies so you’re not stalled on move one.
- Quick endgame patterns you’re likely to reach from these openings, such as simplifying to rook endgames when you’re ahead or aiming for active piece play when behind.
Two-week practical plan
- Daily tactical focus: solve 15 quick tactics exercises that emphasize mating nets, forks, and discovered attacks. Do this in a timer to mimic bullet pace and build pattern recognition.
- Opening mini-repertoires: pick 1–2 lines for Alekhine Defense and 1–2 lines for your other main openings. For each, write a 3-move plan and practice it against a few opponents or a training tool.
- Post-game annotations: after each bullet game, write down three takeaways: (1) a positive forcing idea you used, (2) one choice you would change with more time, (3) the most dangerous counterplay you missed and how you would meet it next time.
- Endgame drills: spend 10–15 minutes twice a week on rook endgames and king+pawn endgames. Use simple drills like “activate the king, activate the rooks, push the outside passed pawn.”
Training resources you can reference
To review patterns from your openings, you can compare your games with typical responses to your chosen lines. Placeholder references you can fill in later include:
- Opponent profile: %3Copponentusername%3E
- Opening name overview: Alekhine Defense
- Sample annotated game:
Next steps
Consistency comes from small, repeatable habits. Try implementing the plan above and bring any standout moments or questions to our next session. If you want, share a short summary of one recent bullet game you found especially tricky and I’ll tailor a focused improvement drill for you.
🆚 Opponent Insights
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Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2268 | |||
| 2024 | 2318 | |||
| 2023 | 2265 | 2206 | ||
| 2022 | 2309 | |||
| 2021 | 2214 | 2295 | ||
| 2020 | 2208 | 2286 | ||
| 2019 | 2363 | |||
| 2018 | 2210 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 890W / 851L / 169D | 826W / 926L / 155D | 85.1 |
| 2024 | 1832W / 1760L / 399D | 1647W / 2004L / 326D | 85.0 |
| 2023 | 2281W / 2369L / 537D | 2021W / 2645L / 435D | 83.7 |
| 2022 | 1802W / 1928L / 362D | 1654W / 2082L / 325D | 82.9 |
| 2021 | 3422W / 3644L / 530D | 3032W / 4058L / 464D | 78.9 |
| 2020 | 4128W / 4384L / 392D | 3637W / 4857L / 341D | 74.8 |
| 2019 | 2138W / 2319L / 492D | 1884W / 2662L / 354D | 86.1 |
| 2018 | 1188W / 1106L / 230D | 1038W / 1229L / 204D | 86.9 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Döry Defense | 2110 | 909 | 1055 | 146 | 43.1% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 1978 | 934 | 874 | 170 | 47.2% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 1813 | 741 | 920 | 152 | 40.9% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation | 1797 | 770 | 880 | 147 | 42.9% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 1665 | 664 | 889 | 112 | 39.9% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 1645 | 647 | 857 | 141 | 39.3% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Haag Gambit | 1616 | 724 | 666 | 226 | 44.8% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 1604 | 645 | 811 | 148 | 40.2% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 1555 | 660 | 776 | 119 | 42.4% |
| Sicilian Defense | 1458 | 644 | 695 | 119 | 44.2% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alekhine Defense | 3892 | 1598 | 2126 | 168 | 41.1% |
| Döry Defense | 2342 | 1052 | 1185 | 105 | 44.9% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack | 1887 | 895 | 912 | 80 | 47.4% |
| Australian Defense | 1672 | 775 | 829 | 68 | 46.4% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 1056 | 557 | 460 | 39 | 52.8% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 958 | 412 | 500 | 46 | 43.0% |
| East Indian Defense | 926 | 402 | 476 | 48 | 43.4% |
| Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted | 831 | 351 | 438 | 42 | 42.2% |
| Amar Gambit | 789 | 339 | 419 | 31 | 43.0% |
| Amazon Attack | 562 | 263 | 284 | 15 | 46.8% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Indian Defense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 15 | 0 |
| Losing | 15 | 1 |