Meet CarrotsandPizza
Mihael Ankerst, known to the internet as CarrotsandPizza, is a FIDE Master with a simple philosophy: play more chess. More than 70,000 rated games deep into his online career, he has become something of a monument to persistence. He is a blitz specialist by preference and by volume.
The Marathon Man
Blitz is Mihael's natural habitat. His rating graph is not a line so much as a heartbeat monitor, and he is completely okay with that. The journey has been long, loud, and full of timeouts.
He has won 9,568 games on time and lost 26,939 the same way across his online career. His early resignation rate sits at 55 percent, so when he is losing, he usually finds a way to leave quickly. Unless the clock decides otherwise.
An Opening Repertoire With Opinions
As Black, Mihael is a loyal citizen of the Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation, playing it thousands of times and daring opponents to figure it out. As White, he has bounced between the Nimzo-Larsen Attack and the Amar Gambit, with occasional respectful visits to the Four Knights Game. He wins about half of his games from the opening, which is exactly what you would expect from someone who has seen everything at least twice.
A Cast of Regulars
You cannot play this much chess without making friends. clauditox has faced Mihael 143 times in a rivalry so balanced it should be a museum exhibit. Then there is kamran SHIRAZI, who has somehow won 88 of their 131 meetings while still coming back for more. Some rivalries are about revenge; this one is about volume.
Fun Facts From the Data
- His comeback rate is 80.81 percent, and he still wins 44.93 percent of games after losing a piece. Giving up material is apparently just his opening.
- He reaches an endgame in 81.81 percent of games, meaning he has effectively read every rook endgame book by osmosis.
- His longest winning streak is 17 games, and his longest losing streak is 18. The chess gods demand balance.
- His best time to play is 11:00, which is either a lunch break strategy or proof that he plays better before the day goes sideways.
- His blitz peak stands at 2615 (2024-04-02), a very respectable number for someone who also spends a lot of time trying to flag opponents in bullet.