About nico bac (cavapiker)
nico bac, who also plays under the handle cavapiker, is a fast-and-furious chess player known for preferring the Bullet time control and for turning chaotic positions into long, dramatic endgames. A little bit merciless, a little bit poetic, nico mixes tactical fireworks with stubborn endgame defense—often resigning early less than 1 in 5 times, but coming back from disaster with an uncanny 92%+ comeback rate.
Career highlights
- Preferred time control: Bullet (plays lightning-fast; favors intuition and tactics).
- Peak blitz rating: 2606 (2026-01-23) (reached in early 2026).
- Peak bullet rating: 2186 (2025-12-18) (late 2025).
- Performance chart (Bullet):
Style & strengths
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- High tactical awareness — wins after losing material about 43% of the time and a striking 92.19% comeback rate.
- Endgame-heavy approach — endgames occur in ~85% of games, with long decisive battles (average moves per win ~82).
- Psychology: tilt factor 10, best time to test nico is around 02:00 (oddly successful late-night sessions).
- Plays long — average decisive game length hovers in the 80s of moves, meaning even blitz turns into marathons.
Openings & favorite lines
nico is unafraid of sharp theory and loves playing mixed systems. A few recurring favorites:
- As White: Center Game / Berger Variation — frequently used and well-practiced.
- Against 1...e5 and 1...c5: often navigates into the Sicilian Defense family, including the aggressive Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation and the tactical Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack.
- As Black: Caro-Kann Defense and the Scandinavian Defense show up regularly — both have mixed results but are staples of nico’s repertoire.
- Other quirky choices: Barnes Defense and rare gambits in Bullet (fun to watch, infuriating to face).
Notable runs & records
- Longest winning streak: 12 games. Longest losing streak: 10 games — proof that momentum swings are real.
- Overall recorded Blitz results include hundreds of games with a near-even win/loss record and many hard-fought draws.
- Most-played opponents include pajen (8 games) and others like luckintherain and ercoleiaccone. View opponent profile: Niklas Pajuste.
- Favorite gaming hours: strong performance around 07:00 and 21:00–22:00 local time; oddly perfect on hour "02:00".
Sample game & study
Try a typical sharp line and watch the middlegame fireworks—below is a short illustrative sequence you can replay:
Example PGN (replayable):
One notable encounter vs a frequent rival: View Game
Fun facts & personality
- Avg first capture happens around move 6 — nico likes to let tension build before the explosion.
- Delights in unusual lines — will play the Barnes Defense or an Amar Gambit in Bullet just to spice things up.
- Often delivers checks with the queen late in the game; “queen storm” is a recurring theme.