Corey Acor: FIDE Master, Professional Checkmate Chaser
Corey Acor, known to opponents everywhere as Chasing_Checkmate, is a FIDE Master whose username reads less like a screen name and more like a signed employment contract. While many titled players spread their energy across every time control on the menu, Corey has planted a flag deep in the territory of bullet chess, a format where games end in seconds and dignity often ends even faster.
The Bullet Grinder
The numbers read like a typo. Corey holds a peak bullet rating of 2916 (2026-08-31), is closing in on six thousand bullet wins, and once played 873 bullet games in a single month, which works out to roughly one game per hour of consciousness, every day, for thirty one straight days. The longest winning streak so far is nineteen games in a row, presumably without blinking.
And when the pace slows down? In rapid play Corey has stacked up 88 wins against just 4 losses and 7 draws. Turns out the speed demon brakes rather well.
The 1.e4 Gospel
Give Corey the first move and you will almost certainly see 1.e4. It happens nearly every single game. From there, the repertoire gets busy:
- Sicilian Defense: Closed, the trusty workhorse with over 1,200 bullet games and a 60 percent win rate
- French Defense, quietly the most profitable weapon at better than 60 percent
- Caro-Kann Defense, for the days when solidity feels nice
- Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense, for the days when it does not
As Black, Corey leans into offbeat surprises like the Blackburne Shilling Gambit, a trap that has won 90 percent of its rapid outings, plus a recurring guest appearance by the mysterious Australian Defense. Apparently the outback exports more than kangaroos.
Rivals, Nemeses and a Very Familiar Face
No bullet marathoner is complete without a rogues gallery. Nobody has faced Corey more often than Nicolas De La Colina, with 162 battles and a head to head record so balanced at 78 wins, 75 losses and 9 draws that the two may be legally classified as sparring partners. C9Subroza has absorbed 110 games and a lopsided 78 to 31 scoreline in Corey's favor.
Every hero needs villains, though. Kevin Bordi and Ilia Batorshyn both hold winning records against Corey, making them the two names most likely to appear in a post defeat breathing exercise.
How the Checkmate Gets Chased
- An early resignation rate near 70 percent: when the position is dead, Corey queues the next game without a funeral
- Endgame frequency around 87 percent: these games actually get played out
- A comeback rate above 86 percent, and a winning record even after dropping a piece
- A tilt factor of 10 on the standard 100 point scale, which is basically chess shaped Zen
- The rook is the favorite checking piece, so keep an eye on that open file
- Best hour to play: 9 in the morning, statistically the single most dangerous time to be on the other side of the board
With 202 career wins delivered by actual checkmate, the username is not false advertising. It is a promise.
The Bottom Line
Corey Acor is living proof that a FIDE Master title and an internet speed problem can coexist peacefully. Fast hands, patient positions, a stoic streak a mile wide, and a repertoire that swings from classical mainlines to outback oddities, all wrapped in one very literal username. If Chasing_Checkmate appears on your challenge list, bring coffee, and whatever you do, do not click accept at 9 AM.