Garv Gaur, International Master and Online Chess Dragon
Garv Gaur, who battles as chessdragon7161, is a FIDE International Master with a well earned reputation for speed. His home turf is bullet chess, but the numbers show a player who conquers every time control he touches.
Peak Ratings Across Time Controls
- Blitz peak: 2791 (2026-07-22)
- Bullet peak: 2643 (2026-09-05)
- Rapid peak: 2309 (2022-10-20)
- Daily peak: 1924 (2020-01-08)
The bullet graph below shows the dragon's steady climb from a modest 2000-level player to a 2600-rated speed demon, with a late surge that carried him past 2600 for the first time in 2026.
Opening Repertoire
With the black pieces, Garv's loyalty to the Caro-Kann Defense is remarkable. He has played it hundreds of times in blitz alone, using its resilient pawn structure to outlast opponents and turn the game into an endgame battle. With white, he mixes the Catalan Opening and the Slav Defense Bonet Gambit, proving he can be both positional and adventurous in the same session.
Rivalries
The most astonishing chapter in Garv's online story is his streak against aryanthepro0: 49 games, 49 wins, not a single loss. He was nearly as dominant against arjunmenon2014, winning 31 of 32 meetings. Only Namitbir Singh Walia has truly pushed the dragon, with the two splitting 26 battles almost down the middle.
Fighting Spirit
Garv does not fade quietly. His comeback rate is 87.39 percent, and he wins 42.36 percent of the games where he loses a piece. His best results arrive at 20:00, and his longest winning streak of 15 games suggests that once he gets rolling, stopping him takes serious work. Average games run long, which fits a player who loves the endgame and rarely gives up.
Sample Caro-Kann Setup
A signature Garv black setup flows through the Caro-Kann Classical, reaching a typical tabiya before the middlegame fireworks begin: