Xiangzhi Bu is a distinguished chess Grandmaster known for his aggressive style and rapid play prowess. With a career decorated by significant peaks in various time controls, he has shown exceptional skill and tactical awareness in the chess world.
Playing Style & Strengths
Xiangzhi Bu favors rapid time controls, where his strategic depth and flexibility shine. He exhibits a strong endgame technique, frequently engaging in battles that last over 80 moves on average. He has a solid record both with White and Black, boasting a White win rate of 62.07%.
Preferred time control: Rapid
Average moves per win: ~60.5
Average moves per loss: ~73.5
Early resignation rate: 26.32%
Strong comeback ability with a 69.7% comeback rate
Peak Achievements
Peak Bullet Rating: 2887 (October 2022)
Peak Rapid Rating: 2788 (September 2021)
Peak Blitz Rating: 2701 (October 2022)
Opening Repertoire Highlights
Xiangzhi Bu is versatile with openings, showing strong results across multiple opening systems, particularly excelling in:
Van't Kruijs Opening (100% win rate in Blitz)
Queen’s Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation
English Opening variations
Petrov's Defense with several modern and classical attack lines
Reti and Catalan systems showcasing positional understanding
Battles and Rivalries
With an impressive competitive record, Xiangzhi Bu has faced strong opponents multiple times. His notable rivalries include:
Played wudileige 8 times with a 37.5% win rate
Strong upper hand against players like agibileg, thebookpirate, and nikita_fedorov with 100% win rates
Known for fierce encounters versus chefshouse and chessawp
Fun Facts
Xiangzhi Bu's best time of day to play is midnight — perhaps he’s casting spells over the board under moonlight!
His longest winning streak reached 5 games, making opponents wonder if he has secret chess wizardry.
Despite his serious skills, he has experienced tilt just 3 times, proving he's got nerves of steel.
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