Xiangzhi Bu GM

About Xiangzhi Bu

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.