Hubert Zieba (Chomiczek786): Candidate Master Profile
Overview
Hubert Zieba, known online as Chomiczek786, is a FIDE Candidate Master who has carved out a reputation as one of the most persistent and dangerous fast chess grinders on the platform. His peak Blitz rating of 2843 puts him in rarefied air, while his Bullet peak of 2599 and Rapid peak of 2251 show a player comfortable in any time scramble. Although his profile lists Rapid as the preferred time control, it is also his most ruthless: a 74 percent overall Rapid score with a +148 win record. Add a 30 game winning streak to the mix and you get a player who clearly hates losing more than he loves winning.
Playing Style and Grit
Zieba is not a quitter. With an early resignation rate below 1 percent and a comeback rate of 87.53 percent, he routinely turns lost positions into lessons for his opponents. He wins 60.22 percent of games when he lands the first check, and his 73.63 percent endgame frequency proves he is more than willing to outplay people in the technical phase. His average decisive games stretch past 75 moves, so bring snacks if you face him.
- Almost never resigns early: 0.95 percent early resignation rate
- Comeback rate: 87.53 percent from losing positions
- Best playing window: 18:00, where his win rate spikes
- Wins after losing a piece 50.3 percent of the time
- His main weakness may be tilt, with a tilt factor of 9
Opening Repertoire
As White, Hubert is a committed 1.d4 player who frequently steers into the Catalan Opening and the Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit, an aggressive line where he scores over 80 percent in Rapid. As Black, he lives inside the Sicilian Defense universe, hopping between the Closed, Alapin, and Accelerated Dragon variations. His Rapid results with the Scandinavian Defense are a scary 76.92 percent, and he has a perfect 100 percent record in Rapid with both the Sicilian Defense and the Amazon Attack. If you want to surprise him, good luck, he has probably seen it.
Rivalries and Nemeses
No opponent has shaped his online career more than gargamel333, his most played rival with 130 battles and a razor thin edge for Zieba at 64 wins to 52. It is the kind of rivalry that defines a player. Then there is Khvicha Supatashvili, his personal bogeyman: 11 games, zero wins, ten losses. Even the toughest fighters have that one opponent who lives in their head rent free.
By the Numbers
A quick glance at Hubert's statistics shows a high volume, high energy competitor with over 2,200 recorded games across Blitz, Bullet, and Rapid. His Blitz rating climbed to a spectacular 2843 (2026-01-29) of 2843 in January 2026 before settling into the high 2600s. His longest losing streak of 9 games is a reminder that even candidates for masters bleed points, but the 30 game winning streak is what opponents should actually worry about.