Ian Ocampos: The Blitz Marauder
Ian Ocampos, known online as chuessco, is a FIDE Master who has built his reputation on a diet of pure Blitz adrenaline. With more than 12,600 rated Blitz games recorded since April 2020, he does not just play blitz. He lives it. He breathes it. He probably dreams in increment.
His rating journey reads like a rollercoaster designed by a caffeinated grandmaster. He started his recorded Blitz life at 1296 in April 2020 and finished that very month at 2102, a jump that usually takes mortals years. By the end of 2025,he had touched a peak of 2680 (2025-12-18), a number that places him firmly among the online Blitz elite. His career record is technically below .500, but do not let that fool you: against lower-rated opposition, Ian wins two-thirds of the time; he only stumbles when he steps into the ring with giants.
A Rating Rollercoaster
The data tells a story of relentless volume and upward drift. After his explosive debut, Ian spent 2021 and 2022 bouncing between the 2300sand2400s, briefly peaking at 2446 in July 2022. Then came a rocky stretch in early 2023 where he slipped back toward 2200, proving even FIDE Masters have off months. But true to form, he stormed back, closing 2023 at 2421.
The real fireworks came in late 2024 and throughout 2025. He crossed 2500, then 2600,and finally hit 2680 in December 2025. At one point in January 2025, he somehow fit 1,135 Blitz games into a single month. That is roughly 37 games a day, for those keeping score at home. His longest winning streak stands at 16,and even his worst losing streak of 12 feels like a footnote in an otherwise spectacular graph.
The Repertoire of a Serial E4 Player
If there is one move Ian trusts above all others, it is 1.e4. In 2025 alone, he played it 2,855 times, while d4 received a mere 143 cameos. His White repertoire is a love letter to classical kings, but his opening choices also reveal a rebellious streak: he happily trots out the Bird Opening, Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit, an offbeat line that has racked up 713 White games.
When he sits down with the Black pieces, his most loyal companion is the Scandinavian Defense, which appears over 900 times in his Blitz history with a healthy win rate. He also finds consistent success with the Alekhine Defense, his best-scoring high-volume weapon at nearly 55 percent. The Caro-Kann Defense shows up on both sides of the board, making it a true staple of his practical opening book. His statistics are not those of a one-trick pony; they are those of someone who has seen literally every refutation and keeps coming back for more.
Rivalries and Grudge Matches
With thousands of games comes a rogue gallery of familiar usernames. His most frequent dance partner is pipassj, who has faced Ian 42 times, with Ian clinging to a narrow 19-17 edge. Against ExceptionallyNooby, however, Ian turns into a menace: a 22-9 record that is less a rivalry and more a public service announcement. Meanwhile, Juan Manuel has quietly built a 15-10 edge over Ian, proof that even Blitz warlords have their nemeses. Others such as Joaquin Rodrigo Jimenez, Sheikh Nasir Ahmed,and Seth Rokosky round out a cast that could fill an entire online chess sitcom.
The Comeback King
Ian's most dangerous quality might not be his opening prep or his 2680 peak, but his refusal to stay down. His Comeback Rate sits at an absurd 88.39 percent,and even after losing a piece, he still manages to win 45.31 percent of the time. Opponents who expect an early resignation will be disappointed: he throws in the towel before the game ends only 0.7 percent of the time.
He delivers checks at a rate of nearly 2.8 per game and reaches the endgame in about three quarters of his battles, where he seems perfectly at home. His best hour is 19:00, so if you ever face him, maybe schedule your game for Saturday morning, when his win rate dips to its weekly low. Good luck with that plan, though: he will probably just checkmate you anyway.
Fast Facts
- Peak Blitz Rating: 2680 (2025-12-18) in December 2025
- Peak Bullet Rating: 2586 (2025-02-27) in February 2025
- Peak Rapid Rating: 2302 (2020-09-13) in September 2020
- Preferred Time Control: Blitz
- Longest Winning Streak: 16
- Career Blitz Record: 5,897 wins, 6,050 losses, 752 draws
- Most Common Checking Piece: Queen