Colin Federer: FM and Speed Chess Specialist
Colin Federer, known online as ColinFederer, is a FIDE Master who treats the clock as both opponent and muse. Although his title was earned over the board, his online home is the bullet room. With a bullet peak of 2828 (2026-08-26) and a blitz peak of 2888 (2026-08-30), he has shown that quick hands and a quick mind belong together.
Style and Openings
Colin is not a patient positional grinder. He opens most games with 1.e4, floods the clock with activity, and often drags opponents into endgames: roughly 86% of his online games reach an endgame. His average decisive game lasts around 88 moves, a sign that he would rather fight to the last pawn than shake hands early.
The Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation features heavily in his Black repertoire, and he also handles the Caro-Kann Defense confidently as White. In bullet, he has a 75% win rate against the Caro-Kann and an 85.71% score against the Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack. His one-sided loss rate is just 1.61%, so even his defeats tend to be hard-fought.
A typical Colin game can start like this:
.Rivalries and Battles
No player has faced Colin more often than Timur Kocharin. Their rivalry is a study in mutual respect: tactican_228 leads 7 wins to 5, with 2 draws. Colin has fared better against Anselm Wagner, winning six of their eight meetings, and he has taken seven wins against doublechamp15. A replay from his running battle with tactican_228 can be found here: View Game.
His longest winning streak is 11 games, and his longest losing streak is 9. His comeback rate in losing positions is a remarkable 89.41%, and even after giving up a piece he still wins half of his games. That is the mark of a player who refuses to stop trying.
Milestones
Colin's climb through the blitz pool has been steep.
shows a steady rise from the 2400s to the 2800s, with an August 2026 surge that took him to a peak blitz rating of 2888 (2026-08-30). His bullet graph is even more explosive: jumps from 2303 to 2828, ending with a bullet peak of 2828 (2026-08-26).He seems to play best in the early morning: his best hour is 07:00, with a 71.43% win rate. His Sundays are strong too, at 60.91%. He wins more often by getting his opponent to resign (212 times) than by checkmate (86), but the most telling stat is the timeout column: 155 wins by timeout against only 28 losses. Speed is simply his superpower.