Erfan Ahmadi (Crazy_Wizard2)
The Wizard Behind the Title
Erfan Ahmadi, known across the online chess world as Crazy_Wizard2, is a FIDE Master whose username reads less like a nickname and more like a safety warning. Armed with the FM title from FIDE and a preferred time control of blitz, the Wizard has climbed the online chess ladder at alarming speed, going from modest club blitz in late 2025 to elite territory within a year, as the
shows. His blitz peak sits at 2824 (2026-09-29), and his bullet peak at 2968 (2026-10-03), numbers earned by playing patiently, viciously, and usually before 9 AM.A Repertoire with Wings
Most titled players collect openings; this one collects species. His repertoire features the Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation and the Colle Rhamphorhynchus Variation, making him possibly the only FIDE Master whose preparation predates the asteroid. As White, his signature weapon is the Hungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit, backed up by the slow-burning King's Indian Attack and occasional experiments with the Amar Gambit, an opening whose name allegedly stands for Absolutely Mad And Ridiculous.
When Black players face him, he sometimes answers 1.e4 with the Barnes Defense, a move so unfashionable it circles back to cool. The scoreboard says he is a perfect 4 for 4 with it in blitz:
Opponents are advised to breathe deeply before move two.
Style: Death by Slow Endgame
- Endgame frequency above 84%: he does not win games so much as outlive them, with his average wins running past 80 moves.
- Early resignation rate of just 1.7%: he treats the resign button as a rumor.
- Comeback rate near 90%: hand him a lost position and he will mail it back, still scoring over half his games after dropping a piece.
- Longest winning streak: 12 straight games, and his tilt meter barely twitches.
- Favorite checking piece: the Queen, deployed 619 times and counting.
- He wins more games on time (79) than by checkmate (76), proof that the clock is also a piece.
- His rapid record is a flawless 1 and 0, technically undefeated for life.
Nemeses and Summoned Victims
Every wizard needs a nemesis, and Teimur Toktomushev holds the deed, having dueled the Wizard 20 times and claimed the head-to-head 12 to 7. Ferstep is a recurring headache too, winning their series comfortably, while Alisher Begmuratov mostly exists as a reminder that not everyone dodges the spell, having been dispatched 4 to 1. Handle such players with sympathy.
How to Beat the Wizard: A Field Guide
The manual is short. Never challenge him at 8 PM, where his win rate collapses into single digits, and absolutely never at 8 AM, where it soars past 70%. Fear Mondays and Fridays, respect his endgame technique, and study the
to see what happens when you let him steer the opening. If you are rated higher than him, do not relax, because that is exactly when he gets ideas. Lower-rated opponents have all learned the same lesson: the "crazy" in the username is marketing, and the wizardry is very real.