Davide Pulvirenti: National Master, Bullet Clock Assassin
Davide Pulvirenti, known to the online chess world as Davidinochess, is a National Master with a simple mission statement: make your clock cry before his does. A proud devotee of bullet chess, Davide has built a genuinely elite online career out of speed, stubbornness, and an alarming amount of French Defense, all apparently powered by 5 A.M. energy. His peak bullet rating sits at a stunning 2318 (2026-09-15), which is impressive for anyone, but especially for a man who plays his best chess while most of the planet is unconscious.
The username tells you everything. "Davidino" is the affectionate Italian diminutive of Davide, roughly "Little Dave." Apparently "Little Dave" felt too humble on its own, so he stapled "chess" to it and then became a master, which is one way to win an argument with your own nickname.
The Four-Year Mountaineering Expedition
Davide's career began in early 2022 with a rating that politely asked not to be judged. What followed was less a climb and more a full mountaineering expedition: thousands of blitz games, a 16-game winning streak, and a slow, merciless grind upward that by late 2026 had his blitz play soaring past 2500 on the way to a peak of 2556 (2026-09-15). The chart below is less a graph and more an action movie.
Along the way he developed a taste for giant-slaying, beating higher-rated opponents more than a third of the time, which feels very on-brand for a man named Davide.
Opening Report: The Church of the French Defense
Ask Davide what he plays against 1.e4 and the answer arrives before the question ends: the French Defense. Not occasionally. Religiously. Advance, Exchange, Burn, Tarrasch, the whole family appears across his game history, and he scores comfortably with it in blitz and even better in bullet.
Exhibit A, the opening moves of roughly half his career as Black:
When he feels spicy, he reaches for the Alekhine Defense (80 percent in bullet, on a small but swaggering sample), the Caro-Kann, or genuinely exotic fare like the Australian Defense, the Amar Gambit, and the Amazon Attack, which sound less like openings and more like a rejected superhero team.
The Comeback Machine
Here is the thing about Davide: he does not lose the way other people lose. His early resignation rate is a microscopic 1.59 percent, meaning he fights to the last pawn and then argues with the pawn. The result is a comeback rate north of 80 percent and a winning record even in games where he drops material first. The endgame shows up in roughly 70 percent of his games, usually after his opponents have aged several years, and his favorite way to harass a king is with the queen, though the rooks put in honest overtime.
Rivals: A Nemesis, a Squirrel, and a Perfect Record
Every hero needs a villain, and Davide's is m3gan12, who has beaten him 36 times against only 19 wins. Davide keeps coming back anyway, which is either admirable or a cry for help.
The sunny side of the ledger features davidredegliscacchi, against whom Davide is a spotless 18-0 with 2 draws, and scoiattolo_volante, Italian for "flying squirrel," his most frequent sparring partner at 82 meetings and counting, most of them ending with Davide on top.
Dawn Patrol Fun Facts
- His win rate peaks around 5:00 A.M. Normal humans are dreaming. Davide is winning.
- Face him on a Wednesday if you must. Do not, under any circumstances, book him at 11 P.M., where his results fall off a cliff.
- Tilt factor: 10 out of 100. Essentially tilt-proof. Scientists have questions.
- Equally deadly with both colors, winning near 55 percent with White and Black alike.
- Longest winning streak: 16 games. Longest losing streak: 10, immediately forgiven and never spoken of again.
- He has nearly 500 wins by flag-fall, making your clock his most consistent victim.
The Bottom Line on Davidinochess
The trajectory points one direction: up. The repertoire is deep, the streaks are long, and the early-morning bullet lobbies remain extremely dangerous for the general public. If you spot Davidinochess at dawn, remember three things: he is a National Master, he plays the French, and he does not know how to resign. Good luck with your clock.