Overview
DerGelbfarbefanatiker is a spirited online chess personality and a FIDE Candidate Master. Best known for speed, creativity and a mischievous handle that hints at an obsession with yellow, this player shines in fast formats — Bullet is the preferred time control — and mixes tactical fireworks with gritty endgame technique.
Keywords: DerGelbfarbefanatiker, Candidate Master, bullet chess, blitz, openings, tactical play.
Playing Style & Strengths
Comfortable in chaos and calm alike, DerGelbfarbefanatiker combines quick tactical recognition in time scrambles with unusual stamina in long endgames. The profile shows high endgame frequency, excellent comeback ability and solid practical decision-making under clock pressure.
- Title: Candidate Master (FIDE).
- Preferred time control: Bullet — rapid instincts and practical technique under severe time pressure.
- Strengths: tactical awareness, comeback rate, long decisive games.
- Psychology: resilient under tilt, often stronger in later stages of frantic games.
Performance Highlights
DerGelbfarbefanatiker has registered notable peaks and consistent competitive form in fast time controls. The player’s peak performances are reflected in seasonal charts and peak-stat placeholders below.
- Blitz peak: 2656 (2025-08-10).
- Bullet peak: 2542 (2025-08-21).
- Recent rating trends: and .
Openings & Repertoire
DerGelbfarbefanatiker uses a wide palette: principled mainlines in Blitz and sharper, surprise-heavy choices in Bullet. The repertoire includes classical setups and offbeat attempts designed to maximize practical chances in short time controls.
- Blitz favorites: Scotch Game, Four Knights Game, Caro-Kann Defense.
- Bullet favorites: Nimzo-Larsen Attack, Scotch Game, occasional gambits such as the Amar Gambit.
- Strong results with the Scotch and Four Knights in Blitz; aggressive success with Nimzo-Larsen and Scotch in Bullet.
Representative Game
A concise example that showcases practical opening play leading to middlegame tension and long-term grinding:
- Replay this short illustrative game:
Use the embedded viewer to step through tactics and positional ideas.
Opponents & Head-to-Head
The player has faced a varied pool with several repeat opponents. Notable head-to-heads include:
- vranesnikola — 9 games, record: 6–3 for DerGelbfarbefanatiker. (VranesNikola)
- paulgalas — multiple encounters with mixed results. (Paul Sanchez)
- Other frequent wins include matches versus egorkin_dmitry and ramla2020, showing adaptability across styles.
Streaks, Trends & Timings
Patterns in play and timing reveal when the player is likely to be most dangerous:
- Longest winning streak: 7 games; current losing streak: 1.
- Best days: particularly strong results on Wednesdays and Mondays.
- Best hours: notable win rates around late morning to early afternoon and again in early evening sessions.
Fun Facts & Placeholders
- Nickname backstory: half color theory, half psychological intimidation — everyone remembers the yellow username.
- Prep depth has increased recently; median opening prep depth climbed between seasons.
- Interactive resources and quick links: Berlin Defense, Sicilian Defense, and the rating/game viewers above for deeper study.