About deslaurier

deslaurier is a fast and fearless online chess player known for a meteoric rise in the fastest time controls. Preferring Bullet, deslaurier rockets through tactical skirmishes, converts messy positions into wins, and keeps opponents guessing with offbeat choices. This profile highlights playing style, favorite openings, notable streaks, and a few fun facts to help you know who you might face across the board.

Username: deslaurier
Preferred time control: Bullet
Peak Bullet rating: 2558
Peak Blitz rating: 2551
Peak Rapid rating: 1721

Playing style and strengths

deslaurier thrives in chaos. Games often go long with rich endgames and lots of checks. This player combines high tactical awareness with impressive comeback skill. If you win material early, do not relax. There is a strong track record of turning losses into wins under pressure.

Endgame frequency: high. Expect long, technical finishes.
Comeback rate: very strong. Many wins recovered from bad positions.
White win rate: excellent. White games are often decisive and energetic.
Typical game length: long for fast controls. Average decisive games are over 60 moves.

Preferred openings and repertoire

Openings show a mix of gambits and solid defenses. deslaurier uses surprise value and concrete tactics more than deep home preparation.

As White: Amar Gambit is a frequent and successful weapon. Amar Gambit
As Black: Scandinavian and Barnes Defense are go to choices with very good win rates in Bullet.
Special mention: Benoni Defense Benoni Gambit Accepted shows exceptional results in Bullet.

Representative openings to explore:

Notable statistics and streaks

deslaurier has demonstrated rapid improvement and several notable runs of wins. The player posted extremely high win rates in Bullet during late 2025 and reached the top peaks listed above.

Longest winning streak: 14 games
Current losing streak: 2 games
Outstanding Bullet results: long series of decisive wins and a high strength adjusted win rate in Bullet and Rapid
Best hours: very strong results late night to early morning. Best time of day to play: 03:00

Rating trends:

Top opponents and head to head

deslaurier has repeat matchups with a small group of frequent rivals. These opponents provide a quick read on typical results you might expect.

pnb_bao: 5 wins, 1 loss. pnb_bao
aleksandar108: 5 wins, 0 losses, 1 draw. aleksandar108
swillnots: 3 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw. swillnots
thongus0: 4 wins, 0 losses. thongus0

One notable win from the hot October surge in Bullet:

Rapid comeback

Signature games and examples

Here is a short example game to get a feel for the typical opening brushes and midgame fireworks. Use the viewer to replay it.

Fun facts

deslaurier is the kind of player who will sacrifice a pawn to create chaos, then apologize with a winning checkmate. If you play late night, bring coffee. If you play at 03:00, bring your A game.

Favorite trick: sudden tactical shots after move 20
Quirk: unusually high number of queen delivered checks across games
Tip for opponents: avoid letting the game become a long endgame where slow pressure pays off

More about the numbers

For data nerds and opponents planning preparation, here are a few quick metrics that stand out in search and analysis.

Strength adjusted win rates: Bullet and Rapid are both very strong
Average moves per win: around 62 moves
First capture typically occurs around move 6
High check frequency from queens and rooks helps force decisive moments

See charted performance and opening links above for deeper study. Good luck and enjoy the games.

2558 (2025-10-24) 2551 (2026-01-15)