Meet the Maverick: Seyed Poormosavi
Seyed Poormosavi, known to online chess fans as DreamsAreFake, is an International Master who has turned internet chess into a personal laboratory of fearless attacking play. If his username sounds like a warning, it should be: for opponents, the dream of an easy game is usually fake. Poormosavi plays with the urgency of a blitz specialist, the patience of a marathon runner, and the stubbornness of someone who refuses to believe any game is lost.
His online resume is staggering. He has climbed to a blitz peak of 2974 (2026-04-04) and a bullet peak of 2896 (2024-12-12), all while keeping his official FIDE title polished. He has played thousands of games across bullet, blitz, and rapid, with rapid serving as his most clinical format. In rapid games he has a simply ruthless record, winning 25 of 30 games and losing only three.
A Bullet Heart with Blitz Muscle
DreamsAreFake is most at home when the clock is seconds away from exploding. Although he has spent enormous energy on blitz chess, his preferred time control is bullet. That means fast hands, quick instincts, and no time to second guess. His rating journey reads like a rocket launch: steady climbs, wild swings, and a peak that keeps moving upward.
Poormosavi's games are surprisingly long for someone who plays bullet. His average decisive games stretch close to 88 moves, and his endgame frequency sits near 88 percent. In other words, he does not just flag opponents; he outplays them in the trenches. Even his losses last about 88 moves, so nothing comes cheap against him.
Fighting Spirit and Quirky Habits
If there is one word to describe Seyed Poormosavi, it is resilient. He has an absurd comeback rate near 89 percent, and he wins almost half of his games even after losing a piece. He also almost never resigns early, and one-sided losses are extremely rare. You may beat him, but you will have to work for it.
- Longest winning streak: 11 games
- Longest losing streak: 11 games, proving even a tiger can trip
- Best winning hours: deep in the night, especially around 04:00
- White win rate: 51.81 percent
- Black win rate: 48.14 percent
His biggest enemy might be his own tilt factor. When momentum turns against him, the losses can pile up quickly. But that same emotional engine fuels his comebacks and makes every match feel like a heavyweight fight.
Rivalries and Repertoire
Poormosavi has built a distinctive opening repertoire. As Black, he leans on the solid and sharp Caro-Kann Defense, while as White he often reaches for the flexible King's Indian Attack. He also enjoys the subtle central pressure of the Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation. His opening results show a player who knows his lines but is not afraid to improvise.
No online career is complete without rivals. His most frequent dance partner is Gulenay Aydin, with an almost perfectly balanced record: 22 wins against 23 losses in 45 meetings. Against Riley, he has been a nightmare, winning 19 of 26 encounters. But every hero has a nemesis: Amir Hossein Jamshidi has beaten him 14 times in 18 games, a reminder that even the strongest online players have someone who makes them shake their head.
At the end of the day, Seyed Poormosavi is a chess entertainer, a fighter, and a certified International Master. Whether he is grinding bullet at 4 a.m. or steering a 90 move blitz epic, one thing is certain: his dreams are real, and they are rated.