Overview
EdgarCo is an online chess force best known for blistering Bullet play and an affection for unconventional opening choices. Active across the 2016–2025 span, EdgarCo built a reputation as a quick-thinking tactician who prefers a chaotic, piece-rich middlegame and an endgame that grinds opponents down. Keywords: EdgarCo chess, Bullet specialist, Bird Opening, online chess tactics.
- Username: EdgarCo
- Preferred time control: Bullet (fast, sharp, decisive)
- Playstyle snapshot: tactical, resilient, strong comeback ability
Playing Style & Strengths
EdgarCo prefers to steer games into lively complications rather than sleepy technical endgames. Opponents describe the style as “aggressive patience” — launch tactical threats early but be happy to marathon into long decisive battles when necessary.
- Comeback rate: excellent — roughly three quarters of lost-position battles swing back into wins (2361 (2024-11-29) appears elsewhere in the profile).
- Endgame frequency: high — more than 79% of games reach later phases, showing stamina and practical technique.
- Average game length: long for Bullet players (avg decisive game ~65–70 moves), indicating persistence and deep scrapping ability.
Openings & Repertoire
True to a maverick persona, EdgarCo often opens with the Bird Opening (f4) and mixes in flank and hypermodern ideas. This repertoire keeps opponents in unfamiliar territory from move one.
- Signature lines: Bird Opening and Bird Opening: Dutch Variation — very strong win rates across many games.
- Also plays: Czech Defense, Amazon Attack and the Pirc Defense family.
- Blitz & Bullet nuance: the Bird/Dutch setups are especially deadly at faster controls where prepped theory matters less.
Career Highlights & Streaks
EdgarCo's climb includes several hot streaks and an ability to rebound after rough patches. A peak Bullet performance is documented late in 2024, and the player has posted long winning runs as well as very human losing streaks.
- Longest winning streak: 15 games — when everything clicks, it's hard to stop the momentum.
- Longest losing streak: 34 games — a reminder that even top Bullet hunters hit cold stretches.
- Current streaks: typically oscillates between short winning runs and calm recovery phases.
- Trend visualization:
Notable Opponents & Records
EdgarCo has established rivalries with several regular opponents on the platform — some matchups are lopsided, others are nail-biters. Frequent foes provide a storyline of evolving preparation and mutual respect (and occasional trash talk).
- Most-played opponents: siddharthsidhu, profil-axie, undertheshadows55, sampaguitapaquita, persuadido.
- Representative head-to-head: vs siddharthsidhu — a deep rivalry with well over 250 games played (verde cape).
- EdgarCo tends to do well against repeat opponents by adjusting the Bird and Dutch ideas between games.
Daily Rhythm & Best Times
Data-driven habits show pockets of peak performance at specific hours and weekdays — useful intel for opponents and fans who want to catch EdgarCo at full strength.
- Best day(s): Monday and Wednesday show slightly higher win rates.
- Best hours: early mornings and late evenings show lifts in performance (notably around 09:00 and some late-night grooves).
- Advice for challengers: avoid forcing crazy variations in EdgarCo’s peak windows; wait for the scrappy middlegame instead.
Sample Game
Here’s a compact Bullet-style miniature that captures EdgarCo’s taste for tension and quick piece activity. Load it to replay the flow and learn typical motifs.
- Interactive replay:
Fun Facts & Trivia
EdgarCo’s profile contains charming quirks that make the player memorable beyond the numbers.
- Favorite first move: f4 — the Bird Opening dominates first-move choice lists.
- Known for: a high tilt factor (one of those humanizing stats) but equally large bounce-back resilience.
- Peak achievements: a standout Bullet peak late in 2024 and a top Blitz high earlier in the career.
- Want to follow a rivalry? Try challenging sampaguitapaquita for a spicy scoreline.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| siddharthsidhu | 160W / 109L / 1D | View Games |
| profil-axie | 93W / 98L / 2D | View Games |
| undertheshadows55 | 90W / 96L / 4D | View Games |
| sampaguitapaquita | 116W / 61L / 2D | View Games |
| persuadido | 108W / 62L / 3D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2295 | |||
| 2024 | 2152 | 2011 | ||
| 2018 | 1545 | 2058 | ||
| 2017 | 1620 | 1851 | ||
| 2016 | 1805 | 1768 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 931W / 884L / 54D | 856W / 959L / 49D | 70.5 |
| 2024 | 1668W / 1531L / 61D | 1598W / 1593L / 74D | 69.0 |
| 2018 | 52W / 37L / 2D | 42W / 44L / 3D | 60.8 |
| 2017 | 743W / 513L / 9D | 628W / 618L / 10D | 59.3 |
| 2016 | 171W / 137L / 1D | 153W / 145L / 7D | 62.7 |
Openings: Most Played
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Opening | 2927 | 1517 | 1337 | 73 | 51.8% |
| Czech Defense | 2044 | 1039 | 970 | 35 | 50.8% |
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation | 1701 | 894 | 779 | 28 | 52.6% |
| Amar Gambit | 746 | 377 | 352 | 17 | 50.5% |
| Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | 627 | 288 | 330 | 9 | 45.9% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 376 | 171 | 198 | 7 | 45.5% |
| Amazon Attack | 337 | 160 | 175 | 2 | 47.5% |
| Modern | 332 | 170 | 153 | 9 | 51.2% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack | 300 | 141 | 153 | 6 | 47.0% |
| East Indian Defense | 285 | 133 | 147 | 5 | 46.7% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 70.8% |
| Bird Opening | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 71.4% |
| Czech Defense | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 70.0% |
| Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 37.5% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.6% |
| Pirc Defense: Classical Variation | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20.0% |
| Döry Defense | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.0% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0% |
| Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Amazon Attack | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapport-Jobava System | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 15 | 2 |
| Losing | 34 | 0 |