Overview
EgilArne is a fast-paced Bullet specialist and a familiar face on the online blitz corridors. A pragmatic tactician who often prefers bite-sized chaos over long strategic manoeuvres, EgilArne mixes gritty defense with sudden counterblows — the sort of player who buys coffee, plays a dozen 1+0 games, and still has time for a victory dance. Preferred time control: Bullet.
- Username: EgilArne
- Preferred time control: Bullet (the real bread-and-butter)
- Peak achievements: 1627 (2022-01-15) and 1827 (2022-07-14) — peaks that hint at both speed and craft
- Quick visual:
Playing Style
Blunt and practical: EgilArne often finishes games late into the endgame (high endgame frequency) and rarely lets opponents off the hook. The style leans tactical — frequent checks by queens and rooks and a healthy comeback rate make comebacks a trademark.
- Endgame-oriented: high Endgame Frequency; avg moves per win ~69
- Tactical resilience: Comeback rate ~88.6% — give EgilArne a pawn and expect fireworks
- Early resignations occur with some regularity (EarlyResignationRate ~0.39) — no long, slow farewells
- Sweet spot hours: top win rates around 02:00 (night owls beware) and afternoons like 13:00–14:00
Openings & Preferences
Whether facing 1.e4 or 1.d4, EgilArne has repeatable answers and favorites. On both White and Black sides the repertoire is practical and well-rehearsed — frequent returns to the same lines have produced a solid body of experience.
- Trusted Black weapons: Caro-Kann Defense (Caro-Kann family shows up everywhere), French Defense, and the occasionally spicy Dutch Defense.
- White & neutral tendencies: Comfortable steering into the Sicilian Defense: Closed and positional systems like the Scandinavian and Czech lines.
- Notable Black success: strong results in Scandinavian and several Caro-Kann subvariations in Bullet and Blitz.
Popular lines to explore:
- Caro-Kann Defense — depth of experience and high game count
- Sicilian Defense: Closed — reliable White plans and practical play
- Scandinavian Defense — surprisingly high win rate when chosen
Streaks & Memorable Games
EgilArne has enjoyed both heroic runs and tough patches — the numbers tell the story of a gritty competitor:
- Longest winning streak: 12 games — a furious run that likely involved questionable time scrambles and brilliant tactics.
- Current winning streak: 3 games (momentum is real).
- Longest losing streak: 10 games — we all have days where the mouse pointer betrays us.
Sample spotlight game (finish to admire): Great Finish
Try this short illustrative game (classic middlegame fireworks):
Head-to-Head & Community
EgilArne has played many repeat opponents and built mini-rivalries — some names show up again and again. Notable frequent opponents include mali4ever and nunoknopfler.
- Most-played opponents: chessazi, mali4ever, nunoknopfler, xortazo and others — rematches are common.
- Strong records vs some rivals (e.g., multiple wins vs nunoknopfler and mali4ever).
Fun Facts & Nuggets for Fans
A few bite-sized curiosities and handy links for anyone scouting EgilArne:
- Favorite first move trend: overwhelmingly 1.e4 in many seasons — the fight begins early.
- Most common checking pieces: Queen and Rook — expect decisive checks, not polite nudges.
- Try a quick dive into opening theory: Caro-Kann Defense and Sicilian Defense: Closed.
- Quick profile jump: nunoknopfler or browse rematch history with mali4ever.
Want a snapshot? Peak scores and charts above will help you map progress — and if you play fast, watch your clock: EgilArne is happiest when the seconds are few and the tactics are many.