Fernando Mata, the Blitz Specialist
Fernando Mata, better known online as elchechereche, is a FIDE Candidate Master with a serious appetite for fast chess. In blitz, Fernando combines tactical energy, persistence, and the occasional willingness to turn the board into a small-scale action movie.
Playing Style
Fernando’s games are rarely short on drama. The statistics point to a resilient player who often keeps fighting deep into the game, with an impressive comeback rate and a strong preference for active positions. The queen is Fernando’s most frequent checking piece, suggesting that subtlety is welcome, but a well-timed check is usually even better.
As White, Fernando frequently begins with e4 and has built a substantial body of experience in the Caro-Kann Defense, Sicilian Defense, and French Defense. The Caro-Kann has been particularly friendly, producing one of the player’s strongest results across a large sample of games.
Blitz Career Highlights
- Earned the FIDE Candidate Master title.
- Established a peak bullet performance above 2,700, showing exceptional speed and tactical alertness.
- Recorded a longest winning streak of 16 games.
- Frequently plays long, hard-fought games rather than rushing toward an early resignation.
- Most dangerous when the position becomes complicated and the clock becomes less forgiving than Fernando is.
Fernando’s performance history reflects a player comfortable in high-volume online competition. Thousands of games have sharpened an instinct for tactics, recovery, and practical decision-making under pressure.
Rivals and Online Presence
Among Fernando’s most frequent opponents is Joseph Jimenez, against whom the record is remarkably balanced after hundreds of games. That kind of rivalry is less a chess match and more an ongoing research project with pawns.
With the username elchechereche, Fernando Mata has developed a distinctive online identity: quick time controls, ambitious opening choices, and a refusal to assume that a difficult position is actually lost.
Legacy in Progress
Fernando Mata’s chess biography is still being written, one blitz game at a time. As a Candidate Master with considerable online experience, a fighting temperament, and a talent for surviving tactical chaos, Fernando remains a player who can make even a few seconds on the clock feel like enough time for one more brilliant idea.