Overview
Ahmad Tamim Mehrad, better known on the clock as Elite_trainer, is a FIDE Candidate Master whose online reputation is built on fearless attacking chess and a serious amount of e4. While he is happy to spar in any time control, his heart belongs to bullet, where quick decisions and instant punishment are the order of the day.
Mehrad's blitz graph tells a story of steady, relentless growth.
shows a player who climbed from solid club level in 2019 to a 2652 (2026-09-12) of 2611 in 2026, with a bullet peak of 2344 (2026-08-10) 2344.Playing Style and Openings
Open the database and the first thing you notice is the Czech Defense. Mehrad has played it over a thousand times with Black in blitz, using its asymmetric pawn structure to create unbalanced middlegame battles. As White, he prefers the Caro-Kann Defense and the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, with the latter producing his best plus score among heavily used openings.
He is not afraid of sharp lines either. The Scandinavian Defense appears regularly, and in bullet he embraces the chaos of the Amar Gambit. His average first capture happens around move seven, which suggests a player who develops first and then starts taking things.
- Longest winning streak: 12 games
- Comeback rate: 84.42 percent
- White win rate: 46.46 percent
- Black win rate: 42.77 percent
Rivalries
Mehrad has built genuine rivalries online. His most frequent opponent is rebrov1, with 28 meetings and a razor-thin 15-12 scoreline in Mehrad's favor. Bukovyna is also a familiar name across 27 games, while tough matchups against 2011king have given him plenty of material for study.
Numbers and Quirks
For a player with an aggressive reputation, Mehrad is surprisingly resilient. He comes back to win over 84 percent of the time after falling behind, and his best results arrive around 09:00. He tends to overperform against lower rated opposition while struggling against higher rated players, a classic profile of a warrior who may need to rein in the risk taking against elite company.
His
chart reinforces the image of a player with a wide but specialized repertoire. When he wins, the games average around 80 moves, so do not tune in expecting a quick handshake.