Ahmad Tamim Mehrad — Candidate Master (FIDE)
Ahmad Tamim Mehrad is a Candidate Master and an online chess specialist known for fast, gritty play in Bullet and Blitz. A prolific competitor on online servers, Ahmad blends tactical resilience with marathon endgame technique — the sort of player who treats the clock like a second opponent. Keywords: Ahmad Tamim Mehrad, Candidate Master, bullet chess, blitz specialist, online chess, openings.
- Title: Candidate Master (FIDE)
- Preferred time control: Bullet (plays and excels in ultra-fast games)
- Peak performances: 2508 (2024-10-25) • 2013 (2019-08-07)
- Rating trend snapshot:
Career highlights
- Several-thousand blitz games online with a career record that shows experience and endurance: thousands of rapid-fire decisions across 2019–2025.
- Peak blitz run included a top performance in late 2024, illustrating the ability to push into elite online territory.
- Notable exacting work in openings such as the Czech Defense and the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, where Ahmad finds practical chances and complications.
Playing style
Ahmad’s games are marked by long average lengths and frequent endgames — a grinder who prefers to outplay opponents in the later stages rather than rely on quick tactics alone.
- Endgame frequency: high (games often go deep)
- Average moves per win: ≈ 80 — expects long fights
- Comeback ability: strong (high comeback rate — fights back after setbacks)
- Psychology: tilt factor 13 — sometimes emotional, but usually recovers quickly
- Best time of day to play: 14:00 (Afternoon peak performance)
Favorite openings & repertoire
Ahmad shows a broad repertoire but leans on established, slightly offbeat defenses to generate counterplay.
- Blitz staples:
- Czech Defense — huge sample size (900+ games) and the backbone of his black repertoire.
- Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation — a go-to sharp system with a positive win rate.
- Caro-Kann and French Exchange — reliable choices against e4.
- Bullet highlights:
- Amar Gambit — surprisingly effective in blitz/bullet, with one of his best win rates.
- Czech Defense also appears for ultra-fast games — quick, practical play.
Notable statistics
- Blitz record (career sample): thousands of games showing deep experience and many decisive battles.
- Bullet record: smaller sample but high strength-adjusted win rate — a true bullet specialist.
- Streaks: longest winning streak 12, longest losing streak 13 — swings do happen.
- Strength-adjusted win rates: Blitz ~0.501, Bullet ~0.609 (indicates particular strength in very fast time controls).
- Common opponent: frequently met users include rebrov1 — try rebrov1 if you want a taste of Ahmad’s rivalries.
Sample game (short study)
One practical miniature idea Ahmad might practice in blitz/bullet:
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Fun facts & coaching notes
- He resigns early sometimes — early resignation rate is notable — but when he stays in, he often drags opponents into long endgames.
- Excellent at comebacks; losing a piece is not necessarily the end if Ahmad is still on the clock.
- Coaching tip: exploit opening novelty early (he prepares several common lines deeply), then be ready for solid endgame play.
- Quirky: prefers the afternoon chess ritual — 14:00 is his sweet spot. Challenge him then if you want a shot at a stable result.
Where to follow & study
- Study his Czech Defense games and Najdorf samples to see practical decision-making under time pressure.
- Replay the chart above for a glance at his rating trajectory:
- Want a quick rematch? Try the username rebrov1 or browse games against other frequent opponents for patterns and tendencies.