Ellen B. Åkesson, the Blitz Viking
Ellen B. Åkesson, known online as EllenViking, is a chess streamer and energetic online competitor with a clear love for fast games. Her preferred battlefield is blitz chess, where quick decisions, tactical surprises, and the occasional heroic escape all arrive before the coffee gets cold.
Playing Style and Chess Journey
EllenViking has built a varied opening repertoire, regularly exploring the Four Knights Game, the Petrov's Defense, the Vienna Gambit, and the adventurous Amar Gambit. The Petrov's Defense has been a particularly reliable choice in blitz, while the Vienna Gambit adds the kind of early tension that makes spectators sit up and wonder whether the position is theory or beautiful chaos.
Her games often develop into serious endgame battles, with endgames appearing in nearly half of her recorded games. She also shows a strong comeback instinct, recovering from difficult positions often enough to make “down a piece” sound more like a plot twist than a conclusion.
Streamer Profile
As a streamer, Ellen B. Åkesson brings personality to the board as well as persistence. Her chess story includes sharp swings in form, determined rebuilding, and a longest winning streak of three games. The result is a player profile that feels refreshingly human: ambitious, experimental, and never entirely predictable.
For fans of online blitz chess, EllenViking is an entertaining follow, especially when the opening starts calmly and then suddenly becomes a Viking raid.
Performance Snapshot
- Preferred time control: Blitz
- Highest recorded blitz rating: 794
- Strongest recorded blitz opening by results: Petrov's Defense
- Comeback rate: 72.46%
- Most common checking piece: Queen
- Average game length: about 50 moves in recent recorded play