Meet Elie Milikow
Elie Milikow, known on the board as elm2007, is an FIDE International Master with a résumé that reads like a love letter to the sixty-four squares. If you have faced them online, there is a good chance you remember it. They have played more than 44,000 rated battles and show no signs of slowing down.
The Long Grind
Elie's online journey began modestly, with ratings under 1000, before they turned into a relentless, high volume competitor. Their bullet graph shows a steep climb through the later 2010s, peaking around 3157 (2022-01-02). Along the way they reached 3010 (2025-04-09) in blitz and 2038 (2019-01-18) in rapid, while quietly posting a best Daily rating of 1743 (2019-05-20). The profile marks Daily as their preferred time control, which makes sense for a player who can wait out a position like a cat watching a mouse.
Opening Repertoire
With the white pieces, Elie often opens with the Amar Gambit or the King's Indian Attack, and they are equally happy answering with the Caro-Kann Defense or the Sicilian Defense. Their stats reveal a special fondness for sharp and slightly absurd lines, including the Amazon Attack and the Blackburne Shilling Gambit. The win rate by opening is a roller coaster, but that is the cost of playing thousands of games without flinching.
Familiar Faces
No biography would be complete without mentioning their most frequent sparring partners. Elie has faced Aaron Jacobson more than a thousand times and traded blows with Edvin Trost nearly as often. Their toughest dance partner has arguably been Daniel Naroditsky, who holds a heavy edge in their long series. Still, Milikow keeps coming back, because apparently 880 games were not enough to settle the score.
The Mental Game
The psychological profile is fascinating. Elie has a comeback rate of 82.57 percent and wins 44.62 percent of games even after losing a piece. Their best time of day to play is around 03:00, when the chess board becomes a quiet playground. They carry a tilt factor of 104, a longest winning streak of 48 games, and a longest losing streak of 104 games, which proves they take the good with the bad and then play another round.
Signature Stats
- Longest winning streak: 48 games
- Comeback rate: 82.57 percent
- Average moves per win: 71.19
- Favorite opening by volume: Amar Gambit
- Most played opponent: Daniel Naroditsky