Meet Eznur
Eznur is a resilient online chess battler with more than 1,000 rated games under the belt. While the blitz board has seen most of the action, Eznur's preferred time control is Rapid, and the 2025 Rapid results hint at a late-career renaissance.
Career Arc
Eznur burst onto the scene in December 2020 with a strong blitz peak of 1866 (2020-12-15). A massive 2021 followed, with hundreds of games and a rating that hovered around 1700. After a quiet stretch, Eznur returned in 2024 and then caught fire in October 2025, winning 6 of 9 Rapid games and reaching a Rapid peak of 1561 (2025-10-22).
Against higher-rated players, Eznur wins only 27.7% of the time, but against lower-rated opposition that number jumps to 61.7%. Translation: Eznur knows how to take care of business.
Opening Repertoire
As White, Eznur often reaches for 1.d4 and is comfortable in the London Poisoned Pawn Variation, where the blitz score sits at 55.56%. The Amazon Attack also appears frequently, especially the Siberian Attack line. With Black, the Sicilian Defense has been a reliable weapon, while Petrov's Defense has been more of a struggle.
Rivalries and Grit
No biography is complete without a nemesis. Eznur's most frequent opponent is CutePastCricketSr, who leads the head-to-head 19 wins to 2. It is a rivalry that seems to bring out Eznur's stubborn side, even when the results do not cooperate.
That stubbornness is a feature, not a bug. Eznur has a comeback rate of 89.54%, an early resignation rate of just 1.02%, and an endgame frequency of 74.95%. Even after losing a piece, Eznur still wins 44.44% of the time.
By the Numbers
- Peak Blitz rating: 1866 (2020-12-15)
- Peak Rapid rating: 1561 (2025-10-22)
- Blitz record: 471 wins, 483 losses, 75 draws
- Rapid record: 7 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw
- Longest winning streak: 6
- Longest losing streak: 9
- Timeout wins: 103, timeout losses: 8
Fun Facts
- Eznur's favorite hour to play might be 4 a.m., where the win rate is a perfect 100%.
- The queen is Eznur's most common checking piece, ahead of the rook.
- When Eznur delivers the first check, the win rate climbs to 51.3%; when checked first, it drops to 41.9%.