Tyrell Harriott: The National Master Who Never Leaves the Clock
Tyrell Harriott, known online as falzehope0, is a National Master with a serious love for speed chess. Their preferred battlefield is bullet chess, where the clock is loud, the moves are fast, and the Amazon Attack somehow shows up in almost every game.
A Long Climb Through the Fire
Harriott started online play in 2011 at a modest blitz rating of 1053 and spent the next 15 years grinding upward. The journey was never smooth. It included a brutal 16 game losing streak, a resilient 14 game winning streak, and a comeback rate near 88 percent. In short, the scoreboard often looks bad before it looks great.
That persistence paid off. Harriott reached a peak blitz rating of 2647 (2026-08-16) and a bullet peak of 2470 (2026-07-29), with a rapid peak of 2216 along the way. The rating journey is a story of volume and stubbornness, captured nicely in
.The Amazon Attack Lifestyle
If you face Harriott, expect the unexpected. Their most played opening is the Amazon Attack, a rare line they have played more than 2,200 times in blitz alone. The Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack is also a favorite, with over 1,700 blitz appearances. At this point it is not an opening choice, it is a personality trait.
As Black, Harriott leans on stubborn defenses. The Scandinavian Defense, Philidor Defense, and Modern Defense all appear heavily in their record. A typical Scandinavian start looks like
, and then the real fight begins.One bright spot in the repertoire is the Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, where Harriott wins 60 percent of their blitz and bullet games. When they find a line that works, they stick with it.
shows the full spread of their adventurous opening tastes.A Rivalry Report Card
Harriott's most played opponent list reads like a revenge novel. Against unclepengy, they are a perfect 16 wins and 0 losses, which is either a beautiful friendship or a very one sided rivalry. Then there is singuIar_brain_ceIl, who has beaten Harriott 13 times without a single loss in return. Rivalries do not get more personal than that.
Joshua Colas has also caused problems, taking 16 wins from their 20 meetings, while Hector Morales has split the series almost evenly. Against most lower rated opposition, Harriott wins over 69 percent of the time, but against higher rated opponents that number drops to 28 percent. The pattern is clear: Tyrell punishes the weak and fights hard against the strong.
The Marathon Mindset
Harriott does not go quietly. Their games are long, messy, and full of resistance. They reach the endgame in over 82 percent of their games, and their average loss stretches to nearly 88 moves. A typical Harriott defeat is not a quick collapse, it is a full length tragedy with multiple acts.
The stats also reveal a player who never stops fighting. Harriott wins 44 percent of games even after losing a piece, and their early resignation rate is low. They have delivered checkmate in 156 games, won 375 by resignation, and forced 142 opponents to time out. If the clock is running, there is still hope.
That said, the tilt factor is real. Harriott has lost 16 games in a row at least once, and their best time of day to play is 13:00, which suggests that lunchtime is when the chess brain is fully awake. When the moves flow, the results can be spectacular.
Volume, Volume, Volume
At their most active, Harriott has played more than 650 blitz games in a single month. That is not a training schedule, it is a full time job. The sheer volume explains the steady climb from 1053 to a national master level and beyond.
Tyrell Harriott may never be the most conventional player, but that is exactly the point. They play the openings others avoid, they fight through losing streaks, and they keep coming back for more. In the world of bullet and blitz, falzehope0 is a true original.