Filus0822: The Rapid Chess Marathoner
Filus0822's rated chess journey began in April 2020 with a loss at 1052, which is honestly the most relatable possible start. What followed was no shortcut to glory. There was a grind through 2021, a long plateau through 2022, a near-silent 2023, and then a monster summer surge in 2024 that finally cracked the 1700 barrier. The slow burn kept burning into 2025 and 2026, culminating in a peak Rapid rating of 2014 (2026-08-14). Six years of patience, one rating ladder, zero shortcuts.
French Defense Devotion and the Blackburne Shilling Gambit
With the black pieces, Filus0822 is a card-carrying French Defense loyalist. The Advance Variation is the workhorse, logging 21 games at a healthy 62% score, and the Classical Variation, Svenonius Variation went a frankly rude five wins and a draw with zero losses. Side orders of Caro-Kann Defense and Philidor Defense appear occasionally, mostly to keep opponents guessing.
With White, the weapon of choice is the notorious Blackburne Shilling Gambit, deployed 18 times for an 83% win rate. That is the trap line where Black offers a pawn that actually wins material by force, and Filus0822 has spent years calmly letting opponents discover this the hard way.
Rivalries: The Perfect Record and the Perfect Curse
Every online chess player has a favorite victim and a boogeyman, and Filus0822 has both in their purest forms. Against boscomisterioso, the record reads 13 games, 13 wins, zero losses. That is not a rivalry, that is a subscription service. At the other extreme sits not_chessburger, against whom Filus0822 is 0 for 5. Five games, five losses, and presumably five unanswered questions about what a chess burger even is.
Playing Style: The Comeback Grinder
- Roughly 74% of games reach an endgame. This is a player who treats chess like a slow-cooked meal.
- Wins average about 65 moves while losses stretch to 85, meaning Filus0822 fights hardest exactly when things look worst.
- A 76% comeback rate and a near-50% win rate even after dropping a piece. Give away material, get punished anyway.
- Early resignation rate: 0%. Filus0822 does not resign. Filus0822 waits.
- 120 wins have come by resignation versus only 38 by checkmate, so opponents tend to hand over the point before the mate arrives.
- Perfectly balanced streaks: a longest winning streak of 5 and a longest losing streak of 5. Zen, achieved through suffering.
Blitz Blues and the 9 PM Curfew
Blitz and Filus0822 are acquaintances at best, evidenced by a 3-10 record that reads like a warning label. Rapid is home, and Daily chess is technically undefeated at 1-0, making Filus0822 a perfect professional correspondent player. As for the clock, the data is damning: a flawless record at 6 AM and 8 PM, and a winless one at 9 PM. The optimal strategy against Filus0822, apparently, is simply scheduling. Wednesday is the strong day, Sunday is the weak one, and bedtime is the true equalizer.