Ash Stewart
Ash Stewart, better known to the internet as Flamingdonkey, is a National Master who treats bullet chess like a full contact sport. With a peak bullet rating of 2873 (2026-09-29), a peak blitz rating of 2714 (2026-08-24), and more than ten thousand bullet games on the record, Ash has turned speed chess into an art form.
From Slow Build to Fast Finish
Ash's chess story begins in the calmer corners of daily and blitz play, where a patient climb through the 2000s eventually earned the National Master title. Early games leaned on reliable structures such as the Catalan Opening and the Slav Defense. Then came the bullet queue, and everything changed.
The Bullet Marauder
Flamingdonkey does not play bullet chess. Flamingdonkey lives it. The rating graph
shows a player who crossed 2500 in 2023, blew past 2700 in 2025, and reached 2873 (2026-09-29) in 2026. At one point in 2026, Ash played more than 2,400 bullet games in a single month. The Pterodactyl Variation and a relentless English Opening repertoire are the weapons of choice.Familiar Foes
You cannot play that many games without making friends and enemies. Richard Leyva Proenza has faced Ash 54 times and trails the series. mathnerd55 is the great equalizer with a dead even 24-24 score. javier holds the bragging rights with a 17-8 lead, while Joel has felt the donkey's kick in a 16-5 deficit. These rivalries keep the lobbies lively.
Fun Facts and Fast Twitch Numbers
- Longest winning streak of 16 games, with a current streak of 6.
- Comeback rate of 89.64%, plus a 52.42% win rate after losing a piece.
- Best time of day to play: 06:00, when the rest of the world is still asleep.
- A tilt factor of 9, so even flaming donkeys get burned out sometimes.
- Rated games are a different animal, with a win rate nearly 46 percentage points lower than casual play.