Marton Braun: The Blitz Marathoner
Marton Braun, known on the virtual board as FMbraunmarton, is a FIDE Master with an enormous appetite for online Blitz chess. His username says FM, but his workload says professional grinder. Since 2015, he has turned rapid-fire online games into a personal laboratory for attacking ideas, defensive resilience and late-night chess.
Career Snapshot
- Name: Marton Braun
- Username: FMbraunmarton
- Title: FIDE Master
- Preferred Time Control: Blitz
- Peak Blitz Rating: 2636 (2026-07-06)
More than 35,000 rated Blitz games sit behind that title. The
chart tells the story of a player who started in the low 1300s and eventually pushed past 2600. That kind of climb is not luck. It is a decade of stubborn, joyful dedication to the sixty-four squares.Signature Opening Repertoire
As Black, Marton returns again and again to the Alekhine Defense, playing it nearly 5,900 times in Blitz. He is willing to let the opponent grab space early, then fight the position like a chessboard guerrilla. As White, he prefers patient pressure in the Sicilian Defense: Closed, where he scores close to 56 percent. He also has excellent results in the Benko Gambit Accepted: Central Storming Variation, a line that rewards nerves and a willingness to sacrifice.
His opening preferences lean practical rather than flashy. The chart below shows where his wins, losses and draws are concentrated.
Playing Style
Marton Braun plays long, grinding games. His average decisive Blitz game stretches beyond 76 moves, and his endgame frequency sits near 82 percent. He is the kind of player who would rather outplay you in a rook endgame than deliver a one-move trap.
He also refuses to panic. His stats show a comeback rate of 87.82 percent and a win rate of 47.47 percent after losing a piece. Even when something goes wrong, the game is not over. On top of that, he is a danger when the clock is low, winning nearly five times as many games by timeout as he loses.
Online Rivalries
Play that many games and you will find familiar faces in the lobby. Marton has built genuine online rivalries with regular opponents. His head-to-head battles include Giulio Fregonese, Jura Ochkoos, gerosz92 and cruz29. A few notable records:
- vs Giulio Fregonese: 32 wins, 19 losses, 9 draws in 60 games
- vs Jura Ochkoos: 23 wins, 26 losses, 5 draws in 54 games
- vs gerosz92: 28 wins, 10 losses, 8 draws in 46 games
- vs cruz29: 15 wins, 26 losses, 3 draws in 44 games
Mentality and Fun Facts
The numbers suggest a stubborn pulse. His longest winning streak is 17 consecutive games, while his longest losing streak is 11. He may stumble, but he always returns to the board.
He is also a genuine night owl. According to time-of-day statistics, his best win rate comes at 02:00. While most of the chess world is asleep, Marton Braun is often still calculating, still attacking and still enjoying another 80-move Blitz battle.