fromIchkeria: The Blitz Marathoner
fromIchkeria is a high-volume online Blitz chess battler, and the handle is a nod to the Chechen region of Ichkeria. His rating chart reads like a mountain range drawn by someone with a serious caffeine habit. Over 14 months, the account played more than 3,800 rated Blitz games, winning 1,749, losing 1,929 and drawing 191. After opening at 588 in July 2025, he stormed to a peak of 2509 (2026-03-30) in March 2026, and as of August 2026 he sits near 2400.
Opening Repertoire: Sicilian Battles and Old Benoni Blues
As White, fromIchkeria is a loyal 1.e4 soldier. He has played the Sicilian Defense a staggering 767 times with a 48.4% score, and keeps the Caro-Kann Defense and French Defense as his main follow-ups. His occasional Evans Gambit bursts show a romantic heart, even if the scoreboard in the 5.c3 line is rough at 37.9%.
As Black, things get spicier. The Old Benoni appears 303 times and returns just 33.7% wins, statistically his biggest opening wound. The Ruy Lopez Classical Defense Benelux Variation sits at 45.7%, while the offbeat Australian Defense keeps opponents guessing. Best of all, in the English Opening Closed Taimanov lines he scores a healthy 55.4%.
For a flavor of his favorite battlefield, here is an illustrative Open Sicilian slugfest in the spirit of his games:
Rivalries and Recurring Faces
Miles of Blitz produce familiar enemies. fromIchkeria has faced sasho2901 52 times, losing the series 18-33. Against Vlad Vlad he gets revenge with 30 wins and 20 losses. Jorge A González Rodríguez and Trainingbg81 are steady dance partners, but the true nightmare is LordPyrrhicVictory, who dominates the rivalry 23 wins to 5. Some opponents are lessons, some are walls; lordpyrrhicvictory is a cliff.
Playing Style: Endgames, Comebacks and 4 AM Magic
fromIchkeria grinds. The average game lasts around 76 moves, and 84% of his games reach an endgame. He does not give up easily, resigning early in just 10% of games, and his belief is borderline supernatural: after losing a piece, he still wins 44.1% of games with a comeback rate of 93%. When he delivers the first check, his win rate jumps to 52.9%; when his opponent checks first, it falls to 36.4%.
The profile is pure chaos with a clock. A tilt factor of 12 explains the gap between a 17 game winning streak and a 12 game losing streak. Best results come at 04:00, cementing his status as a true night owl. Against lower rated players he wins 71.6% of games, but against equal or higher rated opposition he drops to around 31%. Whatever the rating, he always shows up. That is what makes fromIchkeria one of the most entertaining marathons in online chess.
- Peak Blitz rating: 2509 (2026-03-30) (March 2026)
- White win rate: 47.4%, Black win rate: 43.0%
- Longest winning streak: 17 games
- Longest losing streak: 12 games
- Favorite battlefield: Sicilian Defense