Gary "Giantgoogachess" Leschinsky: The Unorthodox Bullet Baron
From 1600 Grinder to National Master
Gary Leschinsky, known online as Giantgoogachess, is a National Master who treats online chess like a video game with a very high scoreboard. His preferred battlefield is blitz, but he has conquered bullet with equal enthusiasm. He started in 2018 as a solid but unspectacular 1621 bullet player. By December 2025, he was peaking at 2788 in bullet and 2724 in blitz in April 2026. That is not a small jump, that is a rocket launch.
His peak ratings: 2724 (2026-04-08) in blitz and 2788 (2025-12-24) in bullet.
A Fighter Who Never Snoozes
Gary's comeback rate sits at an absurd 83.22%. He wins after losing a piece nearly half the time (49.08%), and his one sided loss rate is just 2.96%. He resigns early only 2.19% of the time. His longest winning streak was 17 games, and even his longest losing streak of 11 could not keep him down. His tilt factor of 11 suggests the occasional storm, but his 83% comeback rate means he always finds a way back.
An Opening Laboratory
Gary plays chess like a mad scientist. With White, he is a serial user of the Amar Gambit, the Nimzo-Larsen Attack, the Amazon Attack, and spicy systems like the Colle System's Rhamphorhynchus Variation and the London System's Poisoned Pawn Variation. As Black he is more traditional, grinding in the Caro-Kann Defense, the Sicilian, and the Alekhine Defense.
A typical Gary special: open with the knight to h3 and dare your opponent to figure it out.
The Nemesis Named clydehillkid
No profile of Giantgoogachess is complete without his ultimate rival, Joseph Levine. The two have battled 326 times, a marathon of online warfare. clydehillkid holds the upper hand with 140 wins to Gary's 118, plus 68 draws. Against other frequent opponents like gutsyedge and vectarious, Gary flips the script with emphatic winning records.
Habits, Quirks, and Winning Formulas
- Best day to catch him winning: Friday (55.43% win rate). Avoid Tuesday if you want to beat him.
- Best hour: 8 AM, when he is apparently unstoppable.
- He reaches the endgame in 75.39% of games and averages about 79 moves per win.
- His first capture usually lands around move 7, patience before the fireworks.
- When Gary delivers the first check (51.09% of the time), he wins 61.97% of those games.
- His favorite checking tools are the queen and the rook, although in 2025 and 2026 the rook took over as his signature piece.
- He performs 6.66 percentage points better in rated games than casual ones, proving that pressure brings out his best.
Legacy
Gary Leschinsky may not be a household name in classical halls, but on the internet he is a giant. With more than 6,000 recorded games and a playing style that blends chaos with resilience, Giantgoogachess has earned every rating point.