Timofey Beznosov (Gray_3024): FIDE Candidate Master and Blitz Workhorse
Overview
Timofey Beznosov, known to the online chess world by the wonderfully modest handle Gray_3024, is a FIDE Candidate Master who treats Blitz chess less like a hobby and more like a cardiovascular event. He first appeared in April 2025 rated around 1784, and within eighteen months he had hammered the ceiling all the way up to a peak of 2987 (2026-09-09). The secret ingredient is volume: in June 2026 alone he played 365 blitz games, one for every day of the year, all crammed into a single calendar month.
The Great Climb
The chart above documents a man deciding that the rating ladder owes him money. The journey included an 18-game winning streak, a 13-game losing streak, because the chess gods demand balance, and a rapid chess cameo in April 2026 where he sprinted from 2139 to 2455 behind 47 wins against 2 losses. Statisticians insist rapid is secretly his most efficient format. Timofey insists he has 365-game months to get back to.
Opening Repertoire
Every great grinder has a signature, and Timofey's is the Amar Gambit: 121 blitz games of 1.Nf3, 2.e4 and unearned optimism. The win rate sits at 46%, which by Amar Gambit standards is basically world championship form.
When opponents push back, he retreats into the Czech Defense, his most profitable patch of territory at nearly 60% over 67 blitz games. The King's Indian Attack adds another 54%, and the Döry Defense a cozy 57%. And yes, his repertoire contains a Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation, because sometimes an opening should sound like a prehistoric reptile and occasionally play like one.
- Amar Gambit: 121 games, a coin flip with extra steps
- Czech Defense: 67 games, 59.7% wins, the family jewel
- French Defense: Advance Variation: 43 games, about one win in four, a haunted house he keeps re-entering
The French line deserves special mention. Roughly 25% wins across 43 games, and yet the games keep appearing in the database like a boomerang. Curiosity is a powerful force.
Playing Style
Timofey is an endgame farmer: about 85% of his games reach one, his wins average 82 moves, and his first capture typically lands around move 7, which is practically a diplomatic negotiation. His losses average 92 moves, meaning even in defeat he makes you earn it.
The psychology data is a beautiful contradiction. His early resignation rate is 75%, suggesting a man with no patience for hopeless positions. His comeback rate is 88%, suggesting a man who never stays down. Both were measured. Timofey has declined to explain.
Other findings: his favorite checking piece is the rook, which has delivered 3,575 checks, while his king has personally checked 21 people, 21 more than most kings will ever experience. He wins about 72% of games at 9 AM and 25% at 5 AM, peaks on Fridays, suffers on Wednesdays, and performs dramatically better in casual games than rated ones. Somewhere out there is a relaxed Timofey, and he is genuinely terrifying.
Rivalries and Feuds
Every grinder has a nemesis. Timofey has Aaron Jacobson, against whom the career record stands at 1 win, 21 losses, and one unanswered question: what exactly happened in that single victory? The rematch calendar is presumably already full.
He also trails Shelev Oberoi at 7-14 and loses 14 of 20 to yuxiliang. For ecosystem balance, there is myskled, a polite 12-game arrangement that finishes 11-1 the other way. Chess needs food chains, and Timofey provides them.
Quick Facts
- FIDE title: Candidate Master (CM)
- Preferred time control: Blitz, enthusiastically
- Career blitz record: 1011 wins, 1018 losses, 115 draws, statistically a coin
- Peak bullet rating: 2904 (2026-09-27)
- Longest winning streak: 18 games
- Longest losing streak: 13 games, quickly forgiven
- Stalemates recorded: 10, all draws, all technically somebody's fault
- Tilt factor: 13 out of 100, certified spider-calm