Timofey Beznosov (Gray_3024)
From 1784 to the Edge of 3000
Timofey Beznosov, known to the chess internet as Gray_3024, is a FIDE Candidate Master and a true blitz specialist. In roughly seventeen months, he dragged his blitz rating from 1784 all the way to a peak of 2975, practically knocking on the door of the 3000 club. That ceiling is captured in his 2975 (2026-09-09) rating, and it was built through sheer volume: more than 2,700 analyzed online games and a strength-adjusted blitz win rate just above 51%.
The path was not a smooth staircase. The rating chart looks like an enthusiastic electrocardiogram, full of sharp climbs, sudden dips, and a few moments where you just want to check if there is a defibrillator nearby.
A Menagerie of Openings
Timofey's opening repertoire reads like a natural history museum. As Black he frequently visits the Modern Defense in its Pterodactyl Variation, alongside the Czech Defense and the Döry Defense. As White he is just as adventurous, diving into the Amar Gambit and the King's Indian Attack. The Rhamphorhynchus Variation also makes regular appearances, because if you can play an opening named after a flying reptile, why not?
The creature theme pays off. His King's Indian Attack scores about 63% with White, the Czech Defense wins 62% of the time as Black, and the Döry Defense stays above 57%. The
lays it all out.Foes, Friends, and the Egg Problem
Every player has a shadow, and Timofey's is Aaron Jacobson. Across 22 blitz battles, the egg beat him 21 times, making it the most lopsided rivalry in his record. On the friendlier side of the ledger, he owns myskled with 11 wins in 12 meetings. Other regular opponents include yuxiliang, elliotaldersontwitch, johnathan113, and binary010, the usual suspects in his online adventures.
He is also built for endurance. A 13 game losing streak once gave way to an 18 game winning streak, proof that his resilience eventually overcorrects in spectacular fashion.
The Morning Predator
If you want the scariest version of Timofey, play him at 9:00 a.m. His win rate at that hour is a ferocious 71.4%. If you want to survive, try a Sunday evening, his weakest time of the week. His games are marathons rather than sprints, often stretching past 80 moves, and his first capture typically arrives around move 7.
He never stops fighting. His comeback rate is close to 88%, he still wins 45.7% of games after dropping a piece, and his one-sided loss rate is just over 1%. He also loves to strike first: he lands the first check in 51% of his games, and his win rate jumps to nearly 55% when he does. If you check him first, that number sinks to under 39%. His weapon of choice is the rook, which delivers more checks than any other piece.
The Rapid Underrated
For all his blitz heroics, Timofey might be even more dangerous at a slightly slower cadence. In rapid, his strength-adjusted win rate approaches 75%, built on just 15 losses in 94 games and a perfect 6-0 record in the Amazon Attack. The Candidate Master title might say one thing, but the board says quite another.