Felix Izeta Txabarri
Felix Izeta Txabarri is a FIDE Grandmaster whose online chess profile, GuessChess_game, combines serious calculation with a distinctly adventurous appetite for rapid games. The board may be digital, but the ambitions are very real.
Rapid Chess Specialist
Rapid is the clear center of gravity in this profile. Across the recorded rapid games, Felix has scored 813 wins, 443 losses, and 158 draws. A current four-game winning streak and a longest run of 15 victories suggest that momentum is not merely a word in the opening book.
Opening Repertoire
Felix shows particular confidence in the Caro-Kann Defense, which produced a 66.07% win rate in rapid play. The Exchange Variation was even more productive, reaching 69.44%. The repertoire also features the Pirc Defense and the Queen's Gambit Declined, giving this Grandmaster plenty of ways to make opponents reconsider their first move.
Playing Style
This is a player who appears comfortable in long strategic battles. Endgames occur in more than 82% of the analyzed games, while wins average nearly 74 moves. Felix also demonstrates strong resilience: the profile records an impressive 87.11% comeback rate and a 51.72% win rate even after losing a piece.
- White win rate: 56.39%
- Black win rate: 50.84%
- Most common checking piece: the queen
- Average first capture: around move 7
At the Board
Felix tends to resist early resignation, preferring to make the opponent prove the win. That stubbornness, combined with a fondness for endgames, makes GuessChess_game the sort of player who can turn a seemingly quiet position into a several-dozen-move problem for everyone involved.