Handle With a Kick
gunball is a high-volume online chess warrior whose name is a warning sign in the fastest time controls. Although blitz is the preferred battleground, the most dramatic climbs came in bullet, where gunball reached a peak of 2781. The journey began near 1921 in 2017 and grew into one of the longer grinds on the board.
Style and Openings
gunball is a devoted e4 player, hammering out the king's pawn in thousands of games. As black, the Scandinavian Defense, the Sicilian Defense, and the Caro-Kann Defense are regular guests, often steering into razor sharp lines such as the Yugoslav Attack. The stats show a player who never shrugs: an 87.59% comeback rate and an average of roughly 82 moves per win. Even after losing a piece, gunball converts about 47.8% of the time.
Long Rivalries
No profile of gunball is complete without kugelrundi. The two met 172 times, with gunball holding a narrow edge of 75 wins to 70 losses and 27 draws. Other frequent queue partners include Vesna Bogdanovic and Khoa Bui, both of whom helped sharpen gunball's instincts over thousands of fast games.
Consistency at Speed
gunball's blitz record tells the same story of steady pressure, with a peak near 2616 and long stretches above 2500. The player is at their sharpest in the early morning, with win rates climbing above 58% in the 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. hours. Streaks have been extreme in both directions, including a 16 game winning tear and a 21 game losing slide, but the response is always to queue again.