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Harry-best-player

Athens Since 2022 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟
49.6% W 44.2% L 6.2% D
Bullet
2617
2522W 2338L 321D
Blitz
2485
444W 347L 46D
Rapid
2103
85W 40L 14D
Daily
1410
5W 1L 0D

Heads up, he calls himself the best

Harry-best-player is not a modest username. It is a mission statement, a challenge, and a little bit of league table heresy. He joined in the summer of 2022 with a Rapid rating near 1364 and spent the next few years making that number look temporary. He struggles for a while, then burst forward, then does it again. The rise has not been a straight line, but it has been thoroughly Harry.

Rapid Rating215820171875173415922022: 16392023: 17622024: 20532025: 21112026: 210320222023202420252026
is the receipt.

The opening book of an explorer

If you open a new tab against Harry, you probably need a map. He plays simple and sharp ideas in the Sicilian Defense, gets himself into trouble in the French Defense, and somehow finds a sideline with a beautifully absurd name. His opening repertoire includes the Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit, the Amar Gambit, and a little bit of everything that makes chess coaches nervous.

He does not just play openings, he collects them.

Win Rate by Opening0%25%75%100%50%Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation: 53.3% over 690 gamesHungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit: 56.1% over 330 gamesLondon System: Poisoned Pawn Variation: 54.2% over 321 gamesSicilian Defense: Closed: 46.2% over 260 gamesSicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon: 55.8% over 240 gamesAmar Gambit: 50.2% over 227 gamesColle System: Rhamphorh…53%Hungarian Opening: Wied…56%London System: Poisoned…54%Sicilian Defense: Closed46%Sicilian Defense: Accel…56%Amar Gambit50%
is him smiling.

The rivals who keep the legend honest

No real player journey is complete without a few repeat offenders. Against mihai2013jjj he is practically a fairy tale: 26 games, 26 wins, zero escape. Then there is KF3WIN, who split the record so evenly that it feels like a partnership. And Karl Tolentino has found the cheat code to Harry's heart, winning more than his share of their showdowns. Every chess player needs obstacles. Harry simply asked for them by name.

Playing style, statistics, and 11pm wizardry

Harry is a scudetto inside. He reaches the endgame around 85 percent of the time, never resigns first, and has a habit of snapping back from bad positions. He suffered a brutal nine game losing streak and followed it with a 15 game winning streak, which is the most confident flip you can imagine. His comeback rate sits at 82 percent, and even after losing a piece he still wins almost half the time. That is determined and maybe slightly stubborn.

The scoreboard currently says 2119 (2026-01-10), 2507 (2026-07-11), and 2585 (2026-02-11), though he would tell you whichever one he is ahead in that day.

His favourite magic hour is 23:00. Yes, midnight is when the pawns sleep and Harry wakes up.

Final verdict

Harry-best-player was not born with a large treasury, so he built one. He is a Rapid player at heart with bullet-round hands, and a rival-friendly heart. If you face him, bring coffee, bring patience, and hope his next losing streak does not happen on the computer where you happen to be sitting across from him.

Bio last updated 2026-09-08