Meet hcurcio
hcurcio is a relentless online chess battler whose true home is the Blitz board. With tens of thousands of games played and a peak Blitz rating of 2587 (2026-07-10), they have spent years climbing the rating ladder one fast game at a time. Their Bullet rating also reached 2625 (2024-12-08), proving they can handle even the wildest time scrambles.
Playing Style
hcurcio is a fighter who rarely settles for draws. Their games are long and tense, averaging around 80 moves per decisive game, and they are happy to grind out wins in the endgame. They are dangerous after losing a piece, winning about half of those games, and their comeback rate is a remarkable 88.55 percent. If you are winning against hcurcio, do not celebrate too early.
Their biggest weakness? Tilt. With a tilt factor of 10, a bad loss can send them into a spiral, and their longest losing streak reached 10 games. But when they are on form, watch out: their longest winning streak is 15.
Opening Repertoire
hcurcio is a creature of habit. They almost always open with 1.e4, and they are deeply familiar with the sharp lines that follow. As White, they love the Caro-Kann Defense, the Scandinavian Defense, and the Sicilian Defense. As Black, they regularly face the Italian Game and the Two Knights Defense, and they have a particularly strong record in the Ruy Lopez Berlin Defense, winning over 54 percent of those games.
Rivalries
No biography of hcurcio would be complete without mentioning their epic rivalry with jcurcio. Across 65 games, jcurcio has been a thorn in hcurcio's side, winning 49 of their meetings. On the other hand, hcurcio has a much happier relationship with grungla, against whom they have scored 55 wins in 62 games. Every online warrior needs a nemesis and a favorite opponent.
Career Journey
From modest beginnings in late 2016 to crossing the 2500 mark in Blitz, hcurcio's trajectory shows steady improvement mixed with dramatic swings. The chart below tells the story of a player who never stops grinding, even when the rating gods are cruel.
Fun Facts
- Peak Blitz rating: 2587 (2026-07-10)
- Peak Bullet rating: 2625 (2024-12-08)
- Blitz games: over 12,800 recorded with a 52 percent score
- Longest winning streak: 15
- Longest losing streak: 10
- Best time to play: 09:00