Saba Alalidze (aka HEATHBATH)
Meet Saba Alalidze, a chess dynamo whose blitz and bullet ratings have soared from humble beginnings to nearly Grandmaster territory in just over a year! With a peak blitz rating of 2424 and an astonishing bullet peak at 2652, Saba plays with the speed of a lightning bolt — delivering wins faster than you can say "checkmate"!
Starting 2024 with a modest blitz rating around 1400, Saba's rapid improvement is nothing short of spectacular. By mid-2025, their blitz rating skyrocketed to over 2400, complemented by an equally fierce bullet rating surpassing 2600. Clearly, patience is a virtue, but not one Saba indulges in much — rapid-fire attacks and tactical fireworks define this player's style.
When not outwitting opponents, Saba favors a mix of classical and sneaky openings, with a mysterious favorite labeled only as "Top Secret" which boasts an impressive 64.45% win rate in blitz games! Queens Pawn and French Defense variants also feature prominently in the arsenal, delivering varied and sometimes confounding challenges to their foes.
Saba's playing style? A tactical tactician with a remarkable 75.74% comeback rate after a setback and an average game length of around 73 moves in victories, showing endurance and brains in equal measure. This player thrives playing with White (56.67% win rate) but is no pushover with Black either (50.44%).
Has a quirky early resignation rate of nearly 10%, possibly reflecting a devotion to "knowing when to fold 'em" — because wasting time is for amateurs. Saba's psychological resilience shines through a low tilt factor (9 out of 100) even in the heat of battle, staying cool when pawns fly and queens dance.
Off the board, Saba might be plotting their next dazzling victory or just laughing at how many opponents have fallen to their cunning traps — including warriors like "sherbek_66" and "mi2gro," recently bested with surgical precision in intense live chess duels.
Whether winning on time or by checkmate, Saba plays to win — and lose with dignity. Expect many more exciting chapters in this chess saga because HEATHBATH doesn't just play chess, they own it.
Follow Saba's battles and witness the blitzkrieg chess mastery unfold!