About hervorragend
hervorragend is an aggressive, highly active online chess player known for lightning-fast decision-making and a clear preference for Blitz. Over many seasons they built a reputation as a Blitz specialist with relentless volume and frequent deep endgames — a rare combo of speed and persistence. Fans (and opponents) will recognize hervorragend for a love of the Sicilian Alapin and an uncanny ability to wrestle winning positions out of long scrambles.
Snapshot: preferred time control — Blitz. Career highlights include numerous high-volume months and a peak Blitz performance captured in the interactive chart below.
View rating trend:
• Peak Blitz rating: 2581 (2026-01-21)Playing style
hervorragend combines time-pressure intuition with deep endgame tenacity. Expect long, decisive games rather than short draws — an entertaining style for spectators and a headache for opponents.
- Endgame frequency: extremely high (often pushes games into technical territory).
- Average moves per win: ~73 — many wins come after prolonged maneuvering.
- Early resignation rate: notable (opponents often quit early when momentum swings).
- Comeback ability: very strong — a documented comeback rate around 80%.
- Psychology: tilt factor is nontrivial (keep snacks and a calm playlist ready).
Opening repertoire (high-level)
hervorragend favors flexible, asymmetrical positions. The Sicilian Alapin (especially the Sherzer sub-branch) appears throughout their repertoire, plus a mix of Australian, Slav and assorted sharp sidelines.
- Blitz favorites: Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation — strong win rate across many games.
- Bullet & Blitz staples: Australian Defense, Slav Defense and frequent sideline surprises (Nimzo-Larsen, Benoni tryouts).
- Rapid choices: still leans Sicilian & tactical gambits when time permits.
Representative opening list (Blitz):
- Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation — extensive usage and high return.
- Australian Defense — versatile and often used with White.
- King’s Indian Sämisch (Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian lines) — used to steer complicated middlegames.
Records, rivals & momentum
hervorragend is both prolific and battle-tested. They’ve played thousands of fast games, compiling notable win/loss volume and many long streaks.
- Longest winning streak: 17 games. Current winning streak: 1 game.
- Longest losing streak: 9 games (a reminder that even the best hit rough patches).
- Top recurring opponents:
- Time-of-day edge: performs especially well in late-night / pre-dawn hours (one quirky metric even lists 04:00 as a best time to play).
Memorable game & study tools
Here’s a short, replayable fragment to study the kinds of middlegame fights hervorragend prefers. Load it into a viewer for move-by-move analysis.
Sample PGN (click to open in a viewer):
Replay a highlighted win vs a frequent rival: View Memorable Win
Statistics & strengths (quick bullets for searchers)
- Preferred time control: Blitz (high activity and strong results).
- High-volume competitor — thousands of fast games with a robust win pool.
- Tactical resilience: wins often after losing material; strong "WinRateAfterLosingPiece".
- Opening specialization highly skewed toward Sicilian Alapin lines — excellent study target if you face hervorragend.
- SEO keywords: hervorragend chess profile, Blitz specialist, Sicilian Alapin, online chess openings, comeback specialist.
Fun facts & placeholders
- Peak moments: see interactive peak stat — 2635 (2024-06-19) and 2581 (2026-01-21).
- Explore the Blitz rating trend: .
- Want to look up chess terms or openings mentioned above? Try these quick links: Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation • Australian Defense
- More games and opponents: open a profile page for a rival — e.g. Saitago.
Short, ridiculous claim to fame: hervorragend once won a Blitz game while simultaneously burning toast. Chess multitasking, level: expert.