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Elliott Goodrich NM

I-have-no-rizz Since 2024 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟
56.6%- 41.1%- 2.3%
Rapid 2019 1W 0L 0D
Blitz 2265 103W 31L 2D
Bullet 2727 3446W 2547L 145D

Elliott Goodrich — National Master & Blitz Specialist

Elliott Goodrich is a titled chess player (National Master, awarded by National) known for a ferocious Blitz and Bullet presence. Active across 2024–2025, Elliott shot up the online ladders with peak performances in Bullet and a stormy Blitz style that blends tactical fireworks with surprisingly deep endgame follow-through. Keywords: Elliott Goodrich, National Master, Blitz, Bullet, Amar Gambit, French Defense, King's Indian Attack, chess biography.

Peek at a quick visual: — and a snapshot of peak form: (Bullet) and (Blitz).

Career Highlights

  • Title: National Master (National) — recognized for consistent tournament and online performance.
  • Preferred time control: Blitz (also a serious Bullet competitor).
  • Explosive peak: reached a Bullet high in late 2025, showing elite speeding-up ability during streaks of dominance.
  • Longest recorded winning streak: 60 games (a run that turned heads in community leaderboards).
  • Top recent rivals include Linxi Zhu and other frequent opponents—many of whom Elliott has faced hundreds of times online.

Playing Style & Strengths

Elliott combines blitz intuition with serious endgame chops — evidence: long average game lengths and a high endgame frequency. The style reads as "tactician with grinder tendencies": quick tactical reads, high comeback rate, and a willingness to play long, technical wins.

  • Strengths: tactics, transition to endgames, psychological resilience (high comeback rate).
  • Favored tempo: thrives in time pressure and fast decisions — a true Blitzkrieg spirit on the clock.
  • Signature habits: low early resignation rate (plays on), long decisive games, and a knack for swindles when down material.

Openings & Notable Repertoire

Elliott is an opening experimenter who often chooses aggressive, offbeat systems that maximize practical chances and create chaos on the board.

  • Most-played and most-successful: Amar Gambit (very high win rate in Bullet), French Defense and King's Indian Attack.
  • Other weapons: frequent use of hypermodern and surprise lines (Modern, Nimzo-Larsen, various A00 systems).
  • Blitz specialties: explosive gambits and practical traps designed to win on the clock as much as on the board.

A short illustrative skirmish (fun, not formal):

— a tiny snapshot of the daring mentality.

Records, Stats & Patterns

Elliott's activity and numbers paint a clear picture: heavy Bullet volume, excellent win rates vs lower-rated opponents, strong Blitz adjusted win-rate, and a fearless approach in tactical melee.

  • Volume: thousands of Bullet games with an overall positive win-loss record.
  • Head-to-head: extensive history vs Linxi Zhu (one of the most-played opponents).
  • Time-of-day magic: best performance historically in late-night / early-morning hours — "02:00" flagged as a peak window for results.
  • Streaks: long winning streaks and the capacity to recover after losses (high comeback rate).

Personality, Habits & Fun Facts

Elliott mixes seriousness with humor at the board: a player who will play on until mate, crack a joke after an improbable win, and keep experimenting with oddball openings just to see what happens. Fans have nicknamed the approach "creative chaos" — equal parts swindle and study.

  • Nickname-friendly habits: loves tricky gambits and coffeehouse sacrifices — occasionally described as a "Pawn gobbler" or "Trickster line enjoyer".
  • Training: frequent rapid post-mortems, heavy blitz ladder sessions, and targeted opening mixes (to stay unpredictable).
  • Community: regular opponent lists include long-running rivalries and practice partners; expect rematches and evolving lines.

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This biography pulls from recent 2024–2025 activity and highlights Elliott Goodrich’s identity as a National Master and Blitz specialist. Placeholders above will render interactive charts, peak rating stats, PGN viewer, and internal profile links where supported.

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