Igor Berenboym
Igor Berenboym, known online as igorb1977, is a seasoned online chess player with a career stretching back to 2011. His chess story combines persistence, tactical energy, and an apparent willingness to play enough games to make the chess clock consider filing for overtime.
A Long Online Chess Career
Igor has recorded thousands of competitive games, with blitz as his signature battlefield and bullet as a lively side specialty. His blitz record stands at 1,810 wins, 1,386 losses, and 283 draws, while his bullet record includes 268 wins, 168 losses, and 28 draws.
His strongest recent years have produced a major rise in performance, culminating in a blitz peak of 2,379 in September 2026. He has also reached a bullet peak of 2,190, confirming that Igor is comfortable whether the game offers time to calculate or merely enough time to panic stylishly.
Opening Repertoire
Igor's opening choices show a preference for practical, fighting positions. The Scandinavian Defense has been especially productive in blitz, with a 64.36 percent win rate across 101 games. He also frequently enters the Sicilian Defense, where his aggressive instincts have produced strong results in several variations.
The Caro-Kann Defense appears regularly as well, although its results are more mixed than his Scandinavian and Sicilian performances. In bullet, Igor has also shown a taste for unusual choices, including the Amazon Attack and Barnes Defense. Conventional theory is clearly welcome, but it does not get to choose the entire menu.
Playing Style
Igor's games tend to be substantial affairs rather than quick resignations. His data shows an endgame frequency of 76.32 percent, an average of roughly 72 moves in both wins and losses, and an early resignation rate of only 3.15 percent. Once the middlegame arrives, Igor is quite happy to keep asking questions until the board runs out of pieces.
His tactical profile is equally notable. He delivers the first check in 52.07 percent of analyzed games and wins 59.14 percent of the time when doing so. Rooks are his most common checking piece, followed by queens, suggesting a style that values active heavy pieces and pressure on the open lines.
Resilience at the Board
Igor's comeback rate is an impressive 83.39 percent, and his longest winning streak reached 23 games. That combination points to a player who is difficult to discourage, even after a bad opening or a tactical surprise. His record also includes 789 timeout victories, a reminder that in fast chess, clock management is sometimes just another form of checkmate.
Among his frequently faced opponents, Igor has a particularly strong record against oomlu aja, scoring 10 wins against 3 losses. His chess biography is therefore one of endurance, adaptability, and a healthy refusal to leave the board quietly.