The Long Grind to National Master
Joseph Truelson, better known to the chess server as Joseph_Truelson, is a National Master with a story that starts in the rating gutter and ends at the top of the bullet board. His Blitz rating once scraped 816, which is a number most players would prefer to forget. Instead, he played over 15,000 rated online games and turned that floor into a launching pad. The
tells the story better than any biography could.A Repertoire of Beautiful Chaos
If you sit across from Joseph expecting mainline theory, you have been warned. His bullet playlist is practically a meme collection. He has played the Amar Gambit more than 1,200 times in bullet and somehow wins 67.5 percent of those games. He also regularly unleashes the Blackburne Shilling Gambit and the Caro-Kann Defense, mixing sound defense with joyful trickery. The
chart looks less like a chess player's report card and more like a roller coaster, and that is exactly how he likes it.Rivalries, Streaks, and Comebacks
Every hero needs a rival, and Joseph found his in rooksacrifice_old, who faced him 371 times. Joseph won 237 of those meetings, making rooksacrifice_old both his most played foe and his favorite victim. He also built memorable feuds with several other online warriors, including:
- mattjplatt: 182 battles, nearly dead even.
- Anthony Atanasov: 174 games, with Joseph holding a commanding edge.
- Elijah Logozar: 166 meetings, always competitive.
His ability to turn games around is almost supernatural: with a 78.1 percent comeback rate and a 53.4 percent win rate even after losing a piece, he is the player opponents fear to celebrate against too early.
His streak history is equally extreme. He once rattled off 64 consecutive wins, which sounds legendary until you notice he also endured a 141-game losing streakin Daily chess. That is not a slump; that is a full-blown character arc.
The Early Bird Speed Demon
Joseph's preferred battleground may be 2520 (2024-02-01), but his true home is bullet, where he reaches 2647 (2026-06-26) territory that would make many titled players blink. His 2184 (2026-05-15) also shows steady growth, and his 1822 (2017-04-21) proves he can be patient when the clock allows. The data says his best time to play is 7 AM, so if you ever face him in a morning blitz event, bring coffee and a seatbelt.