Meet Joshuachick
Di Li, known on the board as Joshuachick, is a FIDE Grandmaster whose account is a marathon runner disguised as a blitz sprinter. They have played more than 7,900 rated blitz games, with 4,120 wins against 3,109 losses, and yet their favourite time control is Daily. It\u2019s a beautiful contradiction: a player who lives in the fast lane but claims to prefer a move a day. If any grandmaster can say they grind more than they sleep, it\u2019s this one.
Their longest winning streak is 34 games, while their longest losing streak sits at 12, which proves that even the best have bad weekends. They are statistically a night owl: 23:00 is their magic hour, with a 68.18% win rate when the board lights up late.
A Museum of Offbeat Openings
Di\u2019s opening repertoire is not normal, and that\u2019s the point. As white, the D\u00f6ry Defense scores an impressive 62.9%, the Diemer-Duhm Gambit brings in 60.87%, and the Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack appears often enough to be a legendary fear. They prefer 1.d4, and their love for the Catalan Opening and the Bogo-Indian Defense shows up all over the data.
With black, the record flips to serious work: Petrov\u2019s Defense and the Philidor Defense are the everyday cars, and Di has parked there hundreds of times. Long games follow: a decisive win averages about 82 moves, so this is not lightning-by-neighborhood. Take a look at
to see the full snack menu.Rivals and Recurring Battles
No grandmaster is an island, and Di\u2019s island is especially crowded. The most-faced opponent is Qi b Chen, with 158 games and 86 wins for Di. Then comes Xiao Tong, 129 games, where Di holds a 90\u201334\u20135 record, and LOVEZX, 128 games with a 59\u201346\u201323 ledger. These are the sorts of rivalries that make the chess server feel like a home town.
Against lower rated players, Di converts about 60% of the games; against higher rated players, the same fight is reversed. Comebacks are their specialty: an 88.96% comeback rate, and a 50.71% win rate even after dropping a piece. They never stop fighting.
By the Numbers
Here are a few numbers that make Joshuachick tick, without making it a boring rating page:
- Peak blitz rating: 2924 (2019-07-29)
- Peak daily rating: 1750 (2024-03-06), despite only five casual appearances
- Longest winning streak: 34
- Comeback rate: 88.96%
- Average decisive game: about 82 to 84 moves
Their blitz climb over the years has the shape of a heroic journey:
. It has ups, downs, and a lot of sparkling moves.