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Alisher Karimov FM

Jovidon91 Dushanbe Since 2019 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟
45.2% W 48.9% L 5.9% D
Bullet
2822
2313W 2599L 284D
Blitz
2736
1082W 1087L 151D
Rapid
2125
25W 17L 9D

A FIDE Master With Lightning Habits

Alisher Karimov, known as Jovidon91 online, is a FIDE Master who treats the clock like a personal challenge. His chess life began quietly in 2019, but it quickly turned into a marathon disguised as sprint. The

shows a player who never stops climbing, especially when the moves come fast.

Despite the hyperactive blitz and bullet numbers, Alisher’s preferred time control appears to be Rapid. It is where he trades some chaos for a breath, and where his favorite structures such as the Amazon Attack can breathe.

An Opening Repertoire With Fangs

In online battles, Alisher rarely allows a quiet start. On the White side he will happily dive into the Amazon Attack, and its sharp Siberian Attack branch has been especially good to him. The Black pieces often see him winding up a Alekhine Defense or stepping carefully through the Caro-Kann Defense.

He plays for full control, with an average first capture around move six and an endgame frequency near 83%. He is not afraid of long games either, many of his wins and losses stretch past 78 moves. To him, "endgame" is not the boring part, it is the last battlefield.

gives a quick map of those deals, with the Siberian branch, the Australian Defense, and the Benoni Gambit Accepted standing out as his most profitable experiments.

Rivalries and Resilience

No opponent has crossed swords with Alisher more than ZURAB AZMAIPARASHVILI, who has met him over 100 times. It has not been a one-sided friendship, but it has been a long classroom. The Nikoloz Kumsiashvili series is also a regular appointment, with nearly 100 run-ins that swung both ways.

What defines Alisher is not just the streak of fifteen wins, even though that is impressive. When he loses, he comes back. The classic comeback rate sits above 87%, win-rate after losing a piece remains a stubborn 43%, and his best moments come when it he is supposed to be finished.

The Curve and Bright Numbers

He plays early in his own time zone, but the data says his favorite magic hour is 22:00. On Thursday afternoons he scores best and on Sundays he is more generous with the half points. Even against higher-rated opposition, he still finds wins around 29% of the time, and against players he matches, he keeps it balanced.

Along the way his blitz curve has tilted into the heavens, touching 2827 (2026-04-18), while bullet rating has also travelled to 2811 (2026-08-31). Rapid remains the control Alisher likes to call home, and in it he has shown perfect doubles in the English Anti-Benoni and the Australian Defense.

Bio last updated 2026-09-07