About KenjiKichiro
KenjiKichiro is a FIDE Master and a lightning-fast specialist who prefers Blitz play. Known for relentless endgame technique and a fondness for surprising opening traps, KenjiKichiro climbed to a peak Blitz performance of 2805 (2025-05-23). For a quick visual of the recent climb, see the rating trend below.
Preferred time control: Blitz.
Career highlights
- Earned the FIDE Master title and turned Blitz into a personal playground.
- Remarkable winning runs including a longest winning streak of 30 games and a current streak of 7.
- Peak performances across time classes, with standout peaks in Blitz and strong showings in Rapid and Bullet.
- Very low early resignation rate at 2.87 percent, showing fighting spirit even in sharp positions.
Opening repertoire and results
KenjiKichiro blends classical and cheeky lines. Frequent and highly successful choices include the French Defense, Caro-Kann Exchange, and several traps such as the Blackburne Shilling Gambit. Strong results both as White and Black point to a prepared and flexible repertoire.
- Favorites as Black: French Defense and Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation with many perfect or near-perfect win rates.
- Often plays aggressive white continuations including the Blackburne Shilling Gambit when the moment is right.
- Notable winning lines: French Defense: Exchange Variation, Scandinavian Defense, and Sicilian Najdorf Amsterdam line.
Playing style and strengths
KenjiKichiro is a marathon tactician who often converts long games into wins. Expect long, maneuvering battles and confident endgame technique.
- Endgame focused: Endgame frequency near 80 percent, so many games are decided in technical play.
- Long games: Average decisive games last about 75 moves.
- Resilience: Comeback rate about 79 percent and a 74 percent win rate after losing a piece.
- Time-of-day edge: Peak win rates in the morning hours, with near-perfect records around 08:00 and several other early hours.
Memorable games and opponents
KenjiKichiro has an excellent record against frequent opponents. For example, the record versus damjan1989 is dominant; see the profile below for matches and analysis.
- Most played opponent: damjan1989 with a record of 19 wins and 2 losses.
- Other frequent rivals include gualanday, bigpuma69, and nikolacalasan.
- Sample game to study KenjiKichiro's tactical taste and endgame technique:
Study the moves below in the embedded viewer.
Replay a notable win against a frequent rival: Thrilling Win
Personality and approach
Off the board KenjiKichiro mixes dry humor with laser focus at the board. Expect playful opening traps followed by stern endgame discipline. Coaches and opponents note a calm demeanor and a habit of delivering checks with the queen more than most players.
- Favored checking piece: Queen.
- Average first capture occurs around move 7, indicating deliberate opening play.
- High check frequency and a strong win rate when delivering the first check.
Quick facts
- Username: KenjiKichiro
- Title: FIDE Master
- Preferred time control: Blitz
- Longest winning streak: 30 games
- Current winning streak: 7 games