About Khalid Becham (khalid_chess)
Khalid Becham, known online as khalid_chess, is a Candidate Master who prefers Rapid chess but is notorious for setting blitz arenas on fire. A practical tactician with serious endgame mileage, Khalid mixes stubborn defense with sudden tactical fireworks. This profile highlights Khalid's career, favorite openings, and competitive habits for fans, opponents, and search engines looking for "Khalid Becham candidate master rapid chess blitz openings".
Career Highlights
- Title: Candidate Master (FIDE).
- Preferred time control: Rapid. Expect calm calculation and timely aggression.
- Peak rating highlights: 2293 (2023-06-18) and 2065 (2025-11-18) and 2128 (2025-07-04).
- Huge experience in fast formats. Thousands of decisive games make Khalid a battle tested blitz and bullet specialist.
Playing Style and Strengths
Khalid plays long, often decisive battles - average wins and losses last about 68 to 69 moves. He is an endgame-loving player with an endgame frequency above 70 percent, and a comeback artist with a remarkable comeback rate.
- Endgame frequency: very high. Khalid grinds and converts advantages deep into the game.
- Tactical resilience: high comeback rate and a solid win rate after sacrificing or losing material.
- Avg moves per win: about 69 moves. Expect drama and long techniques.
- Psychology: low early resignation rate. Khalid keeps fighting until the final blunder or the mate.
Favorite Openings and Repertoire
Khalid is eclectic. He is comfortable facing mainstream theory and loves surprise weapons that yield practical play. His white and black repertoires show both classical and offbeat choices.
- As White: Scotch Game and Amar Gambit turn up often, producing sharp play and long fights.
- As Black: strong results with French Defense and the Slav Defense when the position calls for solidity.
- Special mentions: nimble handling of Scandinavian and Blackburne Shilling Gambit in blitz; fearless Amar Gambit showings in bullet.
Memorable Runs and Opponents
- Longest winning streak: 18 games. That was the kind of streak opponents tell friends about.
- Longest losing streak: 9 games. Even champions have bad weeks and then come back stronger.
- Frequent rivals include hichamchessma2022, bensaid-kora, and snarlster. One friendly regular is trood against whom Khalid has an excellent record.
- Plays most often in late evenings and shows peak win rates around 19:00 and 23:00 hours, making night owls nervous.
Sample Game
A typical Khalid game blends solid development with sudden tactical shots. Below is an interactive sample you can replay.
Quick Facts
- Full name: Khalid Becham (username: khalid_chess).
- Title: Candidate Master.
- Preferred time control: Rapid. Also elite-level experience in Blitz and Bullet.
- Total recorded wins across formats: 1367 plus many lessons learned the hard way.
- Streaks and form: Longest winning streak 18, longest losing streak 9, currently on a short run of recent matches.
- Notable opening strengths: Scotch Game, French Defense, Amar Gambit.
- Fun fact: Khalid is more likely to build an endgame fortress than resign early. Bring a snack if you play him.
Performance Snapshot
A quick visual of recent blitz form is below for fans and analysts.
Contact and Follow
Follow Khalid's games on his main account khalid_chess and watch for Rapid events and lively blitz sessions. Whether you are preparing an opening trap or polishing your endgame, Khalid is the kind of opponent who will teach you something memorable.