Nenad Knezevic

Nenad Knezevic (KHE3)

Meet Nenad Knezevic, also known by his chessboard alter ego, KHE3—a player whose rating curve wobbles like a knight on a bumpy board, but with more resilience than a grandmaster ant carrying its weight in pieces across the battlefield. Nenad’s blitz career sparkles with moments of brilliance and some rocky patches; after debuting in 2019 with a soaring 1409 rating, he experienced the natural ebb and flow of blitz life, maintaining an average around 900-1100 across years. His rapid foray, though brief, was a perfect 1266 win in 2020—a solid proof that rapid-fire mode suits his style when he’s on point.

Known for his love of the Queen’s Gambit Accepted Accelerated Mannheim Variation, Nenad has faced the opening battle nearly 1,000 times, winning over 54% of those engagements—a true opening specialist who knows how to keep opponents guessing and reaction cells firing. He’s no shrinking violet against the Scandinavian Defense, and his 48% win rate there hints at a stubborn defender ready to mutate fluidly under pressure.

Nenad’s style is a fascinating mix of patience and calculated aggression. With an Early Resignation Rate of just 6.72% and a hearty Endgame Frequency of 42.47%, he enjoys the long crawl to victory or defeat, often putting his opponents into metabolic shock with a tactical turn of the screw late in the game. His average winning games stretch to about 56 moves, showing a stamina worthy of the longest neural pathways.

The man has an infectious comeback rate of 69.52%, the kind that would make even a cockroach proud to survive in chess’s harsh ecosystem. Impressively, Nenad boasts a flawless 100% win rate after losing a piece, truly embodying the phrase “the bigger they are, the harder they fall”—and he’s the predator, not the prey.

Playing with white pieces, he scores a sturdy 55.34% win rate, leveraging the initiative like a bee pollinating early blossoms. Black pieces see a slightly lower but respectable 46.83%, proving he can defend just as fiercely in the dark. His psychological tilt factor sits at a manageable 15, indicating a well-balanced mind under the high-octane pressures of online play.

If moves were metabolic pathways, Nenad's games are a marathon rather than a sprint, with an average of nearly 56 moves per win versus about 40 moves per loss. All in all, KHE3 is a chess organism adapted for survival, blending tactical acuity with psychological resilience, ready to strike on any square—proof that even in the battle of black and white, life finds a way.