Overview — Kiril Nesterenko (Kirill-2008)
Kiril Nesterenko is a titled chess player — a FIDE Candidate Master — known for an aggressive, resilient approach to fast time controls. A natural blitz specialist (preferred time control: Blitz), Kiril mixes tactical flair with deep endgame knowledge and a cheeky willingness to sacrifice a piece if it wakes the cat.
- Title: Candidate Master (FIDE)
- Username: Kirill-2008
- Preferred time control: Blitz — loves the pulse-racing 3+0 and 5+0 games
Playing Style & Strengths
Kiril combines long, strategic middlegames with strong endgame technique. He plays long decisive games (average moves are high) and often grinds wins from seemingly equal positions.
- Endgame frequency: high — frequently plays into technical endgames
- Avg moves per decisive game: high (patient, positional turns into tactics)
- Tactical resilience: excellent comeback rate and decent win-rate after material losses
- Psychology: low tilt overall, but watch the coffee consumption at 16:00 — that’s prime performance time
Openings & Repertoire
Kiril's repertoire favors flexible, dynamic defenses and closed Sicilian structures with plenty of counterplay. He experiments often and keeps opponents guessing.
- Favorites in Blitz: Sicilian Defense: Closed, Scandinavian Defense, French Defense, Modern
- Bullet quirks: plays surprise lines like the Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation and the King's Indian Attack
- Strong performance vs. uncommon lines — comfortable in sideline openings and offbeat gambits
Career Highlights & Notable Runs
Over the years Kiril climbed from local blitz regular to a titled player with impressive streaks and peak performances. He is known for long win streaks and a habit of improving rapidly during focused training bursts.
- Notable streaks: Longest winning streak: 17 games; notable resilience with comeback rate near 78%
- High-end blitz performance spans multiple years with consistent top finishes in fast events
- Frequently outperforms on evenings and late afternoons — especially around 16:00–18:00
Explore a visual of Kiril's Blitz progression:
and a quick peak snapshot: 2774 (2025-11-27)Head-to-Head & Opponents
Kiril has faced many regulars on the server. A few of his most-played opponents reveal long rivalries and swingy scorelines — classic blitz warfare.
- Most-played opponents: artemdyachuk (89 games), the_black_flame (44), yurygarifulin (26)
- Notable rivalries: close score vs. artemdyachuk — a true clash of titans: Artem Dyachuk
- Record style: tends to score well against lower-rated opponents and plays tight, risk-aware games vs top peers
Fun Facts, Teaching & Extras
A few light-hearted notes and interactive extras for fans and students:
- Fun: Kiril once won a blitz game after intentionally blundering a queen — then checkmating with a knight and a glued-together series of forks. Legendary or lunatic? You decide.
- Teaching: patient explainer, favors endgame technique and practical tactics in lessons
- Interactive sample game (Ruy Lopez starter) — view and replay:
- More analytics and terms: endgame technique, tactical awareness
Summary
Kiril Nesterenko (Kirill-2008), Candidate Master and blitz specialist, blends tactical intuition with serious endgame chops. Whether you’re a fan, opponent or student, expect long fights, creative openings, and the occasional sacrificial flourish.