Kirill Klukin - International Chess Maestro
Meet Kirill Klukin, a true titan of the chessboard and a proud holder of the prestigious International Master title, bestowed by FIDE. Kirill is not just any chess player; they are a whirlwind on the square battlefield, boasting peak ratings that would make even the toughest grandmasters raise an eyebrow.
A Blitz Beast and Bullet Blazer
With a blitz peak rating soaring to an incredible 3016 in May 2025, Kirill is as fast as lightning and twice as dangerous. Their bullet peak of 2955 and rapid peak of 2403 reveal a player who’s equally at home in rapid maneuvers or sudden bullet duels. Kirill's style is a blend of tenacity and tactical wizardry, clocking an 85% after losing a piece – because who doesn’t love a good underdog story?
Notable Playing Style Traits
- Endgame aficionado: Played endgames in nearly 84% of their matches, showing a stamina and patience most players can only dream of.
- Early resignation avoidance: With an early resignation rate under 5%, Kirill plays until the very last pawn pushes forward, never giving up before the final curtain.
- White pieces advantage: Has a solid 54% win rate when playing white, while black proves just a bit more challenging with a 47.5% win rate.
The Opening Arsenal
Kirill’s opening repertoire is as mysterious as a spy thriller. The “Top Secret” opening line is truly fitting, with nearly 1,500 games giving a nearly 50% win record. The Indian Game - Yusupov Rubinstein System showcases dominance with a striking 75% win rate, and their trusty Sicilian Defense variations are known to keep opponents on their toes.
Chess Achievements & Stats Highlights
- Over 4,700 blitz wins proving relentless skill and adaptability.
- More than 2,300 bullet wins, showing speed and brainpower fused.
- Rapid games win count of 140 outshining many in longer time controls.
- A longest winning streak of 22 consecutive victories – unstoppable when in the zone!
- Carefully balanced with a tilt factor of 13, because even the best have their emotional moments.
Recent Battles
Kirill's latest triumph was as finesse-driven as a chess sonnet: a sharp victory by checkmate in a Sicilian Defense Hyperaccelerated Dragon Fianchetto Variation game against mishanick. A match where strategy and speed collided and Kirill danced away with the full point.
Of course, chess is a humbling arena. Kirill’s latest loss came via resignation against the fierce DenLaz, showing that even the best must bow respectfully to form, only to rise stronger next time.
What’s Next?
Kirill Klukin continues to sharpen their blades in the intense rapid-fire arenas of online blitz and bullet. Always learning, always evolving, and never afraid to unleash that “Top Secret” strategy to keep opponents guessing. Keep an eye on this rising star – who knows? Someday soon, that IM title might just be the opening line to a Grandmaster story.
Chess fans, ready your knights and pawns. Kirill is coming!
What You're Doing Well
Kirill, your recent bullet games demonstrate strong strategic understanding and solid time management. You're successfully leveraging your opening repertoire, particularly in the Accelerated Dragon and King's Indian Defense, where your win rates are above 50%. In these games, your ability to maintain tempo and transition smoothly into middlegame plans is evident, which helps you apply pressure consistently.
- Opening Preparation: Excellent familiarity with multiple opening systems allows flexible and effective responses to your opponents.
- Positional Play: You make strong, purposeful piece placements and control key squares.
- Time Usage: Managing your clock well, even in sharp positions, shows your comfort with bullet pace.
- Converting Advantages: Your games often end in your favor through precise execution in the endgame or tactical sequences.
Areas for Improvement
Even at your high level, refining aspects of your bullet play can provide an edge against equally skilled opponents.
- Opening Consistency: Some openings like the Sicilian Closed and Nimzo-Larsen Attack show win rates under 47%. Studying common traps and improving your understanding here can boost your success rate across all openings.
- Handling Complexity: Bullet games become critical when facing complex or unfamiliar positions. Practicing quick pattern recognition can help you navigate tricky middlegame structures faster.
- Endgame Technique: Although your endgame conversion is solid, reviewing key theoretical endgames might help avoid slip-ups under time pressure.
- Risk Management: At times, your games suggest opportunities to be more confident in pushing advantages early rather than playing cautiously, which could close out games quicker.
Suggestions for Continued Growth
With your rating trending upward steadily and a strong winning record, focusing training on these areas could fuel further improvement.
- Drill Your Weaker Openings: Review recent losses in openings where the win rate lags. Use puzzles and practice games targeted at common lines and plans in those openings.
- Speed Training: Integrate exercises that improve your intuition and reaction time to enhance decision-making speed in bullet.
- Thematic Endgame Studies: Regularly revisit thematic endgames (such as rook and pawn, minor piece endings) to sharpen technique under time constraints.
- Analyze Critical Moments: Review your recent games focusing on critical turning points to identify any recurring tactical or strategic mistakes.
- Maintain Physical and Mental Stamina: Bullet demands fast calculation and mental alertness. Healthy routines and breaks during sessions can enhance your consistency.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Aditya Mittal | 3W / 2L / 0D | View |
| Ethan Sheehan | 9W / 3L / 1D | View |
| Valentyn Hulka | 13W / 1L / 0D | View |
| onegust | 2W / 0L / 0D | View |
| Andrei Negrean | 2W / 1L / 1D | View |
| Nodirbek Yakubboev | 0W / 1L / 0D | View |
| Nikolas Theodorou | 2W / 2L / 0D | View |
| Gagik Navoyan | 1W / 0L / 0D | View |
| Georgios Souleidis | 6W / 0L / 2D | View |
| Alex Ivanov | 1W / 1L / 0D | View |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matvey Galchenko | 47W / 60L / 7D | View Games |
| pultineviciuspaulius | 45W / 45L / 7D | View Games |
| Matthias Bluebaum | 7W / 39L / 8D | View Games |
| x-2872584143 | 27W / 21L / 6D | View Games |
| smirnovtimofey2000 | 27W / 25L / 1D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2945 | 3001 | 2434 | |
| 2024 | 2915 | 2906 | 2374 | |
| 2023 | 2870 | 2815 | 2374 | |
| 2022 | 2765 | 2720 | 2374 | |
| 2021 | 2829 | 2662 | 1286 | |
| 2020 | 2850 | 2705 | 1286 | |
| 2019 | 2675 | 2722 | ||
| 2018 | 2600 | 2585 | ||
| 2017 | 2525 | 2473 | ||
| 2016 | 2361 | 2527 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 707W / 294L / 130D | 625W / 378L / 130D | 93.7 |
| 2024 | 711W / 406L / 145D | 660W / 457L / 142D | 99.3 |
| 2023 | 430W / 230L / 70D | 363W / 274L / 76D | 93.0 |
| 2022 | 124W / 75L / 25D | 97W / 103L / 22D | 68.5 |
| 2021 | 14W / 13L / 10D | 16W / 10L / 4D | 74.3 |
| 2020 | 140W / 88L / 30D | 123W / 112L / 16D | 82.7 |
| 2019 | 366W / 281L / 77D | 305W / 320L / 76D | 89.1 |
| 2018 | 603W / 463L / 90D | 506W / 567L / 82D | 81.3 |
| 2017 | 861W / 738L / 161D | 780W / 822L / 142D | 85.9 |
| 2016 | 281W / 143L / 39D | 236W / 191L / 37D | 89.0 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 467 | 244 | 223 | 0 | 52.2% |
| Döry Defense | 442 | 235 | 150 | 57 | 53.2% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon | 404 | 180 | 180 | 44 | 44.5% |
| Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation | 381 | 197 | 133 | 51 | 51.7% |
| East Indian Defense | 327 | 171 | 116 | 40 | 52.3% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 282 | 122 | 133 | 27 | 43.3% |
| King's Indian Defense | 243 | 129 | 89 | 25 | 53.1% |
| English Defense: Blumenfeld-Hiva Gambit | 235 | 120 | 90 | 25 | 51.1% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | 231 | 120 | 83 | 28 | 52.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 221 | 114 | 89 | 18 | 51.6% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation | 342 | 180 | 136 | 26 | 52.6% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 205 | 91 | 101 | 13 | 44.4% |
| East Indian Defense | 202 | 95 | 93 | 14 | 47.0% |
| Australian Defense | 174 | 99 | 63 | 12 | 56.9% |
| Döry Defense | 152 | 84 | 59 | 9 | 55.3% |
| King's Indian Defense | 140 | 83 | 44 | 13 | 59.3% |
| Amar Gambit | 131 | 63 | 56 | 12 | 48.1% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto | 128 | 60 | 51 | 17 | 46.9% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack | 126 | 58 | 57 | 11 | 46.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon | 110 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 50.0% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Defense | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 89.5% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sicilian Defense | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 81.2% |
| Australian Defense | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 78.6% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 78.6% |
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 78.6% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 66.7% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 81.8% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 22 | 6 |
| Losing | 13 | 0 |