Konstantin Begunov, known as Kotofeyca
Konstantin Begunov, who plays online under the username Kotofeyca, is a FIDE Master with a chess career built on persistence, tactical resilience, and a heroic willingness to click “play again.” His statistics span 2016 through 2026, with bullet chess standing out as his preferred battlefield.
Playing Style
Kotofeyca is a prolific competitor who is comfortable in long, complicated games. The data shows a strong comeback rate of 81.04%, suggesting that losing a piece is less a disaster and more an invitation to become dramatically annoying. Games also frequently reach the endgame, where patience and calculation matter more than opening theatrics.
As White, he often begins with 1.d4 and has regularly explored the Slav Defense, Queen’s Gambit structures, and the King’s Indian Defense. With Black, his repertoire includes the Sicilian Defense, the Modern Defense, and a wide variety of Slav positions.
Competitive Record
- FIDE title: FIDE Master
- Blitz record: 3,711 wins, 3,840 losses, and 546 draws
- Rapid record: 40 wins, 34 losses, and 8 draws
- Bullet record: 1,139 wins, 1,445 losses, and 156 draws
- Longest winning streak: 11 games
- Comeback rate: 81.04%
His overall results are remarkably close to an even contest in strength-adjusted play, especially in blitz and bullet. That balance reflects a player who keeps testing ideas, opponents, and occasionally the laws of time management.
Opening Repertoire
In blitz, Kotofeyca has logged especially large numbers of games in the Modern, Slav Defense, and Sicilian Najdorf Variation. The King’s Indian Defense has also been a productive choice, including a 52.42% win rate in one frequently played variation. As White, the English Opening’s Symmetrical Anti-Benoni Variation has been particularly successful, with a reported 58.54% win rate.
His opening choices reveal a broad and practical repertoire rather than a single rigid identity. One day may bring a solid pawn structure, the next a sharp Sicilian, and the day after that an opening line that looks like it was selected by spinning a very determined chess wheel.
Bullet Specialist
Although Kotofeyca competes across several time controls, bullet chess appears to be the signature format. His bullet history includes thousands of games and a peak performance of 2,535 in the recorded data. Fast play suits his tactical awareness and comeback ability, even if the clock occasionally behaves like a second opponent with a personal grudge.
Legacy at the Board
Konstantin Begunov’s profile is that of a durable, adventurous FIDE Master: a player who embraces volume, studies many opening systems, and remains dangerous long after the position appears to be going badly. Whether the game begins with a quiet 1.d4 or explodes into a bullet-time scramble, Kotofeyca brings the same essential promise: the position is never over until the last move, the last second, or the last mouse click.