Brayan Angel Amaya: The Fast and Furious National Master
Brayan Angel Amaya, known on chess boards as Kowarenai, is a National Master whose rating curve could double as a rocket trajectory. Since appearing in late 2021, he has piled up over 16,900 rated games and climbed past 2700 in both Bullet and Blitz. His preferred habitat may be Rapid, but his results suggest he is simply too impatient for it.
Career Snapshot
A quick look at his peak numbers explains why opponents dread the matchmaking queue:
- Peak Bullet: 2848 (2026-02-16)
- Peak Blitz: 2832 (2026-06-19)
- Peak Rapid: 2418 (2026-04-25)
His Bullet journey from under600 to the stratosphere is captured in
. For context, he once strung together 49 consecutive wins; he also once lost 18 in a row. Balance, everyone.Opening Laboratory
As White, Amaya behaves like a walking chess encyclopedia of the unexpected. The Amar Gambit, Nimzo-Larsen Attack, Amazon Attack and London System's Poisoned Pawn Variation all appear regularly, often with games that end before the book does. As Black, however, he is loyal to the solid Caro-Kann Defense, playing it more than 2,300 times across all time controls. His opening win rates are particularly scary in Rapid, where he scores over 74% with the Caro and over 90% with certain offbeat lines.
Familiar Rivals
You cannot play this many games without making friends. His most frequent opponent is gump_forest, with whom he has battled 138 times, winning 92. Bryan Weisz provides the rivalry check, taking 64 wins in 126 meetings. And poor Dereck Fajardo bears the scars of a 111-to-5 head-to-head record.
Style & Numbers
Amaya is not a sprinter; he is a marathon runner with a clock. Average decisive games stretch beyond 85 moves, and his endgame frequency sits near 84%, making him a nightmare to finish off. He also has a comeback rate around 86%and wins 56.8% of games after losing a piece, which suggests resignation is simply not in his vocabulary.
His best hour is midnight: at 00:00 his win rate spikes, so do not challenge him after dark. His tilt factor of 18 means losing streaks happen,but his one-sided loss rate of under2% means even his losses are adventures. The opening summary
tells the story: he punishes the unprepared.