Meet Nikita Kraiouchkine
Nikita Kraiouchkine, better known to online opponents as Kunoichi_69, is a National Master whose chess identity is defined by speed, volume, and relentless activity. Between late 2022 and mid-2026, their bullet rating exploded from around 1724 to a peak of 2880 (2025-08-26) (2880), making bullet chess the clear preferred time control. With over 20,000 rated games logged across bullet, blitz, and rapid, Nikita is not a player who waits for the perfect moment: they create it.
Key Numbers
- Title: National Master
- Handle: Kunoichi_69
- Preferred time control: Bullet
- Peak Bullet Rating: 2880 (2025-08-26)
- Peak Blitz Rating: 2837 (2025-02-03)
- Peak Rapid Rating: 2526 (2026-01-28)
- Longest winning streak: 74 games
- Games analyzed: more than 20,000
A Bullet Behemoth
The rating graph tells the story of a player who treats every minute like a move. In
, Nikita climbed from the low 1700s to a 2880 peak, with monthly game counts occasionally reaching into the thousands. In November 2023 alone, they played 2,760 bullet games, winning 2,498 of them. That is not playing chess; that is living chess.Their bullet record stands at 12,213 wins against 4,535 losses and 804 draws. Even when the pieces go wrong, Nikita fights: an 85.83% comeback rate and a 65.95% win rate after losing a piece suggest that no lead is safe against Kunoichi_69.
Style, Openings, and the Art of Chaos
Nikita's opening repertoire is a mixture of classical fundamentals and pure online chaos. With white, they almost always play 1.e4, and with black they are happy to accept unorthodox gambits. The Four Knights Game appears more than 1,200 times in their bullet games, while the Scandinavian Defense and the Caro-Kann Defense each appear hundreds of times. Against 1.e4 they also enjoy the sharp Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense, where they score nearly 70% in bullet.
Their win rate by opening shows an ability to turn apparent refutations into practical victories. The
chart highlights a 73.62% success rate in the Four Knights Game and 71.78% in the Scandinavian Defense, with the French Defense: Advance Variation also sitting above 70%. This is a player who wins by outplaying opponents in the middle game and endgame rather than by relying on cheap tricks.Rivalries and Familiar Faces
No online chess career is complete without duels, and Nikita has plenty. The most played opponent in their database is eblubluga, with 490 meetings and a decisive 390-77 score in Nikita's favor. Against Sherif Khater, the balance is tighter at 54 wins and 42 losses over 109 games. Another frequent rival is Julian Gundel, who faced Nikita 101 times and somehow never managed a win, collecting 96 losses and 5 draws. For Pablo_dmp, the story was even more painful: 58 wins for Nikita, 4 losses, and 0 draws.
While most of those battles were bullet sprints, Nikita also showed patience in rapid chess, with a peak rapid rating of 2526 (2026-01-28) and a 77.78% score in the Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation. Even in slower time controls, the attacking approach remains the same.
The Mind of a Marathoner
Nikita's data suggests a player who is at their sharpest in the morning. Their best time of day to play is 09:00, with a 77.02% win rate at that hour and healthy numbers across late night sessions. They are also incredibly hard to tilt: despite a tilt factor of 12 and some losing streaks, including one of 12 straight losses, they keep playing and keep winning. Against lower rated opponents they convert 77.15% of games, while against higher rated opposition they still find wins 31.81% of the time.
They are not afraid of endgames either. With an endgame frequency of 78.15%, Nikita regularly fights deep into the game, averaging 74.6 moves in wins and 81.2 moves in losses. Their early resignation rate is just 20%, meaning they would rather make you prove the win to the very last checkmate.
Summary
Nikita Kraiouchkine, the National Master known as Kunoichi_69, is the definition of a bullet chess force. With a peak bullet rating of 2880 (2025-08-26), thousands of games played in a single month, and a list of rivals that reads like a who's who of online bullet regulars, they have carved out a unique place in the fast chess world. Their Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense battles and Four Knights Game slugfests are the stuff of internet chess legend. If you meet them at 09:00, prepare for a long, chaotic morning.