Overview
Tamerlan Bekturov, also known online as Lagravesamuell, is a FIDE Master and a fierce online competitor who prefers the heat of Bullet chess. Sharp, fast, and a little theatrical, Tamerlan blends deep endgame knowledge with a love of chaotic tactical melees. A good headline for search engines: FIDE Master, Bullet specialist, top openings performer, and long-game finisher.
Career highlights
Tamerlan has posted impressive peaks across time controls and has several standout moments captured in his peak statistics and rating curve.
- Title: FIDE Master.
- Preferred time control: Bullet. Quick instincts and explosive tactics make Bullet his natural habitat.
- Peak performance highlights: 2784 (2023-12-17) and 2737 (2023-07-07).
- Rating trend snapshot:
Playing style and openings
Tamerlan is an endgame-savvy tactician. He often grinds long games to a win and is comfortable turning disbalanced positions into victories. His stats show long average decisive games and a willingness to play sharp or unusual lines when the moment calls for it.
- Style notes: High endgame frequency, long average games (avg moves per win about 84), strong comeback ability with a comeback rate above 80 percent.
- Favorite weaponry as White: Slav Defense and Catalan Opening perform very well for him.
- Favorite black systems and best win rates: London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation shows particularly strong returns. He also uses the Alekhine Defense and the Caro-Kann Defense effectively.
- Openness to gambits: Tamerlan will surprise you with offbeat choices like the Amazon Attack in Bullet play.
Notable streaks, records, and rivalries
Tamerlan generates headlines with streaks and dominating runs, and he has a few recurring opponents who have become online rivalries.
- Longest winning streak: 15 games.
- Longest losing streak: 13 games. Even the best have rough patches.
- Most played opponents include rivaresfelice, a_katenov, and kazakhfighter04.
- Signature head-to-head: an outstanding unbeaten record versus dimashtt — see the profile for the rival: dimashtt.
Time of day, habits, and psychology
There is a method to the madness. Tamerlan has measurable preferences that help him score his best results.
- Best time of day: early morning (peak indicator around 06:00) and strong hour blocks at noon and early afternoon.
- Win rates vary by day with Thursday and Saturday among the strongest days.
- Tilt factor and resilience: moderate tilt factor but a high comeback rate means he bounces back well after setbacks.
Sample game and study
Want a quick feel for his practical play? Here is a short interactive PGN excerpt you can load in a viewer.
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Openings and quick references
For players studying him or using search terms, here are his most relevant opening strengths and tags for quick lookup.
- Top bullet openings: Amar Gambit, Alekhine Defense, Amazon Attack.
- Top blitz openings: Catalan, London System, Caro-Kann.
- Quick links for study: Catalan Opening, Amar Gambit, Caro-Kann Defense.
Fun facts and miscellany
Because chess profiles are more fun with personality.
- Nickname: Lagravesamuell online.
- Fun stat: extremely high endgame play rate. Expect long technical wins.
- Psychology: excellent at comebacks, not afraid to enter complications.
- SEO-friendly tags to use with this profile: Tamerlan Bekturov, Lagravesamuell, FIDE Master, Bullet specialist, Catalan, Alekhine, London System.