Lethicia Soethe Brand (Leth222): Blitz Chess Biography
Lethicia Soethe Brand, known to the blitz pool as Leth222, is a study in persistence. Her online chess career began quietly in November 2017 around the 1135 mark, and after hundreds of bruising games, late nights, and one very patient rivalry, she climbed all the way to a peak blitz rating of 1850 in June 2026. Not bad for someone whose early bullet adventures once dipped to 809.
The Long Climb
Progress came the honest way: slowly. A breakthrough to the 1500s arrived in 2020, the mid-1600s followed in 2023, and then came the crowning stretch. In May 2026, Lethicia strung together six wins from six games, rocketing from 1643 to 1836, and by June 27, 2026 the blitz peak of 1850 was hers. A 14-game winning streak along the way suggests the surge was no accident. Rapid chess has been kind too, with a rapid peak of 1856 back in May 2024.
Openings: The Scotch and the Shilling
As White, the weapon of choice is the reliable Scotch Game, played 45 times in blitz with a healthy 62% win rate. As Black, Lethicia happily punishes the unwary with the notorious Blackburne Shilling Gambit, a trap nearly as old as chess itself, converting it into 14 wins from 19 games. The Amar Gambit, meanwhile, functions mostly as a drawing device: 9 draws in 19 blitz outings. The one sore spot is the Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack, which has produced only 3 wins in 19 games, a hole in the repertoire roughly the size of the Amazon in question.
The soldierofgod1 Files
Some people collect stamps. Lethicia collects games against Lucas Fonseca Piccoli, a rivalry now standing at 231 meetings with a record of 23 wins, 120 losses, and 88 draws. That is either loyalty or Stockholm syndrome, and at this point the 88 draws alone might qualify as a common-law marriage. Brighter matchups exist: a winning 7-1-1 record against wchess64 and a 5-1 edge over isa_adorayou prove the ship can be righted when the opponent is not a walking brick wall.
Style: Grind First, Ask Questions Later
- An endgame player at heart: 62% of games reach one, and the average win takes about 64 moves. No cheap shots, just slow strangulation.
- A elite-level comeback rate of 82.8%, paired with an early resignation rate of just 3.4%. Lost a piece? The game, in Lethicia's view, has merely gotten interesting.
- Peak performance window: 3 AM, where the record is unblemished. The 1 AM record, by contrast, suggests the problem is not insomnia but the hour immediately before it.
- Thursdays produce the best results; Tuesdays are best reserved for dentistry appointments.
- The queen is the favorite checking piece, and most wins arrive by resignation or the flag rather than fireworks. Checkmates are rare collector's items.
Verdict
Lethicia Soethe Brand is proof that the ladder rewards the stubborn. Win three of every four games against lower-rated opponents, survive the soldierofgod1 gauntlet, avoid playing anything sharp at 1 AM, and the rating graph keeps pointing up. The 1850 peak may not be the last stop.