Meet Nazar Laptii
Nazar Laptii, known on the board as lgabi, is a FIDE Master who treats the chess clock like a personal challenge. His favorite playground is rapid-fire bullet, where he has pushed his rating to a peak of 2839 (2025-07-21), all while playing more blitz games than most people play tournaments in a lifetime.
From 1300 to the Elite
Laptii's online journey is a study in stubborn improvement. In May 2021 his bullet rating sat near 1377; by July 2025 he had touched 2839. The climb shows in
, a line that goes up like a confident pawn chain. His blitz game followed a similar arc, with a peak of 2835 (2026-08-22) and over 2,700 wins to show for it.Style and Openings
Laptii is a connoisseur of solid, classical setups. He is happy to grind in the French Defense, trade in the Caro-Kann Defense, or dodge into the Sicilian Defense. As White, the Czech Defense and the Alapin Variation are regular guests, and as Black he has a soft spot for the Scandinavian.
His games are not quick sprints: the average win runs about 79 moves, and his endgame frequency is near 77 percent. He rarely resigns early, and when he loses a piece, he still wins more than 48 percent of the time. His comeback rate sits near 87 percent, meaning a Laptii game is never dull until the final move.
A sample of his favorite territory, the French Defense Advance Variation:
Rivalries and Volume
The stats show a player who embraces the grind. His longest winning streak is 13, his longest losing streak 11, and he keeps coming back. His most frequent dance partners include Olexiy Bilych, who has faced him 41 times, and selc0uth123, a 34-game sparring match. Against dankmondes he has been particularly merciless, winning 15 of 18.
See a sample clash: View Game
The Numbers Behind the Noise
Laptii's opening stats are best appreciated at a glance:
. He performs slightly better as White, and his win rate against lower-rated opponents jumps to nearly 66 percent, which is a tidy way of saying he punishes mistakes. Curiously, his best hour is 4 a.m., which suggests either a fierce devotion to the game or a questionable sleep schedule.He is also a dangerous survivor: his one-sided loss rate is just 1.68 percent, and he has delivered few checkmates but won many wars of attrition. For a FIDE Master who prefers bullet, Nazar Laptii is proof that patience and speed can live in the same player.