Lennon Hart Salgados: The LHS29 Speed Chess Biography
Lennon Hart Salgados, better known on the board as LHS29, is a long distance runner of online speed chess. Since the first recorded Bullet games in December 2012, LHS29 has piled up thousands of rated contests, with Blitz as the happiest hunting ground. The peak Blitz rating stands at 2954 (2026-09-04), placing this account in the rarefied zone where every mouse click matters.
Rating Climb and Career Highlights
LHS29's early Bullet ratings were already strong, and the 2400 barrier fell in Bullet by 2013. The graph below tracks the wild, wonderful ascent.
In 2021, LHS29 re-emerged as a Blitz specialist, vaulting past 2700 by October and then spending the next few years trading blows in the 2600 to 2700 band. The real fireworks came in 2025 and 2026, when the rating line shattered 2800 and eventually touched 2954. Along the way, LHS29 strung together a 22 game winning streak. Even in defeat the danger remains, with a comeback rate near 87%. The longest losing streak hit 11 games, proof that even streaky players have cold patches.
Opening Repertoire and Signature Lines
LHS29 is a 1.d4 player at heart, but not a quiet positional grinder. The games are full of sharp sidelines, unorthodox gambits, and structures that force both players to calculate. As Black, LHS29 repeatedly hides inside the Czech Defense and the Modern Defense, and as White, the Diemer-Duhm Gambit and Catalan Opening see frequent use.
The most trusted weapon is the Czech Defense, which appears more than any other opening in the record and carries a 61.9% win rate in Rapid. A taste of which openings pay the bills appears in
.LHS29's Fiercest Rivals
No name appears more often in LHS29's record than Rogelio Jr Antonio. The two have played 64 times, and gmjoey1 usually has the last word, leading 35 wins to 25. Against raskolnnikov the script flips: LHS29 owns a 17 to 12 edge, while the series with Luffe Magdalaga is a near perfect dead heat at 20 wins to 19. For a taste of the action, replay one of these encounters: View Game.
Fun Facts and Playing Habits
- LHS29 plays more Blitz than any other time control, with over 3,400 Blitz games in the sample.
- The best day to play is Friday, and the sharpest hour is 14:00, when the win rate peaks.
- Nearly 89% of LHS29's games reach an endgame, and winning games last about 81 moves on average.
- The rook is the favorite checking piece, narrowly ahead of the queen.
- LHS29 crushes lower rated opponents with a 68.5% win rate, while stronger opponents take their toll at a 63% clip.