Overview
Lidong Wang (username: LidongW) is a playful yet precise National Master who made a name for themself as an online Blitz specialist. Fast hands, sharp tactics, and a tendency to whisper “blitzkrieg” to the clock — that’s Lidong in a nutshell. SEO keywords: Lidong Wang chess, LidongW National Master, Blitz specialist, Sicilian Alapin, French Defense.
Career & Title
Lidong earned the National Master title from National and has been an active, relentless presence on online boards. They’ve built a massive Blitz portfolio and routinely challenges strong opposition across Blitz, Rapid, Bullet and Daily formats.
- Title: National Master (National)
- Preferred time control: Blitz — known for quick decision-making and long endgames despite the clock pressure.
- Notable streaks: longest winning run of 14 games; longest losing stretch of 8; currently on a short winning streak.
- Peak performance (examples):
Playing Style
Lidong mixes tactical bravado with patient endgame technique. Despite favoring fast games, they take endgames seriously — the data shows a high endgame frequency and unusually long average decisive games.
- Approach: tactical opportunist who converts small advantages — comeback rate is excellent (over 80%).
- Endgame habit: Endgame frequency ~78% and long decisive games (avg moves per decisive game ≈ 74).
- Psychology: a modest tilt factor but strong resilience (win after losing material ≈ 53%).
Openings & Preferences
Lidong’s opening repertoire is broad but shows clear favorites. They often steer games into Sicilian and French structures and have excellent results with certain Najdorf and Alapin lines. If you want to prepare against Lidong, study the Sicilian and French systems — and bring a spicy novelty.
Rivals & Memorable Records
Lidong has played many opponents repeatedly and often dominates the scoreboard — sometimes to a comic degree.
- Most-played opponent: lovetroy91 — an astonishing 23–0 record in Lidong’s favor.
- Other frequent foes: blk_mrkt (21 games), osm1967 (17 games), tigranpatagonian, pablo_dmp — Lidong holds strong winning records against several regulars.
- Competitive edge: higher win rates when playing as White, and a notable knack for winning vs lower-rated opposition while still holding their own against equals.
Sample Game & Insight
Here’s a short illustrative game to enjoy in the viewer below — expect early tension and a tidy finish. (Use the viewer controls to replay or embed in the app.)
Quick takeaway: Lidong often creates middlegame imbalances, squeezes opponents into endgames, and is not shy about playing long technical wins even under time pressure.
Trends & Quick Facts
- All-time online records (selected): Blitz wins ~1,834; Rapid wins ~304; Bullet wins ~217 — an enormous volume of fast games.
- Typical hours: very strong results in evening hours and late night (several hours show >58% win rate).
- Style quirks: surprisingly long average first capture (move ~8) and a low early-resignation rate — Lidong fights in most games to the end.
- Visualization:
One-Liner
LidongW — National Master, Blitz aficionado, Sicilian troublemaker, and the kind of opponent who will play you into a marathon endgame while your phone battery cries for mercy.
