Neria Gurevich: The Candidate Master Who Says "Like Youuuu"
Neria Gurevich, known on the board as likeyouuuu, is a FIDE Candidate Master whose username suggests a very friendly person and whose game record suggests a very friendly person who has played roughly three thousand blitz games and is not tired yet. Prefer the slow life? Neria does not. Their weapon of choice is Blitz, where they have climbed to a peak of 3105 and racked up wins at a pace that can only be described as "caffeinated."
With a tilt factor of just 13, Neria may be the most emotionally stable person in online chess. Losing a piece? No problem. Their comeback rate sits near 90 percent, meaning opponents who celebrate too early are routinely introduced to regret.
Playing Style: Grind Now, Win Later
Neria's wins average over 80 moves, which tells you everything: this is not a quick-knockout player. This is a marathon runner wearing sprint shoes. Their endgame frequency of nearly 85 percent means most games pass through the endgame phase, where patience and technique take over. Neria also tends to keep the position quiet early, with the first capture typically arriving around move seven, before things get spicy.
As White, Neria's favorite weapon is the infamous Blackburne Shilling Gambit, a trap so sneaky it has delivered nearly a 60 percent win rate across 150-plus games. Somewhere, every opponent who accepted that pawn is still shaking their head.
The Opening Repertoire (A Mystery in Three Volumes)
On the Black side, Neria leans into the flexible Modern Defense, the sturdy Caro-Kann Defense, and the gloriously weird Australian Defense, because why play mainlines when you can play geography? With White, the Nimzo-Larsen Attack gets heavy bullet duty, and 1.e4 remains the most common opening move overall.
The repertoire also features the Colle: Rhamphorhynchus Variation, a line so niche it sounds like a dinosaur with a chess habit, and the Amar Gambit, proof that Neria will try anything once and then try it another 135 times.
Rivalries Worth Watching
No biography of likeyouuuu is complete without attackingm, the most frequent sparring partner at 90 encounters. The head-to-head record leans toward attackingm, but Neria keeps coming back, which is either rivalry or stubbornness, and in blitz they are the same thing. Other regular dance partners include Alon Mindlin and Shivam Pant, the latter being one of the few opponents Neria actually holds a winning record against. Respect.
Fun Facts
- Peak performance hour: 5:00 AM. Either Neria is an early bird or the last of the night owls, and either way, that is dedication.
- Longest winning streak: 12 games. Longest losing streak: 13 games. Chess giveth and chess taketh away.
- The Queen is the most common checking piece by a mile, followed by the Rook. Subtlety is for other people.
- Over 1,800 blitz games and a win rate almost exactly 50 percent against comparable opposition. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
- One daily game played, one daily game lost. Neria saw slow chess once and decided never again.
Blitz Rating Journey
Follow the rollercoaster below. Spoiler: it ends high.