Ethan Sheehan: The Little Skib Blitz Machine
A National Master with an Online Addictive Streak
Ethan Sheehan, known on the board as Little_Skib, carries the National Master title, but his online profile feels less like a formal tournament room and more like a nonstop blitz marathon. His preferred time control is blitz, and the numbers prove it. Across the tracked period, he has logged more than 10,000 rated games, with the overwhelming majority played at blitz speed. He has tallied over 4,300 blitz wins and once won 30 games in a row. He has also lost 13 in a row, because every true online warrior knows the universe demands balance.
The Blitz Engine
If there is one thing to know about Ethan, it is that he can play blitz for hours.
shows how much ground he covered while the clock was ticking. His trajectory includes multiple surges past 3,000, and his peak blitz rating of 3152 (2026-08-18) came during a torrid run in August 2026. His best time of day, according to the data, is 8:00 a.m., which is either a disciplined morning routine or proof that everyone else online is still asleep.Chaotic Openings, Serious Results
For a titled player, Ethan's opening repertoire skews wonderfully weird. He is comfortable in the Poisoned Pawn Variation of the London System, but he will also happily play the Amar Gambit, an offbeat first move that makes many opponents do a double take. His record with the Caro-Kann Defense is particularly solid, and he posts a perfect 100 percent in the Döry Defense across a small rapid sample. The 2026 season saw a sharp rise in 1.e4 and 1.d4, with a healthy sprinkling of c4, Nf3, and the occasional h4 to keep the crowd guessing.
Rivalries That Define a Career
No biography would be complete without the opponents who showed up again and again. Ethan has faced Shelev Oberoi more than 500 times, turning their rivalry into a near marathon of mutual psychological warfare. Against Daniel Naroditsky, the ledger is harder to read: 43 wins against 99 losses, but every rematch seems to teach Ethan something new. He also developed long running series with players like shadowking71, binary010, and want2lose, names that appear throughout his collection of midnight queue sessions.
Comeback Kid or Tilt King?
Ethan's profile is a study in extremes. His longest winning streak reached 30 games, while his longest losing streak hit 13, and his comeback rate sits at 88 percent according to the platform metrics. He even wins about 49 percent of the time after losing a piece, which is either brilliant resourcefulness or a sign that his opponents get overconfident. His white pieces do the heavy lifting with a 55.5 percent win rate, while his black repertoire remains stubbornly competitive at 45.1 percent. He favors quiet Tuesday sessions and has a documented preference for rapid strikes when he is in the mood. In short, Ethan Sheehan is a tireless, dangerous, occasionally chaotic blitz artist who turned the username Little_Skib into a genuine online force.