Profile: liulimeng
Rating Highlights:
- Peak Bullet rating: 2521 (January 2025)
- Peak Blitz rating: 2758 (June 2024) - watch out, speed demon!
- Peak Rapid rating: 2381 (May 2024)
liulimeng is a chess virtuoso known for blazing fast bullet games and impressive blitz prowess. With a knack for tactical brilliance and a tendency to thrill fans, this player’s average bullet rating has skyrocketed from a humble 1400 to over 2500 in less than two years — talk about a glow-up!
Favorite time to outwit opponents? 4 PM sharp. At that hour, liulimeng’s win rate peaks, presumably after a strong coffee or just sheer chess magic.
Playing Style & Stats
- Prefers the long game: averages 71 moves to victory, just to keep things interesting.
- White pieces bring a slight edge with a 53.7% win rate.
- Comeback specialist: an impressive 87.8% comeback rate after setbacks.
- Rarely surrenders early (<1.3% early resignation rate) — fighter till the very end.
- Known for a decent “tilt factor” of 8 — enough human touch to remind us all that even grandmasters have off days.
Opening Repertoire
liulimeng’s games often start with a splash of mystery — “Unknown Opening” holds a solid 52.7% win rate in bullet, proving you don’t always need a famous gambit to confuse opponents. When feeling sneaky, liulimeng excels with the Top Secret opening, boasting a 61% win rate in bullet games. Some of the rarer but perfect performances include 100% wins with Closed Sicilian Defense variations and the English Opening Symmetrical Fianchetto Variation. Definitely a player who loves to keep opponents guessing!
Recent Highlights
Among the freshest victories, liulimeng recently conquered Shapovilkin52 in a stylish English Opening Neo-Catalan Defense battle, winning by resignation in under 20 moves. Prior losses show no shame — these are the fuel for comebacks and growth, with fierce duels against ExchangeAB and Keithonsky pushing liulimeng to evolve incisive strategy and resilience.
Fun Facts
- liulimeng’s longest winning streak bursts to a whopping 22 games. That’s like winning a small tournament every time playing in a cafe!
- Despite the high rating, liulimeng’s win rate against some rivals can be a rollercoaster — maxing out to perfect 100% in some matchups and learning from others with lower percentages. After all, who doesn’t love a good challenge?
In short, liulimeng is a chess whirlwind — a sharp tactician with endurance and humor, always ready to castle, check, and maybe throw in a cheeky queen sacrifice. Opponents beware: this player’s moves are fast, clever, and anything but boring.
Overview of your bullet game style
You show strong fighting spirit in fast games and tend to press when you have initiative. Your opening choices hint at a preference for sharp, tactical lines where you can generate activity quickly. When you get a concrete plan, you convert pressure into practical results, especially in the middlegame and against aggressive setups. To turn this momentum into steadier gains, focus on tightening a couple of core ideas and improving conversion in tricky positions.
What you’re doing well
- Spotting tactical chances and using forcing moves to seize the initiative when your opponent is unprepared.
- Maintaining pressure in the middlegame and coordinating active pieces (rooks, queens) to create multiple threats.
- Resilience in fast time controls—staying sharp and finding decisive moves when the clock is tight.
- Willingness to experiment with dynamic openings that lead to sharp middlegame play.
Areas to improve
- Opening consistency and planning: In bullet, it’s easy to chase immediate tactics. Pick 2–3 openings you’re comfortable with and learn the typical middlegame plans for each. This helps you avoid early overreach or miscoordination.
- Endgame conversion: When a win seems likely, double-check routes to simplify into favorable endgames (especially rook endings) and avoid getting keepers of the position on autopilot in time pressure.
- Defensive accuracy under pressure: Some losses came from tactical shots you didn’t anticipate. Build a quick checklist for sharp moments (king safety, back-rank vulnerabilities, and loose pieces) to improve early defense.
- Time management discipline: In rapid bullet, plan 2–3 candidate moves per critical position and commit to a quick evaluation before choosing one. Practice keeping a steady pace while avoiding impulsive mistakes on the clock.
Opening and middlegame focus
Based on openings you’ve used, you tend to get dynamic play from the start. To capitalize on that, consider a focused pairing:
- London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation — study the key pawn breaks and typical piece maneuvers that generate pressure on the kingside and central files.
- Ammar/other aggressive lines you enjoy — review common tactical motifs and how to convert small advantages into concrete threats.
- For each chosen opening, prepare a short “plan sheet” with 3 ideas for the middlegame and 2 endgames you’re aiming for.
Training plan for the next 2 weeks
- Opening study (20–30 minutes daily): lock in 2 openings you’ll play in bullet; create a 5–7 item plan sheet for each, focusing on typical plans, common mistakes, and counterplay to expect.
- Tactics practice (15–20 minutes daily): drill themes that appear in your recent games (tactical shots, queen/rook activity, back-rank motifs, and forcing sequences).
- Endgame drills (2–3 sessions per week): practice rook endings and king activity with simplified pawn structures to improve conversion in fast games.
- Post-game review (per game): write down one concrete improvement and one thing to repeat less often (a recurring mistake) for each game you play.
Actionable next steps
- Choose 2 openings to master in bullet and prepare 2–3 standard middlegame plans for each.
- Make a quick defensive checklist for sharp positions and use it in the first 5–8 moves after a tactical sequence starts.
- Run a short weekly review: pick your best game of the week and annotate 3 key turning points where a different decision could have changed the result.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Anton Vasilenok | 2W / 1L / 0D | |
| Georgios Ketzetzis | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| caterpiller35 | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| J G | 3W / 4L / 0D | |
| Roberto Mogranzini | 0W / 0L / 1D | |
| jgroffct | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| Samuel Fieberg | 0W / 2L / 0D | |
| Miguel Sierra | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| vent-solaire | 1W / 0L / 1D | |
| aimxtrainer | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jake Darmanin | 4W / 11L / 1D | |
| aurodutta2004 | 8W / 5L / 0D | |
| Vladimir Hamitevici | 6W / 6L / 1D | |
| WinterBlitz23 | 6W / 5L / 2D | |
| Warrick Rolfe | 8W / 4L / 0D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2545 | 2618 | ||
| 2024 | 2508 | 2530 | 2381 | |
| 2023 | 2049 | 2275 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 294W / 164L / 36D | 224W / 226L / 51D | 70.5 |
| 2024 | 805W / 623L / 123D | 746W / 679L / 131D | 73.5 |
| 2023 | 99W / 48L / 5D | 73W / 63L / 9D | 63.8 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 229 | 123 | 86 | 20 | 53.7% |
| Döry Defense | 164 | 91 | 60 | 13 | 55.5% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation | 150 | 54 | 80 | 16 | 36.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 134 | 63 | 59 | 12 | 47.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | 106 | 40 | 53 | 13 | 37.7% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack | 98 | 43 | 49 | 6 | 43.9% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 80 | 38 | 36 | 6 | 47.5% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 70 | 33 | 31 | 6 | 47.1% |
| East Indian Defense | 69 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 37.7% |
| Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit | 68 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 48.5% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Defense | 76 | 41 | 32 | 3 | 54.0% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 70 | 43 | 20 | 7 | 61.4% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation | 58 | 27 | 31 | 0 | 46.5% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 50 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 52.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 48 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 58.3% |
| Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation | 47 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 53.2% |
| East Indian Defense | 40 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 47.5% |
| Amar Gambit | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 61.8% |
| Döry Defense | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 54.5% |
| Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted | 33 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 48.5% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.7% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Döry Defense | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Tiviakov Defense | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Sicilian Defense | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 22 | 1 |
| Losing | 8 | 0 |