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Yacine Benali

lugheir Since 2015 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟
48.3% W 45.7% L 6.0% D
Bullet
2208
125W 101L 8D
Blitz
2245
5943W 5674L 752D
Rapid
2200
52W 14L 4D

Hello, evening with no board

Yacine Benali shares his online squares as lugheir, and if you have ever played a random anonymous pool fight, you have probably refreshed into one of his moves. He is the gift that keeps not solving the same problem twice, but usually using the same clock spray. When the time controls start slowing down, Yacine politely starts another interval.

The bullet chronicles

Yacine’s heart rate is set to bullet. He has been spotted online at 4:00 AM, where his personal win rate goes up and the rest of the world goes down. He plays so many quick games that his mouse has turned into a dance partner. He can, and does, convert one-minute chaos into a respectable back catalog.

Openings he warms up with

If you open a random game of his, you will meet the yawning green of the board. Yacine is familiar with the Sicilian Defense and keeps the Amazon Attack in his pocket for whenever the opponent looks comfortable. He does not always choose the glamorous route, but he does choose the spiciest one.

Win Rate by Opening0%25%75%100%50%Amazon Attack: 51.0% over 1029 gamesSicilian Defense: Closed: 49.1% over 991 gamesSicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation: 46.5% over 888 gamesFrench Defense: Advance Variation: 55.0% over 645 gamesSicilian Defense: Alapin Variation: 50.5% over 622 gamesCaro-Kann Defense: 49.4% over 484 gamesAmazon Attack51%Sicilian Defense: Closed49%Sicilian Defense: Four …46%French Defense: Advance…55%Sicilian Defense: Alapi…50%Caro-Kann Defense49%

The friend you meet but switch sides with

Nobody gets to call alex59150 unlucky. Yacine played him in over 200 games, turning a schedule into a soap opera and a 5-5 score into a balanced romance. Whatever happens in those early mornings, the two players almost certainly know each other’s opening plans, coffee routines, and make-up positions.

Numbers that make you review life

  • He has crossed 12,000 blitz games and done it without losing his appetite for more. A marathon runner named “i” would be humiliated.
  • His longest winning streak is 16; his longest losing streak is 11, meaning he also experiences the full syllabus of a competitive life.
  • The comeback button works for him, with more than 85% of those “all hope lost” positions flipped into a decent story.
  • He enjoys not resigning early, which means the endgames are alive on his screen more than 70% of the time.
Bio last updated 2026-09-08