Meet marinstrasni
Some players log in for a quick game. marinstrasni logs in for a marathon. Since 2012, this relentless competitor has played more than 33,000 rated blitz games, turning the queue into his personal training ground. With 17,780 wins and a peak blitz rating of 2558 (2026-07-07), he is proof that stubborn volume and real skill can live in the same person.
The Blitz Marathon
His blitz rating graph looks like a mountain range drawn by someone with bottomless coffee.
Starting near 1300, he climbed steadily through the 2100s, broke 2200 in 2015, and eventually reached 2558 (2026-07-07). He has a longest winning streak of 15, and his comeback rate of 86.93% means that when he is losing, he is only warming up. With white he wins 57.07% of the time, with black 50.24%. He also reaches the endgame in 88% of his games, because apparently he enjoys the suffering.
Opening Identity
marinstrasni plays 1.e4 with the enthusiasm of a street performer. As Black, he is a walking encyclopedia of the Czech Defense with more than 3,700 games, and he regularly dusts off the Philidor Defense and Modern Defense. His opening choices are not flashy, but they are proven. In rapid play, the Philidor Defense has treated him especially well, and his overall record suggests he is never really out of book.
Rivalries and Rumbles
When you play this many games, you build history. His longest running feud is with vit2015, who has faced him 220 times. marinstrasni leads the series 98 wins to 57, with 65 draws. Another regular, Tom Borvander, has lost 92 of their 143 meetings. These rivalries are the reason the blitz pool feels like a neighborhood, and everyone knows the guy who never leaves.
The Bullet Mystery
Although his profile lists bullet as his preferred time control, the data suggests otherwise. He has played only four bullet games, winning two. Maybe he is saving his energy for the real work. Or maybe, like the rest of us, he needs more than a minute to think.
He is also a notorious night owl. His best win rate by time of day is at 3am, where the sample says 100 percent. If you meet him then, you are probably donating rating points. And while blitz is his kingdom, he has crossed 2400 in rapid, reaching 2418 (2025-08-19). His tilt factor of 8 means he is not invincible, but with a comeback rate like his, he rarely stays down for long.