Jason Liang (Marty435): The Bullet Grandmaster
Jason Liang, known online as Marty435, is a FIDE Grandmaster who has turned the internet into his personal bullet chess laboratory. While he is comfortable in every time control, his preferred habitat is bullet, where his rating has soared past 3000. From a modest start in 2016 to a peak of 3054 in bullet and 3035 in blitz, his rise is a story of relentless volume, creative openings, and a refusal to go down without a fight.
From Rising Talent to Grandmaster
Jason earned the Grandmaster title from FIDE, but his online journey is just as impressive. Under the handle Marty435, he has played tens of thousands of games, with more than 22,000 analyzed in this profile alone. His bullet rating began around 983 in June 2016, dipped into the 800s, and then climbed through the ranks. By 2020 he was regularly facing elite opposition, and in 2026 he crossed the 3000 mark in both bullet and blitz. The numbers show a player who never stops improving.
Playing Style and Opening Repertoire
Jason is not a one-trick pony. His bullet database is packed with offbeat lines, including more than 900 games in the Amar Gambit and over 500 in the Nimzo-Larsen Attack. As Black he leans on solid setups like the Caro-Kann Defense, especially in blitz, where he scores 58% from that defense. He also enjoys rapid-fire experiments with the Amazon Attack, the Scandinavian Defense, and the Blackburne Shilling Gambit. His endgame frequency is nearly 84%, and his wins average 79 moves, suggesting he is happy to outlast opponents rather than rely on cheap traps.
Here is a typical Open Sicilian structure from his white repertoire:
Rivalries and Marathon Matches
No online career is complete without rivals. Jason's most frequent opponent is littlekilluazoldyck, with 374 games and a nearly even split that has all the drama of a title match. Against kallerotmg he has been dominant, winning 215 of 277 meetings. Then there is joshrom, one of the few players who holds a winning record against him.
- littlekilluazoldyck: 374 games, a rivalry for the ages.
- kallerotmg: 277 games, with Jason winning 215.
- joshrom: 97 games, one of the few with a winning record against him.
- Other regulars include Paris Prestia, Daniel Girsh, whalefina2, and Leo Bispo.
Numbers That Tell the Story
Jason's statistics read like a highlight reel. His longest winning streak is 29 games, and even his longest losing streak of 17 shows how much punishment he is willing to absorb. His comeback rate is 82.95%, and he still wins 50.88% of games after losing a piece. His one-sided loss rate is just 1.31%, meaning almost every defeat is a fight. He is also a morning person, with a perfect 100% win rate in the 9:00 hour.
3054 (2026-06-20) 3035 (2026-07-09)