Meet Saravana Krishnan P
Saravana Krishnan P, known online as mbachez, is a FIDE International Master with a taste for speed. While his title proves his classical credentials, his online footprint tells a different story: he thrives in Bullet chess, where split-second decisions decide everything. The numbers point to a player who never stops fighting, who almost never resigns early, and who has made the endgame a personal playground.
Career Highlights
Since his first recorded online blitz games in 2018, Saravana has climbed steadily through the rating ladder. His path includes a long winning streak of 21 games, a resilient response to a 12 game losing streak, and a reputation as one of the busiest competitors in his pocket of the chess world. The chart below traces his blitz journey over the years.
- FIDE International Master title holder
- Longest winning streak: 21 games
- Blitz peak: 2702 (2024-12-15)
- Bullet peak: 2817 (2025-12-01)
- Rapid peak: 2653 (2023-03-06)
Playing Style and Grit
Saravana is not a player who gives away points. His early resignation rate sits near 1.42%, and more than 83% of his games reach the endgame. He wins about 52.5% of his games with White and stays competitive with Black. His comeback rate of over 88% means opponents often have to beat him twice. Even after losing a piece, he still wins nearly half of those games.
He delivers checks early and often, and he likes to be the first player to create threats. His best online results tend to come when he is active, with a particularly dangerous window around 1:00 PM. If there is a weakness, it is a tilt factor that occasionally appears after a bad beat, but his 21 game winning streak shows that he can also catch fire and ride the wave.
Opening Repertoire
The Caro-Kann Defense is his workhorse as Black, with hundreds of blitz games and a solid winning percentage. With White he is comfortable against the Sicilian Defense, and he has a soft spot for the chaotic Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack. The French Defense also shows up often in his black repertoire, giving his games a classical but sharp backbone.
Known Rivalries
No player is an island, and Saravana has developed some fascinating online rivalries. His most frequent opponent is Soham Kamotra, with 22 meetings and an almost perfectly balanced 10 to 10 score. Against Alfonso Jose Alfaro Rojas he owns a strong record, winning 13 of 18 encounters. Meanwhile, Ramtin Kakavand has had the better of him in a 20 game series, showing that he is more than willing to keep facing tough opposition.
The Bullet Sprint
Saravana's preferred time control is clearly Bullet, and late 2025 saw him peak near the elite 2800 level. The late year rush was a masterclass in online speed chess, with a massive wave of games and a bullet rating that exploded upward.
For anyone scrolling through the live leaderboards, the name mbachez has become a warning sign: this International Master will take your queen, send you into the endgame, and still find time to deliver the final check.