An Internet Chess Volcano Named Michal
Michal Fiedorek answers to Michal_Fiedorek online, and he plays with the kind of volume that makes normal opponents wonder if he has a second lunch break. A certified FIDE Master, Michal turned online chess into a laboratory for stress-testing both his opening knowledge and his sanity. His blitz line,
, is basically a small mountain range inside a Drawn chart: he can begin a month near bog-standard club strength and finish another near the 2700 mark.The Opening Cafeteria
Michal does not believe in putting all his pieces in one basket. He opens with a lot of 1.e4, but his repertoire is a people-pleaser gone sideways: against 1.e4 he will sit through the Sicilian Defense with the patience of someone hunting a rare achievement, and then immediately switch to the Caro-Kann Defense when he wants a quieter afternoon. His Black repertoire in particular has a soft spot for the Sicilian Classical and a stubborn affection for the Alekhine Defense, which turns surprisingly good in bullet.
If you feed his opening data into
, a clear pattern appears: he is rarely a one-trick player, but when he finds a line he trusts, he plays it at a haymaker pace. Sometimes he pays for that trust, yet the willingness to keep charging is part of his charm.Regularly Scheduled Appointments
In several hundred online games, one username appears so often it could be a coworker: the very tough Maciej Czopor. Their 466 games form an unofficial rivalry full of blunders, comebacks, and the occasional mutual sigh. Michal does not win that head-to-head on paper, but he always shows up again, which explains a good deal of his personality as a player.
He also goes to work against Pawel Czarnota on a near-daily basis. Against that opponent the scoreline resembles a learning course: not comfortable, not boring, and impossible to ignore on the calendar.
Speed Freak, Accident Broker
While his strongest professed results live in blitz, Michal's preferred habitat seems to be a bullet game where thought turns into lightning and mistakes turn into wallpaper. He likes the clicking sound. He also owns one of the oddest mixes of resilience and self-harm on the site: a longest winning streak of 15, a longest losing streak of 12, and a comeback rate of 88 percent after falling behind.
His 2719 (2025-08-02) rating gives him bragging rights in the lobby, but he is not a player who hides in the book. He plays early, he checks early, and when the first check goes his way, his victory rate jumps. That is the mark of a fighter, not a folder.