Meet Barnabás Emődi
Barnabás Emődi, better known online as mimizah, is a FIDE Master with a clear love for fast chess. His preferred time control is Blitz, and his online record shows a player who simply cannot get enough of it. Since his first rated online games in 2017, he has played thousands of blitz battles, climbing from the 1900s to a peak blitz rating of 2576 (2019-08-28).
By August 2019, Emődi reached an outstanding 2576 in blitz, confirming his reputation as a dangerous speed chess specialist. His progress over the years is visible in the chart below, with a steady rise through 2018 and 2019 before settling into the 2400 range.
Openings and Style
Emődi is a 1.d4 player at heart. His first move choices are overwhelmingly built around the queen's pawn, and as Black he feels right at home in the Sicilian Defense. The Accelerated Dragon has been one of his most reliable weapons, appearing in more than a thousand blitz games with a win rate near 60 percent.
With the white pieces, he also enjoys lines from the Slav Defense, especially the Bonet Gambit, where his win rate jumps to around 66 percent. His repertoire includes the King's Indian Defense and the Benoni Defense, showing a clear preference for rich, unbalanced positions and active piece play.
Rivalries and Grit
Every online career has a familiar face, and for Emődi that face belongs to Mario Sibilio. They met 123 times in blitz, with Emődi winning 68 of those games. Another frequent rival is alexras, who faced him 109 times and lost 70 of those encounters.
Emődi is more than just a high volume player. He once put together a 17 game winning streak, and his comeback rate of nearly 83 percent shows he keeps fighting in difficult positions. He even wins more than half of his games after losing a piece, making him an uncomfortable opponent to face at any hour.
The Night Owl
If you want to catch mimizah at his sharpest, set your alarm for 3 a.m. His numbers show a noticeably higher win rate in the early morning hours, when most of the chess world is asleep. He is also stronger with the white pieces, winning about 59 percent of those games compared to 54 percent with black.
There have been rough patches, including a nine game losing streak, but the overall blitz record is impressive: more than 8,800 wins and a winning record against lower rated and equal rated opposition alike. Barnabás Emődi is a player who simply enjoys the fight, one blitz game at a time.