Mikkel Loftgaard: The FIDE Master Blitz Machine
Who Is Mikkel Loftgaard?
Mikkel Loftgaard, known online as Mlkkel, is a FIDE Master who treats the chess clock like a personal challenge. His preferred time control is Blitz, where he has played thousands of games and reached a peak rating of 2881 (2026-04-24). If there is a faster way to play chess, Mikkel is probably already looking for it.
His Blitz journey reads like a mountain range drawn by someone with too much caffeine:
. He has also crossed 2800 in Bullet, peaking at 2849 (2026-05-09), which means his fingers are almost as dangerous as his ideas.Opening Repertoire
Mikkel is a proud 1.e4 player. He almost never strays from the king pawn, and his opponents know it. As White, he loves battling the Sicilian Defense with the Alapin Variation and meeting the Caro-Kann Defense with the Exchange Variation. As Black, he is equally at home in the Scandinavian Defense and the Taimanov Sicilian.
His favorite openings are not always the quietest ones. The opening chart shows exactly where he feels dangerous:
.A Rivalry for the Ages
Every Blitz player needs a familiar face across the board. For Mikkel, that face belongs to Adrian Thorsen. The two have faced off 231 times, making it one of the most enduring rivalries in the player's online history. Mikkel holds the edge with 132 wins against 84 losses and 15 draws.
If those two keep playing forever, the internet may eventually run out of queens.
Why Results Surpass the Rating
Mikkel is not just a name attacker. He grinds games deep into the endgame, with average decisive games running close to 86 moves in Blitz. His comeback rate is 88%, meaning that when he drops a piece, the game is far from over. Against lower-rated opponents, he converts about 63% of games into wins.
His longest winning streak is 13 games. His longest losing streak is 11. That is not a sign of weakness, that is the full chaos of online Blitz. He also has a noted tilt factor of 11, so if you meet him after a rough session, offer him a coffee instead of a rematch.
Morning Assassin
According to his stats, Mikkel plays his best chess at 07:00. That makes him a morning assassin, patiently waiting for the rest of the world to wake up and move. Whether he is defending a rook endgame or launching a Sicilian counterattack, one thing is certain: Mikkel Loftgaard came to play.