Overview
Dimitrios Vazelakis — a National Master (National) who plays like a thoughtful late‑night strategist and occasionally like he forgot the clock existed. Dimitrios prefers Rapid time controls but is best known for an enormous blitz workload: thousands of games, tons of trouble for his opponents, and a stubborn love of endgames. This short biography highlights his style, favorite openings, and a few chessy anecdotes for SEO seekers and curious fans.
- Title: National Master (National)
- Preferred time control: Rapid (but prolific in Blitz)
- Signature openings: Amazon Attack, Czech Defense, English Opening — and a soft spot for Evans Gambit in Rapid
Career highlights
Dimitrios is a grinder: long games, deep endgames, and a high comeback rate. He has logged thousands of blitz games (experience counts!) while still focusing on Rapid events where he feels most comfortable. Highlights include a peak Blitz performance in early 2025 and a standout Daily peak in February 2025.
- Explosive experience in Blitz — over 9,000 recorded Blitz decisions across years (wins, losses and draws).
- Notable streaks: longest winning streak 14 games, longest losing streak 24 games — resilience is real.
- Late‑night prowess: his best hours are often around 01:00; some of his most surprising comebacks happen off the usual schedule.
Quick stat: 2132 (2025-03-04) — peak performances are peppered through 2024–2025.
Playing style & openings
Dimitrios loves long fights: average decisive game length hovers around 70 moves and his endgame frequency is high. He tends to steer the game into rich positional endgames where he can grind for an edge. That said, his tactical awareness leads to spectacular comebacks — opponents should never relax after grabbing a piece.
- Game tempo: favors deep strategic play and long technical endgames (AvgMovesPerWin ≈ 68).
- Common first moves and structure: heavy use of d4/c4 as primary first moves — a queen‑pawn/English hybrid approach.
- Openings to watch: Amazon Attack, Czech Defense, English Opening — and in Rapid: Evans Gambit and the Poisoned Pawn lines.
Memorable game sample
Here’s a short, illustrative opening sequence you might see from Dimitrios: a calm center, then a sudden tactical reshuffle. (Viewer placeholder below — paste into a PGN viewer that accepts the provided format.)
Sample PGN (clickable in compatible viewers):
Fun facts & psychology
Expect quirks: Dimitrios loves the "Amazon Attack" (it sounds like a sale), tends to do particularly well on odd hours, and has a tilt factor that reminds you he’s human — he bounces back. His comeback rate is unusually high, so quitting early is not in his playbook.
- Comeback rate: very high — opponents beware.
- Best times to challenge him: late night / early morning.
- Humor: he once joked that he treats the Amazon Attack like payday weekend shopping — aggressive and slightly chaotic.
Quick links & placeholders
Useful placeholders for viewer widgets and deeper dives (for apps that support them):
- Rating trend (Rapid):
- Peak Blitz marker: 2132 (2025-03-04)
- Example opponent profile link (internal): Jutta Borek
If you want a longer biography, annotated games, or a breakdown by opening with sample lines, say the word — Dimitrios (or mywarrior500, if he’s playing incognito) will appreciate the attention — and so will search engines looking for “Dimitrios Vazelakis National Master Rapid openings biography.”