Nathaniel Mullodzhanov: National Master of Bullet Chess
Nathaniel Mullodzhanov, known across the server as N_Mullodzhanov, is a National Master who answered the question of which time control suits him long ago. It is bullet. It has always been bullet. With more than 2,200 bullet wins and a peak rating of 2990 (2026-09-09), he sits in the small club of online chess players who can win a game before your coffee finishes brewing. The twist, per the stats, is that he is not merely fast: his endgame frequency of 85.8% makes him a grinder who drags nearly every game into a technical phase and outlasts people at two seconds a click.
The Long Climb
Nathaniel's bullet career began in November 2017 around 1100, a humble start he has since buried under thousands of games. The early years were pure grind: hundreds of bullet and blitz games through 2018 and 2019, incremental gains, and enough losing streaks to build character he never ordered. He cracked 2000 in mid-2019, simmered through 2020 to 2023, then detonated in 2024. In May 2024 alone he played 599 bullet games and surged past 2600. In December 2025 he delivered a perfect month, 25 games and 25 wins, and by September 2026 his peak left him one good game short of the mythical 3000 barrier.
For those keeping score at home, the other boards have not been neglected: a blitz peak of 2922 (2026-04-07) and a rapid peak of 2623 (2025-12-07) confirm the man can play chess at any speed he pleases. He simply prefers terrifying speed.
Openings: A 1.e4 Lifestyle
White's first move is settled forever. In 2025 alone Nathaniel played 1.e4 1,430 times against a combined handful of alternatives, which is less a repertoire than a lifestyle. His signature engine is the Caro-Kann Defense, a granite slab he has played nearly 500 bullet games with on both sides of the board, hovering near a 48% score and clearly enjoying the complicated relationship.
The profit margins live elsewhere. The Scandinavian Defense is his most profitable bullet encounter at over 61%, his Advance Variation against the French Defense wins 64.5% in blitz, and the Alapin Variation is his most trusted anti-Sicilian tool with more than 300 blitz games of loyal service. When the clock slows down he starts showing off, posting an 85.7% win rate with the Najdorf Variation as Black in rapid, a 75% score in rapid games of the Philidor Defense, and a healthy 63% in rapid duels featuring the Blackburne Shilling Gambit, which tells you everything about his sense of humor.
Rivalries: The Good, The Bad, and The philippians46
- The nemesis. Across 47 games, Andy Woodward owns a 46-1 advantage. Nathaniel has won exactly once, and that game deserves its own museum exhibit.
- The free lunch. magnet80 is 0-65-1 against him across 66 meetings. The draw remains under investigation.
- The zen master. After 45 games, boris1491 stands dead even at 22-22-1, the most balanced rivalry in the archive.
- The sparring partner. DoctorPouliot is his most frequent opponent at 77 games, and Nathaniel leads that series 51-20-6.
- The proof of concept. PracticeMakesOK leads their head-to-head 33-31, demonstrating that practice makes, at best, ok.
- The subscription. Against negmat he is 38-3, which is less a rivalry and more a billing arrangement.
Style, Habits, and Questionable Hours
The numbers sketch a cold-blooded operator. Wins average 80 moves, losses 92, and he resigns early in 38% of his defeats, a rare superpower: he usually knows exactly when the position is dead. His comeback rate of 86.6% means he also knows when yours is. His tilt factor of 22 is enviably low, though his longest losing streak of 22 games suggests the tilt eventually arrives, in bulk.
Time of day matters enormously. His win rate around 10 AM is a flawless 100% and Saturdays treat him best, while the 2 AM hour collapses to 41%, so if you are losing to him overnight, check the clock before blaming your openings. Wednesday is his statistically weakest day, and casual games make him 37 percentage points stronger than rated ones, a man who saves his finest chess for moments that officially do not count.
Quick Facts
- December 2025: 25 bullet games, 25 wins, one perfect month.
- Longest winning streak: 31 games. Longest losing streak: 22. Everyone has winters.
- May 2024: 599 bullet games played. Sleep is a rumor he does not believe.
- Stalemate record: 0 wins, 0 losses, 3 draws. The purest neutrality in chess.
- Daily chess career: exactly two games, one win at a fresh 400 rating and one loss at 2623, followed by a dignified return to bullet.
- Wednesday is his worst day of the week. Schedule your rematch accordingly.