name-505 is a formidable FIDE Master known for their love of fast-paced chess. Blitz is their preferred battlefield, where quick thinking and sharp tactics give them an edge. With a peak Blitz rating soaring to 2854, name-505 has proven to be a challenging opponent for many.
Playing Style
True to the spirit of rapid chess, name-505 thrives under pressure. Their games often feature long, gripping endgames, reflecting a deep strategic understanding and patience. They maintain a notable comeback rate of over 86%, showing resilience against adversity. While they can be ruthless with the white pieces, enjoying a winning rate of nearly 56%, their black pieces aren’t just sitting ducks with a solid 44% win rate.
Opening Repertoire
Versatility is a name-505 hallmark, with a rich repertoire featuring some classic and aggressive choices:
Sicilian Defense – A frequent choice, boasting a win rate approaching 60% in Blitz, especially loving the Najdorf and Alapin variations.
French Defense – A solid, if occasionally challenging, choice with steady results.
Caro-Kann Defense – Balanced and reliable, used effectively in their blitz games.
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack – An unconventional weapon with an impressive 62.5% success rate!
Notable Achievements
Peak Blitz rating of 2854 (July 2025).
Bullet chess high of 2593 (June 2025).
Rapid peak rating at 2392 (May 2025).
Longest winning streak: 10 games – apparently impossible to stop once in the zone.
Face-off dominance against some opponents like asterix09 with 9 wins and 2 draws (undefeated!).
Fun Facts
They win more often if they play around 1 PM — perhaps the perfect lunchtime checkmating hour.
Average decisive games last around 90 moves. For a Blitz player, that’s some serious stamina!
Despite blitz’s fast pace, name-505 manages to avoid premature resignations with a very low early resignation rate.
Coach Chesswick
Positives from Your Recent Games
name-505, you have demonstrated several strong qualities in your recent blitz games:
Opening Preparation: Your success with the Sicilian Defense (near 60% win rate) and especially the Alapin variation shows good understanding of key positions and typical plans. The Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack results also indicate sharp opening knowledge.
Endgame Technique: You converted complex endgames well, including pawn races and piece activity battles, demonstrating good precision and patience.
King Safety and Tactical Awareness: Your attacking games often show careful king safety and timely sacrifices that lead to checkmate or decisive material advantage.
Time Management: In the winning games, you often maintained a healthy clock buffer, allowing you to spend time on critical moves while avoiding rushed mistakes.
Areas for Improvement
Even with your strong record and skill level, here are some actionable areas to focus on based on the recent losses:
Handling Counterattacks: Some losses involved falling victim to opponent counterplay after aggressive pawn pushes or piece activity. Consider reinforcing your awareness of typical tactical motifs that opponents can exploit against common attacking ideas.
Opening Choice Diversification: While your Sicilian Defense results are very good, your results with the French Defense (under 40% win rate) and Italian Game (~37%) suggest these areas could use refinement—review key lines, typical plans, and consider which opening options fit your style better.
Middle Game Positional Play: Occasionally you traded into less favorable endgames or failed to capitalize fully on space or initiative advantages. Improving understanding of pawn structures and piece coordination could convert draws or narrow defeats into wins.
Endgame Calculation Under Time Pressure: You won a game on time, which shows good clock use, but try to balance speed and accuracy to avoid tactical oversights in critical endgames.
Tips to Support Your Ongoing Progress
Analyze Losses Deeply: Review the exact positions where you lost, especially tactical lines, to understand what allowed your opponent’s threats and how you might prevent similar mistakes.
Deepen Opening Study: Reinforce your weaker openings by consulting annotated games or engine evaluations to find novelties or better techniques in key positions.
Practice Thematic Endgames: Training specific pawn endgames and piece endings typical from your favored openings can build practical confidence.
Play Rapid or Classical Games: Occasionally slower time controls give more room for conceptual improvement and deeper calculation, translating into better blitz results.
Stay Consistent with Training: Your recent rating trends strongly indicate effectiveness of your approach; maintain steady study routines incorporating tactics, strategy, and game review.
Summary
Your current performance and upward rating trends illustrate a strong and evolving player. By focusing on counterattacks, middle game positional play, and refining your less successful openings (like French and Italian), you can solidify your edge and increase your win rate further. Keep balancing speed with accuracy, and leverage your good opening preparation and endgame skills for lasting competitive growth.
