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natey9

Since 2017 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟
56.7% W 36.9% L 6.4% D
Bullet
2616
1460W 1028L 161D
Blitz
2336
643W 347L 67D
Rapid
1942
321W 167L 55D
Daily
1492
110W 108L 5D

Bullet Time

natey9 is the kind of player who treats the clock as a suggestion, but only in the sense that the clock always wins. The preferred playground is Bullet, and the rating graph has a whole sitcom arc: a quiet start, a late spike, and a 2026 finish that looks like a dare.

Bullet Rating275223191885145210182018: 11622019: 14522020: 20332021: 19132022: 19942023: 21752024: 18902025: 25452026: 2608201820192020202120222023202420252026
tells the story in fast forward. By the end natey9 had a bullet peak worthy of the podium: 2650 (2026-07-06).

The Weird Opening Club

The real magic sits in the opening. natey9 has a deep, apparently sincere love for Amar Gambit, an offbeat line that appears hundreds and hundreds of times in the data with a seriously strong win percentage. The Nimzo-Larsen Attack gets the same affection, and when the mood calls for something a little more normal there is the Scandinavian Defense but with a wild twist. none of these lines are a joke: most players lose to done.

  • Win Rate by Opening0%25%75%100%50%Amar Gambit: 63.2% over 1022 gamesModern: 61.7% over 298 gamesAustralian Defense: 61.7% over 222 gamesColle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation: 66.8% over 199 gamesBlackburne Shilling Gambit: 55.3% over 188 gamesRuy Lopez: Brix Variation: 55.9% over 152 gamesAmar Gambit63%Modern62%Australian Defense62%Colle System: Rhamphorh…67%Blackburne Shilling Gam…55%Ruy Lopez: Brix Variati…56%

Rivals and Rubber Bands

No name appears on the scoreboard more than reyanshgbac. They met 205 times, with natey9 stacking up 134 wins, 52 losses and 19 draws in what looks like a one-person Full House. natey9 is also impossible to put away: after losing a piece, the comeback rate stays absurdly high, and the most extreme stretches include a perfect engine-style winning streak followed by a longest losing streak that would break many mortals. That's the concerto of a true bullet lifer.

Bio last updated 2026-09-07