Alper Yildiz: A Chess Journey Etched in Pawns and Paw-prints
Meet Alper Yildiz, a chess player whose rating story reads like a rollercoaster ride through the ranks of ninjas and knights — occasionally making questionable sacrifices but always keeping the board interesting. Known online as NOGExpansas by some (or maybe that’s just the chessboard whispering secrets), Alper has proven to be as stubborn as a knight trapped in a corner, refusing to resign early no matter the odds.
Playing Style & Stats
With an early resignation rate of just 13.13%, Alper prefers to fight until the very end, averaging around 49 moves in victories and 47 moves in losses. His black pieces have a 27.27% win rate, and white pieces are a bit luckier with 37.66%. Endgames are his specialty – he’s involved in them nearly 38% of the time, because when it comes to chess, slow and steady often wins the race (or at least tries).
Tactical Resilience
Alper’s knack for comebacks is truly remarkable, boasting a 52% comeback rate and an incredible 100% win rate after losing a piece (talk about turning lemons into lemonade). The only thing he hasn’t mastered yet is avoiding some one-sided losses, clocking in at a modest 15.15%—hey, even grandmasters have their off days.
Performance Snapshot
- Bullet Chess: Played 88 games with a modest win rate of ~33%. Quicker than a caffeine-fueled squirrel but still working on consistency.
- Blitz Chess: Highs and lows between 458 and 936 rating, average hovering just under 500 in recent years—Alper’s blitz approach is "keep calm and hope for the best."
- Rapid Chess: Once soared to 1439 in 2021, now taking a slower cruise around 465 in 2025 but never losing the dramatic flair.
- Daily Chess: Limited sample size but enough to show Alper prefers more adrenaline-fueled time controls.
Opponent Trivia
Alper has a curious habit of beating certain opponents 100% of the time (looking at you, ridosukangalahinapit, oguzdj, and jubairhasan40) while others remain elusive nemeses. His most played opponents include aykhan207 and romo-aldo, with mixed results—a true chronicler of chess rivalries.
When Does Alper Shine?
The late afternoon (around 6pm) is Alper’s prime time with an astounding 87.5% win rate—perhaps fueled by snacks or just perfect cerebral alignment—while Mondays seem to be more of a "take it easy" kind of day at 16.67%.
Summary
Alper Yildiz embodies the passionate amateur spirit with flashes of tactical brilliance, stubborn resilience, and the kind of unpredictability that makes watching his games never boring. Whether masterfully turning losing positions into wins or heroically holding on against the odds, Alper reminds us all that in chess, sometimes the real victory is simply not giving up.
