Indy Southcott-Moyers — FIDE Master & Blitz Specialist
Indy Southcott-Moyers (also known online as NottheBishopSacrifice when they’re feeling theatrical) is a FIDE Master and a devoted blitz specialist. Known for breakneck time scrambles, stubborn endgames and an uncanny ability to snatch victories from the jaws of time trouble, Indy has built a reputation as a tactical dynamo and entertaining opponent.
Career snapshot
Indy’s focus is clear: blitz chess. Their peak blitz form is captured here:
- Peak Blitz (highlight):
- Preferred time control: Blitz — lightning-fast calculation and nerves of steel.
- Over 750 recorded blitz games with a long winning streak as high as 11 games.
- Interactive rating trend:
Playing style & strengths
Indy blends tactical aggression with surprising endgame resilience. Expect messy middlegames that often fizzle into long, technical endgames — Indy actually finishes more than 90% of games to an endgame decision.
- Style: Tactical, opportunistic, and endgame-savvy (Endgame frequency: high).
- Comback spirit: Exceptional — high comeback rate and a 50% win rate even after losing material.
- Average game length: ~88–90 moves for decisive games — Indy isn’t in a hurry to resign (or to stop talking during postgame analysis).
- Psychology: Best time of day to play — around noon; tilt factor low but present (TiltFactor: 6).
Openings & signature lines
Indy has clear opening preferences and some surprising specialist lines. They’re especially comfortable facing structure-heavy systems and enjoy springing traps in the early middlegame.
- Favorite defenses and systems:
- Caro-Kann Defense — used a lot with solid success (many recorded games).
- London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation — high win rate when the complications arrive.
- Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation — a reliable scoring line for Indy.
- Other frequent openings: English Opening (Agincourt Defense), Nimzo-Larsen Attack and creative sidelines like the Amar Gambit.
- Opening confidence: Indy shows excellent preparation in A04/A07-like systems and often scores well with less common continuations.
Notable statistics & streaks
- All-time recorded blitz wins: 399; losses: 267; draws: 91 — a strong positive record across heavy play.
- Longest winning streak: 11 games. Current winning streak (recent): 3 games.
- Longest losing streak: 6 games. Current losing streak: 0 (resilience in action).
- Typical performance windows: excellent on Saturday and Sunday, deadly around midday.
Sample game (playable)
Explore a compact blitz skirmish — viewer will derive the position from the moves below:
Try the embedded replay:
Notable opponents & community
Indy has faced many strong and familiar opponents repeatedly — part sparring partner, part rival:
- Most-played opponents include: Alexander Rustemov (8 games), robertojbm (5), karinachess1 (5).
- Memorable records: undefeated vs. chuessco (4–0) and strong series vs. natalya_buksa (3–0).
Personality, quirks & fun facts
- Nickname-ready: “NottheBishopSacrifice” — expect theatrical piece sacrifices and witty chat messages.
- High comeback rate — Indy is the sort of player who makes spectators believe in drama until the final move.
- Plays best around noon; avoids playing at 23:00 if they can help it (win rate dips late at night).
- Early resignations are rare-ish — Indy fights on (EarlyResignationRate: 0.36), often turning lost positions into instructive lessons.
Follow and learn
Indy’s games are a great study source if you want to learn blitz tactics, how to convert chaotic middlegames into long endgames, or how to thrive under time pressure. Search the community for Indy’s handle or study the openings listed above (Caro-Kann Defense, London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation) to see Indy in action.