Oberon008: The Fairy King of Online Blitz Chess
In Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Oberon is the king of the fairies, a creature of mischief and moonlight. Oberon008, the online blitz chess player, honors the family tradition, except the mischief happens at blitz speed and the moonlight is usually a monitor glowing at 2 AM. Since debuting in February 2020, Oberon008 has played more than 4,300 blitz games, climbing from a humble 1171 all the way to a peak of 2644 (2025-10-03). Not bad for someone with a name that sounds like a Bond villain's accountant.
The Rise from 1171
Oberon008 arrived in February 2020 rated 1171 and treated the opening month like a demolition job: 90 blitz games, 71 wins, and a rating already north of 2100. The climb never really stopped. 2300 came in January 2021, 2400 arrived a month later, and the 2500 wall was breached that spring. The peak of 2644 landed in October 2025, placing the fairy king firmly among the blitz elite. Few online chess journeys feature a gain of nearly 1500 points, and fewer still feature this much endurance along the way.
License to Play 1.d4
The 008 in the username suggests a license, and the repertoire confirms it: a license to play 1.d4, apparently. As White, Oberon008 opened with the queen's pawn in well over 2,000 recorded games, with e4 appearing exactly twice as a novelty item. Favorite weapons include the Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attack, the East Indian Defense, and the delightfully obscure Döry Defense. The Diemer-Duhm Gambit gets an occasional outing too, because even d4 loyalists sometimes crave a little chaos.
The O'Kelly Situation
As Black, there is one true love: the Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation. Oberon008 has played it 710 times in blitz, which is less an opening choice and more a lifestyle. The scoreboard reads 312 wins, 69 draws, and 329 losses, a win rate in the low 40s, but a commitment this fierce deserves its own holiday. When White refuses to cooperate with the O'Kelly, the fallback is the Old Benoni, played 352 times. So much Benoni. Truly, so much Benoni.
Style: Endgame Grinder, Clock Fighter
With an endgame frequency of 86%, Oberon008 is a certified endgame grinder who treats the middlegame as a warm-up act. Wins average 78 moves, losses stretch to 90, and the comeback rate sits at an eye-watering 86%, meaning most lost positions somehow turn into adventures. Opponents who relax a piece up do so at their own peril, since the win rate after dropping material still tops 41%. The favorite checking piece is the rook, deployed 3,590 times, usually with intent. Only 15% of games end in early resignation, because Oberon008 believes in playing on even when the position files a formal complaint. Eighteen career stalemates prove salvation sometimes hides in the strangest corners.
Rivals of the Realm
No fairy court is complete without rivals. capizao has faced Oberon008 23 times, more than anyone, and leads the head-to-head 13 wins to 8. GygesI and RAVI KUMAR both hold losing records against the crown. Meanwhile, purehorses looms as the true nemesis, owning a crushing 11 wins against just 2. The longest winning streak reached 15 games; the longest losing streak stopped at 10, which honestly shows admirable restraint.
Curiosities and a Perfect Record
- Undefeated in rapid chess: one game, one win, a 2008 rating. A flawless, dignified retirement.
- Peak performance hour is 10 AM with a 67.5% win rate. The 2 AM win rate of 22% suggests the fairy dust wears off late.
- The clock has claimed 620 blitz losses by timeout, making it Oberon008's most dangerous opponent after purehorses.
- 367 career checkmates delivered, plus a habit of checking with rooks that opponents never seem to expect.
- White wins 45.9% of the time versus 41.6% with Black, proving the d4 pawn still pays dividends.
Verdict
Oberon008 is proof that online blitz chess rewards obsession, resilience, and a healthy disregard for a well-timed resignation. An O'Kelly loyalist, a d4 traditionalist, a rook-checking enthusiast, and an endgame grinder with elite comeback skills, the fairy king of the blitz board earned every point of the 2600 club the hard way: one flagged clock and one grinding endgame at a time.