Ozbek87: The English Opening Machine
If you have played Bullet chess at a high level in recent years, there is a decent chance you have faced Ozbek87, and an even better chance you were greeted on move one by the quiet, sneaky, c-pawn push. This is a player who has turned the English Opening into something close to a lifestyle, opening with c4 in thousands upon thousands of games while opponents wait in vain for a predictable e4.
The numbers tell the story of a true bullet grinder. With well over twenty thousand games of speed chess logged, Ozbek87 has hovered in the 2000 to 2400 range for years, riding a relentless rollercoaster of wins and losses with a remarkable ability to keep coming back for more. The peak Bullet rating touched an impressive 2577 (2023-12-18), a level reached after climbing steadily from the 2100s of late 2023.