Павел Кийякин (PavelKN82): Chess Player Profile of a Blitz Grinder
Meet Павел Кийякин, better known across the online chess world as PavelKN82. A blitz battler with a love for 1.d4, marathon endgames, and strangely successful 1 AM sessions, Pavel has spent years turning online chess into an endurance sport. With more than 4,700 rated games, a blitz peak of 2399 (2026-07-15), and a rapid peak of 2012 (2026-01-09), he never goes quietly.
Who Is PavelKN82? Profile and Quick Facts
Pavel prefers rapid time controls, but his true battleground is blitz. Since 2019 he has played 4,711 rated blitz games, pushing his rating from the low 1,300s to within striking distance of 2,400. His blitz ledger reads 2,151 wins, 2,194 losses, and 366 draws, a nearly balanced record that hides a fiercely stubborn competitor.
- Username: PavelKN82
- Preferred time control: Rapid
- Blitz games: 4,711
- Peak blitz rating: 2399 (2026-07-15)
- Peak rapid rating: 2012 (2026-01-09)
- Longest winning streak: 10 games
- Longest losing streak: 11 games
- Rapid record: 3 wins, 0 losses, a perfect score
PavelKN82 Playing Style: Grinder, Comeback King, Endgame Addict
Pavel does not believe in short games. His decisive blitz games average more than 70 moves, and endgames appear in nearly 75% of his games. He resigns early only about 2% of the time, and his 85% comeback rate shows a player who treats lost positions as puzzles, not verdicts. Even after dropping a piece he wins 44.7% of the time, and lopsided losses happen in just 3.5% of games.
His resilience has a dark side. A tilt factor of 11 means one painful loss can open the floodgates, which helps explain that 11 game losing streak. But the same stubbornness pulls him back, especially after midnight. His best hour is 1 AM, when he wins an absurd 85.7% of games. The sample is small, but we respect the hustle. Saturdays are his strongest day at 51.9%.
Opening Repertoire: Caro-Kann, London System, and Queen's Gambit Lines
Pavel is a loyal citizen of queen pawn territory. As White he almost always opens 1.d4, with a strong side order of 1.c4. He is deeply at home in the Queen's Gambit Declined and the London System, and he is battle tested against the sharp Nimzo-Indian Defense. Opponents who try the Australian Defense (1.d4 Nc6) find a 54% win rate waiting for them.
As Black, his answer to 1.e4 is the rock solid Caro-Kann Defense, played in more than 460 blitz games with a nearly even score. When he wants fireworks he reaches for the Sicilian Defense, especially the Najdorf. Here is how his most played openings have treated him:
A signature PavelKN82 opening: the solid Queen's Gambit Declined, played hundreds of times with the white pieces.
PavelKN82 Rivalries: Familiar Faces at the Board
Years of blitz create old friends and old enemies. Pavel's most frequent sparring partner is bajkeee, with the series perfectly balanced at 5 wins each across 10 games. Dusko Zmijanac holds the upper hand at 6 wins to 2, and every rivalry needs a heartbreaker: Margarita Potapova has never lost to Pavel in seven meetings. Fortunately for Pavel's ego, troda sees the other side of the coin, losing five of their seven games. The board giveth, and the board taketh away.
Career Arc: Ups, Downs, and 1 AM Rescues
Pavel's blitz rating has soared and crashed like a proper blitz enthusiast's heart rate. The floor was 1,363 in June 2019; the ceiling was 2399 (2026-07-15) in July 2026. After a quieter spell in 2022, he stormed back in 2025 and kept pushing in 2026, proving that time away from the board does not dull a grinder's instincts. Here is the whole roller coaster:
The Bottom Line on PavelKN82
PavelKN82 is not the player who blows you away in 20 moves. He is the player who outlasts you, outgrinds you, and wins the endgame you thought was drawn. His strength adjusted win rate is about 50.3% in blitz and 74.2% in rapid, which makes him a tough out at any hour and a genuine danger when the clock approaches 1 AM. Whether you call him Павел Кийякин or PavelKN82, this is a name online chess players have learned to respect.