Meet ponekad tu
ponekad tu, also known by the username ponekad, is a high volume speed chess specialist whose name playfully translates as "sometimes here." The results, however, tell a story of constant presence. Over a career arc stretching from 2013 to 2021, this account piled up more than 8,400 rated online games, with the heaviest traffic in the bullet chess lanes and a clear preference for blitz chess as the main battleground.
The rating curve shows a player who kept climbing even while playing enormous amounts. The peak 2196 (2020-12-21) hit 2,196 in December 2020, while the peak 2274 (2018-07-21) reached 2,274 in July 2018. Those peaks are especially impressive given that thousands of games were packed into a few feverish years, with 2020 alone contributing more than 3,300 rated fights.
Opening Repertoire
The opening choices are one of the most persistent signatures of "ponekad tu." With the White pieces, the Amazon Attack family was a constant companion, especially the Siberian Attack line, which appeared more than 1,000 times in bullet and produced a 59.4 percent winning score. As Black, the Elephant Gambit was the heavy favorite, with over 700 bullet games and a 58.87 percent win rate, showing a taste for uncompressed, tactical mayhem.
There is also real versatility in the data. The Caro-Kann Defense appears as a reliable Black repertoire choice, while the French Defense Burn Variation delivered a spectacular 74.36 percent win rate in blitz when "ponekad" held the White pieces. A median preparation depth of five plies in the later years hints at a player who studied just enough to set traps, then trusted instincts in the chaos.
Rivalries
No portrait of "ponekad tu" is complete without the rivalries. The most battle-tested foe was Henrik Dalsgaard, who faced the account in 144 games. It was a tough head to head, with 53 wins against 81 losses, yet it clearly forged much of the player's resillience. Against bata_bg, the script flipped: in 116 games "ponekad tu" collected 53 wins, 31 losses, and 32 draws, a dominant run against a frequent partner. Other regular sparring partners included eugenio2691, mike NAVAR, and XPawnMasterX, each crossing the 60 game mark.
Fighting Spirit
Perhaps the defining trait of this player is the refusal to go quietly. The comeack rate sits at 85.25 percent, and after losing a piece "ponekad tu" still won 54.94 percent of the time, a number that will surprise anyone who has felt the pain of hanging a knight. The early resignation rate is just 0.4, and with an endgame frequency above 84 percent, most games were played all the way to the final pawn.
The mental profile is just as revealing. A longest winning streak of 19 games shows the ceiling, while the longest losing streak of 13 shows the stubbornness to keep playing through rough patches. The best time of day to play was 08:00, when the win rate spiked, and the player landed the first check in 54.63 percent of games, converting those games at a 63.44 percent clip with the Queen doing most of the harassing.