Radmir Saitgaleev (Радмир Саитгалеев)
The Boy from Ufa Who Never Met a Gambit He Didn't Like
Radmir Saitgaleev, known online as Radmir_Ufa_136, is a player who treats the opening like a carnival ride. Since July 2019 he has played more than 3,700 rated games, most of them in blitz, and he has done it with a repertoire that makes opening purists clutch their pearls.
His favorite haunts include the Blackburne Shilling Gambit, the Amar Gambit, and, when he feels conventional, the French Defense. The more offbeat the move, the happier Radmir seems to be.
His preferred time control is bullet, though his blitz graph is the one that truly exploded.
The Glow-Up
In the summer of 2019, Radmir was just another online beginner with a three-digit blitz number. Then came a lot of free time, a stubborn study habit, and a very impressive pivot. By 2021 he crossed 1700, and in August 2025 he played 63 blitz games in a single month, winning 46 of them and jumping from roughly 1720 to 2135 in the process. In early 2026 he reached 2190 (2026-02-09), a number that would have sounded like science fiction in his first season.
His bullet peak 1554 (2021-08-24) is more modest, but he still lists bullet as his preferred time control. Some people just enjoy the chaos.
gives a sense of the beautiful mess he brings to the board.Streaks, Comebacks, and Rivalries
Radmir's career is built on swings. He once won 11 straight games, then followed it up with a 12-game losing streak to restore balance to the universe. His comeback rate is nearly 67 percent, so losing a piece is rarely the end of the story. He also delivers more checks than he receives, and when he gets the first check he wins about 63 percent of the time.
No profile would be complete without mentioning champka. The two have played 11 times, and champka has won nine of them. Radmir has one win and one draw. It is a lopsided rivalry, but also proof that Radmir does not abandon a fight just because the scoreboard is ugly.
The Numbers Behind the Madness
- He wins around 52 percent of games with both colors, making him almost perfectly ambidextrous.
- He feasts on lower-rated opponents with a 70 percent win rate and still scrapes out 30 percent against higher-rated players.
- His opening charts are full of recurring adventures like the Elephant Gambit and the Blackburne Shilling Gambit.
- He averages about 60 moves per win, which means he enjoys the scenic route to checkmate.