Raffuu2: The Alapin Connoisseur
If you have played blitz chess in the last year, there is a small but real chance you have been ground down by raffuu2, a player whose loyalty to the Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation borders on romantic devotion. With nearly 700 blitz games in that one line alone, raffuu2 does not choose openings. raffuu2 has a soulmate, and it is c3.
The stats back up the obsession: a healthy 57.9% win rate in the Alapin, backed up by an even more respectable showing against the Caro-Kann Defense, where the same c3 philosophy yields a 57.3% score. Whether facing the Sicilian, the Caro-Kann, or the French Defense, the recipe never changes: open with 1.e4 (accounting for essentially every single first move played), meet whatever comes back with structure, patience, and a queen that checks more often than a nervous aunt.