Raud100: A Chess Player Who Never Seems to Leave
Toomas Valgmae, known to the online chess world as Raud100, is not a casual player so much as a permanent resident of the chess server. He holds the title Candidate Master from FIDE, but his real credential is endurance: over 56,000 blitz games, long games that just fade away, and a rating chart that looks like a theme park ride.
His profile says his preferred time control is Rapid. His actual online life is Blitz, Blitz, and a little more Blitz. The graph does all the talking:
. He climbed from his early days in the 1500s all the way to 2701 (2026-07-01), proving that perhaps the "Raud" in Raud100 should be translated as "iron."The d4 Diplomat
If Toomas sits down with the white pieces, you can usually guess the first move a moment before it appears: 1.d4. He is a very family member of slow and calm kings, and he has a lot of love for the Gruenfeld Defense and all the lines that appear around it.
As Black, his real comfort zone is the Czech Defense. He has played that opening thousands and thousands of times, in tournaments of online Blitz where the clock keeps going. He also wades into the Pirc Defense without fear, and
shows the places where he has decided to make his home.A Rivalry Collection
Raud100 is not afraid to play the same human 139 times. The reason is clear; David Javakhadze appears in his hall of fame as a recurring rival, but Toomas has 86 wins in that duel. That is the kind of scoreboard that keeps a series longer.
His other most frequent name is another familiar username: Giulio Fregonese. With 179 shared games, the two of them have built a university degree in rematches. If the server ever needs proof that online chess can create true rivalry, this is the class.
Never Back Down, Never Resign
Data can be humorous too. Toomas does not believe in early resignations, and his profile statistics are full of signs of persistence:
- His finishing frequency is 84.53%, so he wants to reach the end of the game.
- He wins after losing a piece in more than 50% of those situations, which is not supposed to happen.
- His comeback rate is near 88%, stories that have too much realistic to be true.
- He has had a 15-game winning streak and a 14-game losing streak, both because he plays that many games.
- When the clock says 03:00, his win rate is rising. At 02:00, please send soup.
- his decisive games are usually long, more than 77 moves, so bring a drink.
If you want to play Toomas, do it on AlloraIn other words: under some possible beds, Raud100 seems to exit. Send an invite, play a calm opening, and do not begin counting the clock. It will not help, especially if you are on the Czech defense at whatever point in the game.