Arnav Maheshwari: FIDE Master, Bearer of Fury
Arnav Maheshwari plays online as Raudra_dhari, a handle borrowed from "raudra," the rasa of fury in classical Indian aesthetics. As a job description for a bullet chess player, it is alarmingly accurate. A certified FIDE Master, Arnav has devoted his server existence to one pursuit: moving pieces so fast they barely have time to commit crimes.
He arrived in August 2024 and hovered around 2500 like a shark circling a boat, then detonated in 2026, storming past 2700 in bullet while also posting a blitz peak of 2761. Give him more time and he only gets scarier: his rapid record is 56 wins, 3 losses and 5 draws, numbers normally reserved for exhibitions against uncles.
An Opening Book Written in Crayon
Arnav's repertoire has the energy of a man who read theory once and decided theory was merely a suggestion. He has logged 42 bullet games with the Amar Gambit, meaning he opens 1.Nh3 and dares the engine to comment. Braver still, he faces the Amar as Black and wins with it there too. The trap he clearly enjoys:
The rest of the menu is equally polite: the Nimzo-Larsen Attack as his main White weapon, a 77% bullet score with the Caro-Kann Exchange, tidy profits in the Modern Defense, and occasional raids with the Barnes Defense, which is 1...f6 and has no business winning games, yet keeps winning them. His history even features a Colle System "Rhamphorhynchus Variation," named after a pterosaur, which is the correct amount of menace for the Colle. His one true kryptonite is the French Defense, against which his bullet win rate dips to 38%, proof that even fury has a weakness.
Nemesis and Prey
Every grinder has a dark mirror, and Arnav's is Soham Kamotra. They have clashed 65 times, with knightkingsoham leading 38 wins to 22 plus 5 draws, less a rivalry than a subscription Arnav keeps renewing. Balance is restored elsewhere: jeyabharathy has faced him 55 times and won exactly zero, a flawless 55-0, and godlikeplay8 sits at 0-for-7. When Arnav finds a favorable pairing, he milks it with the serenity of a dairy farmer.
Style: The Endgame Landlord
His wins average 73 moves; his losses stretch to 92. Translation: he wins by moving in and refusing to leave, and if you are beating him, cancel your evening plans, because his early resignation rate is a defiant 0.66%. Over 82% of his games reach an endgame, which is where he collects rent. He wins 81% of the time after dropping material, calmly repossessing one of your pieces as interest, and has checked with the queen 1,079 times. Actual checkmates are rare; most victims simply reach for the resign button themselves, which he considers the politest form of defeat.
The Untouchable Rapid Record
Add minutes to the clock and Arnav becomes a problem with no solution: 56 rapid wins against 3 losses. He is a perfect 6-for-6 in rapid Caro-Kanns, undefeated in the Botvinnik System, and treats the Sicilian like a vending machine. The three career rapid defeats are best attributed to acts of God or unstable wifi.
A Body Clock Built for Bullet
Arnav is a morning predator: an 84% win rate at 8am and 80% at noon. At 9pm his win rate is a chilling 0%, so if you must face the Fury Bearer, wait until after dinner and bring popcorn. Fridays pay out at 77%, and even Mondays, the day of universal regret, yield 60%. His longest winning streak ran 12 games; his longest losing streak was 9, which he presumably filed under temporary server maintenance. Against lower-rated opposition he wins 73% of the time; against higher-rated players, 30%, the ecosystem politely reminding everyone it has layers.
Quick Facts
- Peak blitz: 2761. Peak bullet: 2735. Preferred chaos: one-minute games.
- Tilt factor: 9 out of 100. The fury lives in the username, not the bloodstream.
- Wins 60% as White and 50% as Black, and was first to check in 61% of 780 analyzed games.
- Career checks delivered: 2,744. Mercy shown: under review.