Reinis Paikens: The Blitz Marathoner
Behind the username ReinisUz sits Reinis Paikens, a FIDE Master with an almost supernatural appetite for online blitz. In late 2021 he was just another player near 1350. By October 2025 he had climbed to a blitz peak of 2808 (2025-10-08), a rise that looks like the stock market doing push ups. The
tells the story in one image: relentless volume, steady improvement, and an occasional rocket launch.Reinis is primarily a blitz specialist, but he also shines in rapid and bullet. His rapid record is almost absurd, with 31 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws, while his bullet rating has flirted with 2700. If the clock is ticking, he wants to play.
Openings, Repertoire, and Character
With the white pieces, Reinis is a creature of habit. He loves the English Opening, opening with 1.c4 in a huge share of his games. The closed and maneuvering positions that follow suit his patient, grinding style, and the numbers show he scores well in the English.
With Black, he reaches for the Sicilian Defense again and again. The Dragon Variation alone accounts for hundreds of games, and it remains a reliable source of excitement. A typical Dragon start looks like this:
His tastes are not entirely mainstream. The data includes rare creations like the Amar Gambit and the wonderfully named Rhamphorhynchus Variation. Reinis can play solid chess, but he is never afraid to make the board weird.
Rivalries and Repeat Battles
Every online grinder needs a foil. For Reinis, that foil is alekejsadamovics, his most played opponent by a wide margin. The two have faced each other more than 200 times, with alekejsadamovics holding the better record. Reinis has lost plenty of those battles, but the match count proves one thing: he never walks away from a rivalry.
Other familiar names in his battle log include Knight shift, GMDong69, and ali shahibzadegan. These repeated matchups are a reminder that online chess is not just about random games. It is about building grudges, friendships, and stories.
Numbers, Streaks, and Quirks
Reinis is a stubborn competitor. His comeback rate sits at 85.78 percent, and he still wins half of his games after losing a piece. His longest winning streak reached 16 games, while his longest losing streak hit 10, which means he experiences the full emotional roller coaster of online chess.
He favors long battles, with decisive games averaging around 80 moves. Mondays appear to be his best day, and his stats suggest 4 a.m. is the hour when the magic happens. He has also been active online since at least 2016, so this is not a passing hobby. Reinis Paikens simply plays, and plays, and plays.