Meet Sayed Javad Alavi
Sayed Javad Alavi, known on the board as rend1987, is an International Master with a clear love for speed. While he has dabbled in Daily, Rapid, and Bullet play, his true home is the Blitz arena, where he has played thousands of games and pushed his rating to a dazzling 2974 (2025-12-23). His online journey reads like a marathon of sharp opening prep, wild tactical scrums, and an enviable ability to bounce back from defeat.
Style and Repertoire
Alavi is no quiet positional grinder. His opening choices lean toward the aggressive and the unusual, and he is just as comfortable pressing with White as he is defending with Black. He has a particularly soft spot for the Caro-Kann Defense, which he has played hundreds of times with both colors, and he handles the Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation with impressive efficiency, posting a win rate above 60 percent.
As White, he frequently opens with 1.e4 and is not afraid to walk into sharp lines like the Diemer-Duhm Gambit or the Blackburne Shilling Gambit. As Black, he enjoys the Döry Defense and has scored well in the Kan Variation of the Sicilian. His games tend to be long, grinding affairs, with an average decisive game lasting around 80 moves, and he rarely resigns early, which fits his stubborn comeback reputation.
Here is a look at how his opening results break down across his Blitz games:
Rivalries and Regular Opponents
Every online warrior has familiar names in the lobby, and Alavi is no exception. His most frequent sparring partner has been Tamaz Mgeladze, with 41 meetings and a healthy winning record. He also has a long running rivalry with Роман, whose head to head series is nearly dead even, a testament to how competitive their battles have become. Other familiar faces include sofaceindisguise, khatanbaatarbazar, and witik, all of whom have faced Alavi dozens of times in high stakes blitz fights.
Numbers and Streaks
Alavi's Blitz profile is defined by volume and resilience. He has won over 2,300 Blitz games, and his longest winning streak reached 10 games. Even when things go wrong, he finds a way to recover, with a comeback rate near 87 percent and a winning rate above 50 percent even after losing a piece. His tactical awareness is sharp, and he tends to be the first player to deliver a check in more than 57 percent of his games.
His rating trajectory has climbed steadily across the years, peaking in late 2025 with an extraordinary run. Check out his Blitz progression:
The Verdict
Sayed Javad Alavi is the kind of player who makes online Blitz feel like a contact sport. He is fearless in the opening, relentless in the middlegame, and surprisingly tough to put away in the endgame. Whether he is trading blows with a familiar rival or testing a new gambit against a stranger, one thing is certain: rend1987 never takes a quiet draw if a fight is available.