Meet Nathan Reymann
Nathan Reymann, known on chess.com as reymannnathan, holds the FIDE Candidate Master title and plays like someone who was told "slow down" once and has been overcompensating ever since. While he is a tornado in bullet and a sharp shooter in blitz, his preferred time control is clearly blitz, where he can outthink the clock and still have time for a little chaos. He peaked at 2421 (2026-02-26) in blitz, and if his rapid games are any indication, he saves his most careful chess for when there is actual time to use it.
Nathan's opening repertoire reads like a menu of offbeat delights. He opens with 1.g3 more often than most people open with 1.e4, and he is happy to steer games into the Nimzo-Larsen Attack or the Caro-Kann Defense depending on which side of the board he is sitting. His bullet stats show a surprisingly healthy 70% score in the London Poisoned Pawn Variation and a fondness for the Amar Gambit, a line that says "I came here to have fun" as much as "I came here to win."
The Gardener of Odd Openings
If you see Nathan playing the Australian Defense, run. Or stay, because he wins 61% of those games while looking like he is just testing a hypothesis. He is comfortable in the Modern Defense as Black, and he reserves his cat-like reflexes for the Caro-Kann Defense, where his Black win rate was a healthy 62.5% in bullet. His most common first move is 1.g3, followed by 1.Nf3, which makes him a faithful disciple of the flank opening school. His blitz record with the Amar Gambit is a perfect 3 for 3, which means somewhere a chess coach is both proud and slightly concerned.
Rivalries and Comebacks
Nathan's most frequent opponent is Nehir Tokat, a familiar rival who has taken 10 games from him in the dataset. Nathan won 4 of those, lost 6, and apparently never agreed to a single draw, because that would be boring. He also has a winning record against marciso (3-1) and a clean 2-0 against haykagopyan. When Nathan falls behind, he does not panic. His comeback rate is 87.29%, and he still wins 48.17% of games after losing a piece, which is either impressive or evidence that he thrives on drama. His longest winning streak is 7, and his longest losing streak is also 7, so he is an artist of equilibrium in extremes.
By the Numbers
Nathan plays long, grinding games. His average decisive game lasts around 75 moves, which is a lot of chess for someone who also plays bullet. He delivers checkmate in about 17.5% of his games, and his most common checking piece is the queen, because of course it is. He wins 61.59% of games when he gets the first check, and his win rate drops to 39.55% when his opponent checks first, so he is a firm believer in speaking first and asking questions later.
His best day to play is Sunday, and his golden hour is 13:00 server time. If you are looking at his blitz rating graph, you will notice a sudden upward spike. That is Nathan finding his rhythm and then losing it just as quickly, but the peaks are worth the ride.