Meet RuslanN88, the Blitz Candidate Master
Ruslan Nezamyatin, known across the server as RuslanN88, is a FIDE Candidate Master who lives and breathes the quick game. His preferred time control is blitz, and his profile tells the story of a player who simply cannot stop pushing pieces. From a first recorded Blitz rating of 1831 in February 2021 to a stunning peak of 2634 (2026-05-24) in May 2026, his Blitz board has been a roller coaster with a very fast seatbelt.
A Repertoire Built on 1.d4 and Scandinavian Grit
Ruslan has one true opening love as White: 1.d4. Year after year, his first move is d4 with almost mechanical consistency. That loyal queen pawn leads him into rich battlegrounds such as the Queen's Gambit Declined, the Benoni Defense and the Grünfeld Defense. As Black, he happily steps into the sharp Scandinavian Defense against 1.e4, and he also enjoys the hypermodern Alekhine Defense. When he slows down to Rapid, those same openings become even scarier: his Rapid record in the Scandinavian is close to 78%, the Alekhine sits near 75%, and his overall Rapid ceiling reaches 2226 (2021-03-06).
A typical Ruslan Scandinavian start looks like this:
His win rate by opening is a map of a fighter who embraces central tension and early contact.
Volume, Streaks and Familiar Foes
Once Ruslan enters a Blitz rhythm, the games pile up like laundry after a tournament. In 2026 alone he played more than 1,600 rated Blitz games, including a jaw-dropping 572-game month in August. That kind of volume creates superhuman streaks: he once won 21 games in a row, and he has also survived an 11-game slide that would break most keyboards. Along the way he has built genuine rivalries. His most durable rival is zaman457 across 26 battles, with Ruslan holding a 14-9 edge. He also tends to beat alexandra060217 in their regular series, while Arseniy Astafurov has been the tough one in that mini-series.
Ruslan is especially dangerous when the lobby lists him as the higher-rated player, converting those games at a 73.85% clip. Facing stronger masters is harder, but his large, hard-fought game database proves he never goes down without a fight.
Fast Facts and Battle Rhythm
- His sharpest hour is 20:00, when his Blitz win rate climbs above 53%.
- His longest winning streak is 21 straight games, and his longest losing streak is 11.
- He almost never plays Daily chess: his one Daily game was a draw, suggesting that waiting a whole day for one move is not his style.
- His comeback rate sits above 89%, so an early disadvantage never means the game is over.
- He has logged more than 2,600 rated games in blitz, making him one of the most active titled grinders on the site.