Sergio Santamaria Torres (aka sekio)
Sergio Santamaria Torres, known on the chess battlefield as sekio, is a tenacious and passionate chess enthusiast who has been intricately moving pawns and queens since 2013. His journey through the ranks is nothing short of a rollercoaster, with ratings that have danced from humble beginnings around 900 to an impressive peak soaring over 1600 in bullet chess and up to almost 2000 in rapid games. Talk about leveling up faster than a pawn makes it to the other side!
A fighter both on and off the clock, Sergio boasts a bullet chess win count nearing two thousand. He’s equally comfortable blitzing opponents in fast-paced games or engaging in the more cerebral rapid time control where his highest rating of 1944 proves he’s not just a speed demon but a strategist with finesse. But don’t let the numbers fool you — he’s had his share of losses and draws, which only fuels his comeback rate of a whopping 83.3%. When the going gets tough, sekio gets tactical!
Sergio’s style could be described as stubbornly persistent. He rarely resigns early (a mere 0.77% early resignation rate) and embraces endgames with gusto — nearly 75% of his games reach that critical phase where true grit shows. With an average of about 70 moves per win, you’ll find him playing the long game, chipping away at defenses like a chessful termite.
His top secret opening choice (which we all wish he’d reveal) has earned him just shy of a 50% win rate in bullet games, proving consistency is his middle name. Among the known, Sergio favors the Closed Sicilian Defense Traditional Line and Vienna Game Falkbeer Variation — openings that hint at an elegant balance of aggression and positional play.
Tremendous at managing time pressure — winning 834 games on timeouts — sekio also knows how to frustrate opponents by keeping calm when pieces are lost. His psychological tilt factor is modest, only an 8 out of 100, which means he’s less likely to throw his mouse across the room after a blunder and more likely to plot his revenge for the next round.
When not analyzing openings or calculating tricky endgames, Sergio often battles opponents like heinerhimpel, knightrook89, and mokinukas_vis_dar, with many of these encounters resulting in dramatic finishes. One of his latest triumphs saw him clinch victory on time in a tense Vienna Game Falkbeer Variation encounter, showcasing not only sharp tactical ability but nerves of steel.
Ultimately, Sergio Santamaria Torres is the kind of player who embodies the spirit of chess—adaptable, hardworking, and never afraid to push his limits. Whether you're a casual player or a seasoned veteran, facing off against sekio promises a game full of surprises, strategic battles, and maybe even a bit of cheeky fun.
"Checkmate might be the goal, but the journey is the real thrill."
