Sepehr "Seppppppy" Golsefidy — Quick Bio
Sepehr Golsefidy, often seen online as Seppppppy, is a National Master with a taste for fast, furious chess. Born to pester kings and queens at blitz time controls, Sepehr made his mark with relentless energy, an appetite for gambits, and a knack for turning chaotic middlegames into sweet victories (or dramatic comebacks).
Career Highlights
Sepehr rose through the ranks playing thousands of online games across Bullet, Blitz, Rapid and Daily. He earned the National Master title from National and became particularly feared in short time controls. Highlights include a string of peak performances in 2024–2025 and a Bullet peak that would make a stopwatch blush.
- Title: National Master (National)
- Preferred time control: Blitz — Sepehr is a true blitz specialist who thrives under the ticking clock.
- Known for: aggressive openings, resilient comebacks, and a high ComebackRate (yes, he fights back).
Playing Style & Personality
Sepehr blends practical tactics with psychological pressure. He plays quickly, trusts intuition in chaotic positions, and is not above a cheeky trap to unsettle opponents. Expect gambits, surprise lines, and a willingness to play sharp, double-edged positions rather than long technical endgames.
- Strengths: High ComebackRate, strong tactical awareness, comfortable in high-variance positions.
- Quirks: loves the Blackburne Shilling and other offbeat lines for the element of surprise — laughter optional, resignation sometimes early (but not always).
- Best time of day to face him: mornings around 09:00 — he’s often sharpest then.
Favorite Openings (Blitz-focused)
Sepehr's opening table reads like a daring menu for blitz players: familiar defenses mixed with spicy gambits and a few offbeat experiments. Below are the openings he leans on most when the clock is hungry.
- Unknown / Irregular (lots of creative sidelines)
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Amar Gambit
- Blackburne Shilling Gambit (yes, seriously)
- French Defense (Advance Variation)
- Sicilian Defense & Alapin
- Scandinavian and Barnes Defense for surprise value
Notable Opponents & Rivalries
Sepehr has faced a long list of frequent adversaries online. A few names crop up often — some cause him headaches, others inspire classic thrillers.
- chessplayer109485 — a marathon rivalry with many encounters
- rodgy — another regular with a rich history of decisive games
- yujiarun18, theitalianstallione, gol-dad — familiar names in his rotation
Memorable Blitz Moment (PGN)
Here’s a tiny, sharable illustration of Sepehr’s blitz taste — a compact tactical skirmish he might use as a training riff:
(Paste the PGN into a viewer to replay — the viewer will derive FEN from the moves.)
Statistics Snapshot & Placeholders
Sepehr's activity and style create a vivid statistical portrait — heavy blitz play, thousands of games, and a tendency to win more when playing against lower-rated opponents. Below are some live placeholders to enrich the profile.
- Peak Blitz rating (for quick reference): 2492 (2025-01-05)
- Peak Bullet rating: 2650 (2025-07-31)
- Rating history (Blitz 2018–2025):
Personal Notes & How to Find Him Online
Friendly, competitive, and prone to using a five‑p character username for emphasis — Sepehr goes by Seppppppy in some circles. If you want a fast, brutal lesson in handling chaos on the board, queue him for a blitz match. He may crack a joke, or he may crack your defense — sometimes both.
- Nickname: Seppppppy
- Approach: play energetically, avoid falling for cheap traps, and keep your clock running.
- Fun fact: his AvgMovesPerWin is unusually long for blitz — he grinds wins out of complicated positions.