Sergei Azarov, aka Sereiaza, Is a FIDE Grandmaster and Blitz Specialist
Sergei Azarov, online as Sereiaza, has carved out a reputation as a FIDE Grandmaster who prefers to burn opponents down in blitz. The account treats fast chess less like a ladder and more like an arcade cabinet: press start, pick the Sicilian or Italian, and see who blinks first.
The profile includes a peak blitz rating of 3025 (2026-07-04), a 3025 mark reached in July 2026, and a long blitz record of 655 wins, 630 losses, and 147 draws. Rapid output is smaller but solid around 2534 to 2599 territory.
Sereiaza Opening Arsenal, Dragon Raids, and Tactical Chess Style
The favorite white plans center on the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, the Blackburne Shilling Gambit, and sharp Sicilian Defense lines. The French Tarrasch Chistyakov line also produces a strong score, while the Dragon Yugoslav Attack shows how the account can turn a positional wall into a counterpunch.
Rivals, Late Night Fridays, and Sereiaza Psychological Chess Traits
The most frequent opponents tell their own story. mrsprinklees sits at the top of the list, followed by veryoldmuchslow, jumbo, lennis93, bocah_sakit, fabsid, losingexperience, timaina, xhoniue, and shishyashatranj.
- Against veryoldmuchslow, the result is 9 wins, 8 losses, and 3 draws.
- Against lennis93, the score is 12 wins and 7 losses.
- Against jumbo, the account has absorbed plenty of pain with 5 wins and 15 losses.
The psychological report is spicy: comeback rate near 94%, almost no early resignations, an endgame frequency of 88.63%, and an average win length near 78 moves. The preferred clock is blitz, the best day is Friday, and 21:00 UTC seems to be the hour when the queens and rooks sharpen their teeth.
The account is not a one-trick defender. Sereiaza checks often, leads with checks more often than not, and has a dangerous habit of still fighting after material leaks. When the clock hits Friday night, expect another Sicilian firestorm or another Italian blade to appear.