Sergei Golovin
Speed Demon by Nature
Sergei Golovin, known online as serggolovins, is a player who treats the chess clock like a dare. Blitz is his preferred time control, and his results prove it. Across 2025 and 2026 he played thousands of fast games, climbing to a peak blitz rating of 2518 (2025-12-06) in December 2025. His bullet rating also reached 2281, but blitz is where he feels most at home.
An Unorthodox Repertoire
Sergei is not afraid to leave the beaten path. With white he leans on the Bird Opening (1.f4), often entering the Dutch Variation where his results are excellent. He has played 1.f4 hundreds of times, making it his unmistakable signature. As black, he favors the resilient Philidor Defense against 1.e4 and the Dutch Defense against 1.d4. He also enjoys the swashbuckling Blackburne Shilling Gambit, a tricky line that has brought him a 73% blitz win rate.
A Fighter Who Never Quits
The numbers paint Sergei as a relentless competitor. He has a 26 game winning streak and an incredible 87.18% comeback rate, meaning he regularly turns lost positions into full points. Even after hanging a piece, he still wins 61.7% of the time. His games tend to run long, and he is comfortable in the endgame, reaching that phase in nearly 74% of his games. His best recorded playing hour is 5 in the morning, where his win rate hits 100% in the available data. Night owl? More like nightmarish opponent.
Battle-Tested Rivalries
Consistency brings familiar faces. Sergei's most played opponent is Aleksandr Makedonsky, with 27 meetings. The rivalry is tight, though prokurorpro currently holds a slight edge of 15 wins to Sergei's 12. Regular sparring partners like bikili2 and kalmandufne have also helped sharpen his fast chess instincts.