Meet Shrey Nilkant
Shrey Nilkant, known on the board as shrey710, is a bullet chess specialist with a peak rating of 2454 (2026-09-28). From a humble 1245 debut in April 2018 to a fiery 2026 campaign, Shrey has played thousands of fast games and built one of the most distinctive repertoires on the platform. If you want to understand him, start with the Bird Opening and never look back.
The Bird Man of Bullet
When Shrey has the white pieces, expect 1.f4. The Bird Opening appears in 587 of his bullet games, and the Dutch Variation alone accounts for 317 more. He rounds out his white repertoire with the Nimzo-Larsen Attack, the Amar Gambit, and even the Amazon Attack. As Black he answers 1.e4 with the Scandinavian Defense and happily wades into the Blackburne Shilling Gambit. It is a repertoire built for speed, surprise, and swashbuckling chaos.
From 1245 to 2454
Shrey's rating story is a slow burn that turned into an explosion. After a quiet 2018 and a steady 2019, he crossed 2000 in bullet during September 2020. The 2022 season saw him commit fully to the Bird, and by 2023 he was knocking on 2200. Then came 2026, a monster year: 518 bullet games in July, 408 in August, and 359 in September, pushing him to a peak of 2454 on September 28.
Blitz fans also got a show, with a 2298 peak in June 2024 and a rapid peak of 2245 in June 2022. Daily chess is more of a hobby, where he holds a sparkling 15 and 2 record.
Rivalries and the Grind
No biography of Shrey is complete without mentioning devarsh7699, his most frequent foe. The two have played 72 games, a razor thin rivalry with Shrey holding 30 wins, 29 losses, and 13 draws. Another regular sparring partner is grandmaster511, who has gotten the better of Shrey in their 23 meetings. Win or lose, Shrey keeps queuing up, and his 17 game winning streak shows what happens when he gets hot.
A Style All His Own
- He rarely resigns early, with an early resignation rate of just 0.78%.
- Games often reach endgames, with an endgame frequency near 79%.
- His comeback rate is a remarkable 84.34%, and he wins 45.83% of the time even after losing a piece.
- He is a night owl: his best time of day is 01:00.
- Despite the chaos, he almost never gets blown out, with a one sided loss rate of just 1.48%.