Q B, the Clock Reader
This chess player biography follows Q B, better known on the board as sirreadsalot2535. The username promises a reader, and Q B reads the position, the opponent, and above all the clock. Since arriving in 2023 with a modest Blitz rating near 1000, Q B has grown into a genuine Bullet specialist, stacking hundreds of games per month and chasing the 2000 rating barrier.
Early Days
Q B started quietly in 2023, mixing Blitz, Rapid, and Daily games. The first months were a learning lab. Daily games brought a 1132 rating, Rapid hovered near 800, and Blitz climbed from an early 1020. Then March 2024 arrived, and with it the first Bullet games. The obsession was immediate.
Bullet Is the Main Event
If Q B has a natural habitat, it is the one minute pool. The data is loud: 174 Bullet games in August 2026, 123 in July 2026, and a peak Bullet rating of 1996 (2026-08-21). The climb shows in the chart below, from roughly 1200 in early 2024 to the edge of 2000 by 2026.
Even the losses are useful. The longest winning streak reached 14 games, while the longest losing streak stopped at 7. Q B rarely resigns early, and the comeback rate sits near 75 percent. In fact, after losing a piece, Q B still wins more than half of the time.
Signature Openings
Q B is a 1.e4 player at heart. As White, the Blackburne Shilling Gambit has been very kind in Blitz, with a win rate near 69 percent. The Scandinavian Defense also appears often, especially as Black, where it has produced a strong Blitz record. Add a fondness for the Amar Gambit and a healthy respect for the Caro-Kann Defense, and the opening repertoire is as adventurous as the bullet schedule.
Rivalries
No chess career is complete without rivals. Against bananderson0, Q B has a stunning 34 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws. aaravsri08102010 has also struggled, with Q B winning 24 of their meetings.
Then there are the tough cookies. pickleball leads the series 23 wins to 18. treexi has seven wins against one, and hooiigann holds a 5 to 1 edge. The most frequent dance partner is stagnusg, who has faced Q B 45 times in a back and forth rivalry.
Milestones and Habits
- Peak Bullet rating: 1996 (2026-08-21), knocking on the door of 2000.
- Peak Rapid rating: 1749 (2026-10-13)
- Peak Blitz rating: 1727 (2026-07-24)
- Longest winning streak: 14 games
- Comeback rate: nearly 75 percent
- Total rated games: more than 2,800, with more than 1,500 wins
The early morning is apparently the golden hour. Q B's best winning rate by hour of day comes at 7am, and Mondays tend to be stronger than Saturdays. If the goal is 2000 Bullet, the recipe is simple: play in the morning, keep the Blackburne Shilling Gambit ready, and avoid giving pickleball any free wins.