Meet Edvin Trost
Edvin Trost, known online as Sl4werThanYou, is an International Master with a FIDE title and a serious addiction to fast chess. Despite a username that promises to take it easy, Trost has spent years turning online lobbies into his own personal lab. His preferred time control is Blitz, but his bullet numbers are impossible to ignore. At his peak, Trost pushed his Blitz rating to 2878 (2025-08-03) and his bullet rating all the way to 3257 (2024-04-23). That is a lot of speed for someone who claims to be slower than everyone else.
Style and Repertoire
Trost plays a practical, opening-flexible brand of chess. He is just as comfortable in the classical Caro-Kann Defense as he is in the gloriously weird Amar Gambit. In bullet alone, Trost has played more than 900 Amar Gambit games, and his blitz record with it sits above 58 percent. He also has a long-running relationship with the Amazon Attack, a sharp line that shows up in every time control he touches.
His average first capture comes around move six, which suggests he is not afraid to get pieces moving early. His opening choices lean toward flank openings, English-style setups, and a steady drumbeat of d4 systems. If the board is a playground, Trost brought a shovel.
gives a quick visual tour of his favorite hunting grounds.The Volume Era
Between 2021 and 2026, Trost played more than 13,000 rated online games. That is roughly the output of an entire chess club, delivered by one tireless username. His rating graph is not a calm line; it is a mountain range drawn by someone in a hurry.
captures the peaks, valleys, and occasional avalanche.- He has won 26 games in a row, which is the kind of streak that makes opponents question their life choices.
- He has also lost 20 in a row, which is the kind of streak that builds character.
- His white win rate hovers near 45.6 percent, while his black win rate sits around 42.1 percent, making him a slight favorite when he gets the first move.
Foes and Friendly Fire
No player amasses that many games without collecting a few familiar faces along the way. His most-played rival is Elie Milikow, with 925 encounters and a record that reads like a heavyweight boxing series: 374 wins, 499 losses, and 52 draws. When these two meet, the server probably sends a warning to the other players.
Another recurring name is Oleksandr Bortnyk, a brutally tough opponent over 330 games. That particular rivalry has been a masterclass for the other side, with Trost winning 57 games against 248 losses. Even the best players have their bogeymen, and Trost keeps coming back for more.
Resilience and Recovery
Trost does not go quietly. With an 85.25 percent comeback rate and a 41.46 percent win rate after losing a piece, he is the kind of opponent who makes you prove the win twice. He reaches an endgame in nearly 82 percent of his games, and his decisive games tend to run long and deep. His resignation rate is barely above two percent, which is chess for "you will have to earn this."
His analytics also suggest a strange internal clock. His best rated hour of the day is 03:00, when most opponents are hallucinating disconnected knights. His strongest weekday is Thursday, while Monday is for regrouping and pretending the weekend did not happen. A tilt factor of 20 sounds serious, but it rarely stops him from clicking the play button again.
Final Thoughts
Edvin Trost is not a player who chases perfection. He chases the next game. The username may say slower than you, but the rating graph says otherwise. In a world of cautious opening prep and perfect endgame technique, Trost prefers volume, chaos, and the occasional 3 a.m. winning streak. Long may he queue.