Overview
smoke1292 is a fast-paced Bullet specialist and serial online sparker — a player who thrives where the clock is an opponent as fierce as the pieces. Known for long, tactical skirmishes that often stretch into endgames, smoke1292 combines speed with stubborn comeback instincts. Preferred time control: Bullet.
Highlight: reached a peak Bullet rating of 2598 (2025-11-14) and played thousands of Bullet games in 2025, making this profile relevant for anyone searching "smoke1292 chess bullet player", "bullet chess profile", or "online chess tactics".
Playing Style
Described as a comeback artist with a high tolerance for long, decisive fights, smoke1292 prefers to grind opponents down rather than rely on early fireworks — even in Bullet. Key playing-style traits drawn from career data:
- Endgame-oriented: appears in endgames a lot (high endgame frequency).
- Tenacious comebacks: comeback rate ~91% — rarely gives up on a mess.
- Quick decisions, occasional early resignations: early-resignation rate is noticeable, reflecting decisive time-management choices in Bullet.
- Long games by Bullet standards: average decisive game length ~87 moves — expect surprises.
Opening Preferences
smoke1292 favors solid, unorthodox and counterpunching systems that suit rapid decision-making. The most-played openings in Bullet include:
- Scandinavian Defense — heavy use; solid win rate around mid-40s.
- Sicilian Defense: Closed — frequent choice vs e4; reliable in rapid exchanges.
- Caro-Kann Defense — steady scores and good handling in endgames.
- French Defense — one of the higher win-rate replies in the repertoire.
- Also tries aggressive sidelines like the Vienna Gambit and offbeat systems such as the Barnes Defense and Amazon Attack.
Opener note: e4 is by far the most frequent first move faced (~3,326 games in 2025), so mastering replies to e4 is a priority.
Notable Opponents & Streaks
smoke1292 has developed rivalries with a handful of regulars — the kind of matchups that show up in search queries and community threads.
- Most-played: dragon84 (42 games; record 24–17–1).
- Other frequent opponents: g_palasigue (33 games), soccerdancho (31), vanhnolifechess (30), dovijanic (29).
- Longest winning streak: 8 games. Longest losing streak: 10 games. Current winning streak (recent): 1 game.
Time-of-day edge: peak performance appears late evening — best time of day recorded is 22:00, with notably high win percentage around that hour.
Statistics Snapshot
A compact set of career signals for quick scanning:
- Massive Bullet volume in 2025 (thousands of games) — a true Bullet grinder.
- Strength-adjusted win rate in Bullet hovers just above 50%.
- Average moves per win ~81.8; average moves per loss ~88.7 — fighty, long duels.
- Tactical resilience: win rate after losing material about 42% — very practical under pressure.
Quick visual: recent rating trend (late 2025)
[[Chart|Rating|Bullet|2025-8-2025-11]]
Signature Game (sample)
Here's a short illustrative game snippet that shows smoke1292's taste for sharp but persistent play:
Use this to replay a flavor of common middlegame structures favored in Bullet skirmishes.
Fun Facts & Notes
- Nickname vibes: “smoke” suggests quick, disappearing time scrambles and fast escapes.
- Psychology: tilt factor exists but is modest — expect bouncebacks after rough patches.
- SEO-friendly tags: smoke1292 chess profile, Bullet specialist, Scandinavian Defense player, online chess comeback artist.
- Placeholder for deeper dive: Scandinavian Defense | French Defense
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