Aaron, aka Spindelatron
Meet Aaron, better known across the blitz boards as Spindelatron, a name that sounds like a spider that wandered into a machine shop and emerged determined to spin webs out of pawns. Since his first moves in 2021 he has played nearly 12,000 games, with blitz as his natural habitat and a genuine soft spot for the endgame phase, which shows up in 62% of his games. This is not a player who wants the game over on move 15. He wants it over on move 60, his way.
From Spiderling to Titan
Aaron's climb has been a proper rollercoaster. He debuted in the low 500s in blitz, ground out thousands of games, and peaked at 1057 (2024-10-20) in October 2024. Not content with conquering one format, he saved his best for the holidays, claiming 1307 (2025-12-24) in rapid on Christmas Eve 2025, the ultimate gift to himself. The journey has included an 11-game winning streak and a 17-game losing streak, both of which he describes as valuable character development.
Repertoire: 1.d4 and Then Chaos
As White, Aaron opens with the queen's pawn in virtually every game. In 2026 alone, 1,192 of his roughly 1,200 white games began with 1.d4. His signature weapons are the Amazon Attack (nearly 2,000 blitz games and counting), the Australian Defense, and the delightfully rude London Poisoned Pawn Variation, a line where Black gets to grab a pawn that is, as advertised, poisoned:
As Black, there is one answer and one answer only: the Caro-Kann Defense, deployed 2,220 times in blitz at a steady 50% win rate. Opponents who tire of banging on the wall occasionally reach for the Amar Gambit, which has appeared against him 275 times. He remains politely skeptical of its powers.
Playing Style: The Comeback Machine
The numbers describe a player who simply refuses to acknowledge adversity. His comeback rate sits at a whopping 74%, and he wins nearly 44% of his games even after dropping a full piece. He resigns early in only 2% of his games, so opponents must earn every point the hard way rather than accept a donation. His tilt factor reads a frosty 17, meaning the machine does not overheat, and when he does attack, the queen does the honors: 12,966 career checks delivered, making her his most trusted employee.
The Rogues' Gallery
No spider's web is complete without flies, and Aaron's most frequent catch is Summer, whom he has beaten 33 times in 49 meetings. Then there is Summer, one letter different and an entirely different nightmare, holding a 6-19 edge. The ledger also features kingchess960 and the fiercely balanced anthonyrutledge101 rivalry, dead even at 11-9. Some names, however, live in the web's warning zone: GarryCaspivarov leads their series 18-2, Scott is a perfect 15-0, and Mike Diaz has taken all 11 meetings. Aaron classifies these as pending rematches.
Quirks and Habits
- Peak performance hour: 10 AM, where his win rate reads a suspicious 100%.
- Worst hour: 7 PM, a humbling 38.5%. Mornings are for spiders.
- Fridays are statistically cursed, landing as his worst day of the week.
- The clock remains his true nemesis, with 212 losses on time, the only opponent that never gets tired.
- He has won 142 games by checkmate against only 54 checkmate losses, proof that when he smells blood, he finishes the job.
- Rated games bring out his best: his rated win rate is more than 20 points higher than his casual one.
The Bottom Line
With 11,898 analyzed games, a nearly even lifetime blitz record, and a stubborn streak a mile wide, Spindelatron is the kind of opponent who makes you play the whole game, every game. Beat him if you can, but know that somewhere around move 60, deep in a knight-and-pawn endgame, he is still smiling.