Stalri, the Blitz-Engine IM
Richard "Stalri" Stalmach holds the FIDE International Master title and carries it online with the energy of a late-hyphen bullet sharpshooter. Since 2020 he has racked up thousands of rapid fire games, turning the creative chess server into his personal marathon and proving that a title is not a destination, but a starting line.
His preferred time control is clearly blitz. A quick look at the
line shows a player who not only loves the clock, but also rarely leaves it. He plays, he blitzes, he comes back.An Unusual Opening Playlist
Stalri is not a slave to the main line. He makes regular use of the Nimzo-Larsen Attack when he wants controlled, offbeat pressure, and he clearly enjoys entertaining replies to e4 and d4. The Barnes Defense shows up often on the black side, while the Scandinavian Defense rounds out a repertoire that may look odd but has a method to its madness.
His
the panel shows that these path and variations are not just jokes for a titled grinder; in bullet he scores about 59% with the Czech Defense, and in Daily games he can even run a seven game perfect streak with the Scandinavian.Grinder of Long Games and Long Streaks
This is a player who loves going the distance. More than 84% of his games reach an effective endgame, and one of his typical wins crosses at least a thousand? No, 77 moves. His reported comeback rate is high, and even after losing a piece the fight continues: the profile shows a solid 44% score in those chapters. The lines are long because he refuses no.
Streaks? Yes. He can play 14 consecutive wins and then turn around, with the same energy, for 14 consecutive losses. All against the best, all without sharp headlines. 2905 (2026-04-30) and 2716 (2025-12-23) are the obvious golden frames for his long line.
Names You Get Familiar With
Grind enough games and you meet everyone. ``Stalri has already met Jáchym Němec no fewer than 74 times, and the account is tight: 39 losses, 30 wins, and five rather uncomfortable draws. A friendlier regular is justfilip05, who has been there 53 times and has found the worse side of this particular Swiss: 33 wins for Stali and only 12 for the Czech counter.
The playing style is clear: plenty of depth, a strong opening, and the mentality to accept the result next turn.
Final
For Richard "Stalri" Stalmach, the web is a contact work like any other board. His speed is genuinely in blitz; his range is and unlimited; his will is the part. That in a lot of sense is the signature of an International Master who would rather play a great game than separate definition.