Overview
Anthony J Stebbings (Stebbit) is a FIDE Master and a modern Blitz specialist whose games mix careful endgame technique with sudden tactical fireworks. Best known online for sharp practical play and long, grinding wins, Stebbit prefers Blitz time controls and has a habit of finishing long decisive encounters after 50 moves.
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- Title: FIDE Master
- Preferred time control: Blitz
- Peak recorded Blitz performance: 2419 (2025-04-22)
Career highlights
Stebbit climbed steadily through the years with several memorable runs. Highlights include a long winning run and a knack for rescuing lost positions to convert into wins. Below is a compact timeline view of the rating arc and a peek at a famous online encounter.
- Notable streaks: longest winning streak 7 games, current winning streak 6 games.
- Strong record in decisive, long games with an average decisive length over 50 moves in recent years.
- Career timeline:
- Example game: View Game
Playing style and key statistics
Stebbit is an endgame-loving tactician. He often grinds opponents down in long games rather than relying on quick tricks. This player shows a high comeback rate and strong results after losing material, which makes facing him a test of patience.
- Endgame frequency: high. Many wins come after long maneuvering and simplification.
- Comeback skill: comeback rate around 70 percent.
- Average moves per win: about 63. Average moves per loss: about 78.
- Strong record as both White and Black in Blitz; Black win rate is especially impressive.
Openings and repertoire
Stebbit shows both a broad opening palette and reliable results in many lines. Comfortable in queen pawn structures and classical defenses, he also handles Sicilian and Nimzo-Indian structures well when playing Black.
- Reliable White lines: Queen's Gambit derived systems such as QGD with 3.Nc3 and Semi-Slav variations.
- Comfortable Black choices: Nimzo-Indian systems and the Kan Sicilian.
- Top performing openings in Blitz include the Caro-Kann Exchange and the Czech Defense.
- Openings snapshot: QGD, Caro-Kann, Nimzo-Indian, Sicilian Kan, and selected gambits.
Want to drill an opening term? Try this: QGD: 3.Nc3 or explore Caro-Kann in practice.
Notable opponents and results
Stebbit has collected solid results against several repeat opponents and often dominates those matchups. A few frequent opponents appear below with concise results.
- abubakar_7963: 2 wins, 0 losses.
- dejvi1: 2 wins, 0 losses.
- starchess593: 2 wins, 0 losses.
- figgis: 1 win, 1 loss. See a shared game above. figgis
Memorable game sample
Here is a short illustrative PGN from Stebbit that captures the feel of his practical play. Use it to replay a flavor of his middlegame plans and endgame patience.
Game viewer sample:
Personality and fun facts
Anthony mixes seriousness at the board with a playful online persona. He is known to celebrate long technical wins with a self-congratulatory emoji and a dry one-liner. Opponents beware of subtle endgame traps and an uncanny ability to blunder less as the clock ticks down.
- Nickname: Stebbit.
- Favorite time to play: mid afternoon around 15:00, where his win rates spike.
- Quirk: will happily defend an extra pawn for 30 moves and then win anyway.
For more on specific terms or openings, try the inline links above and explore further study based on the openings he favors.