Steponas Žilakauskis
Steponas Žilakauskis, known online as Steponaz, is a prolific chess player with a particular talent for turning the clock into a second opponent. Active across multiple time controls, Steponaz has built a huge online chess archive and is especially at home in Bullet, where every move arrives with the urgency of a fire alarm.
Playing Style
Steponaz is a resilient, tactical competitor who rarely considers a game finished simply because the position looks unpleasant. The data shows an impressive comeback rate of 86.08%, along with a longest winning streak of 18 games. Long games are also common, with endgames appearing frequently, suggesting that Steponaz is willing to keep fighting long after many players have started emotionally packing up the pieces.
- Preferred battlefield: Bullet chess
- Longest winning streak: 18 games
- Comeback rate: 86.08%
- Most common checking piece: the queen
- Average first capture: around move 6, because patience is apparently optional
Opening Repertoire
Steponaz has repeatedly returned to the French Defense, making it one of the defining themes of the player’s repertoire. The Slav Defense has produced particularly strong results in blitz, while the King's Indian Defense also appears regularly. As White, Steponaz often favors solid queen-pawn structures and frequently begins with 1.d4.
For a quick visual look at the opening trends, explore the player’s opening profile:
- French Defense: a reliable recurring choice
- Slav Defense: one of the strongest practical weapons
- King's Indian Defense: an energetic part of the repertoire
Online Chess Career
With thousands of recorded blitz and bullet games, Steponaz has developed through volume, persistence, and the occasional decision to play just one more game at an hour when sensible people are asleep. Frequent opponents include Dovydas Viliamas">dovydasv, against whom Steponaz has recorded 31 wins, 18 losses, and 4 draws.
Whether the position calls for a long endgame grind or a frantic race against the clock, Steponas Žilakauskis brings the same defining quality to the board: persistence with a sense of adventure.