Who Is Sultan?
Sultan, known online as sultanyagmur, is a high-volume Blitz specialist. They have spent years proving that Blitz is not a game of quick sanity checks but a genuine path: one long, messy, brilliant climb. Sultan started 2018 with numbers that looked more like a future comeback story than a future 2600, then kept playing until the climb became the story.
Sultan's preferred battlefield is clear: Blitz. More than 35,000 rated games have made their way into the digital archives since 2018. Their all-time Blitz peak stands at 2619 (2025-10-03), and their Bullet rating touched even higher, but the heart of the account is still the Blitz arena itself.
Opening Repertoire
If you want a first move that looks normal, Sultan is not always your player. The Nimzo-Larsen Attack shows up often, and the Amazon Attack is a regular guest too. Sultan is not shy about choosing lines that make database watchers raise an eyebrow.
With Black, the Caro-Kann Defense is the anchor. Blitz alone includes more than 1,300 games where Sultan stays inside the Caro-Kann family. It is a serious, practical defense, though Sultan plays it with more fire than the usual closing library. The openings may be unusual, but they are not random. They are a personal fingerprint above the board.
Rivalries and the Long Grind
Nobody has shared more clock time with Sultan than WindowsEnthusiast. Their 268 meetings are close to equal: 133 wins for Sultan, 125 for windowsenthusiast, and 10 draws. That is the mark of a true online rivalry, not a one-sided farm. Sultan also holds a long-run edge over other regulars such as bayram14, korean1988 and yoam978, but the windowsenthusiast series is the one that deserves a documentary.
If you meet Sultan before the board, be ready for a long game. Their endgame frequency is nearly 80%, and winning games often reach move 77. Do not expect a cheap early surrender. Sultan only resigns about 1% of the time, even in pieces, and after losing a piece Sultan still wins 44% of the time. That stubbornness has produced an 86% comeback rate and a 14-game winning streak. It also produces a 22-game losing streak, which means suffering and resilience go together.
Numbers Worth Knowing
- Ace at lower: Sultan wins about 65% against lower-rated opponents, but under 30% against higher-rated ones; the selection is real but consistent.
- Morning sharp: Sultan statistically plays best at 10:00, so if you face them in that hour, bring your best preparation.
- Rapid secret: In Rapid, Sultan has a small sample but an excellent 69 wins, 22 losses, 3 draws.
- First capture: The first capture comes around move 7.5, suggesting a small appetite for tension before the pieces start flying.
Sultan's chess is not in possession of a boring soul. It is a direct, honest, and unreasonably powerful story of someone who just keep pressing pieces until something gives.