Overview
Suspicious_Fellow is a FIDE Grandmaster and a sensational blitz specialist. Known for explosive time scrambles and deep practical preparation, this player climbed to a peak blitz rating of 2935 on 2026-03-28. Suspicious_Fellow blends creative opening choices with tenacious endgame technique, making opponents suspect everything and trust nothing.
Preferred time control: Blitz. Strengths include tactical awareness, a 0.73 strength adjusted win rate in blitz, and a remarkable comeback ability.
Playing Profile
- Title: Grandmaster
- Preferred time control: Blitz
- Blitz record: 125 wins, 29 losses, 18 draws
- Peak blitz rating: 2935 (2026-03-28)
- Peak date: 2026-03-28
- Longest winning streak: 27 games
- Typical game length: long for blitz, average decisive game around 80 moves
Opening Highlights
Suspicious_Fellow surprises both as White and Black. Below are standout opening performances in blitz play. Use the links for quick term lookups.
- Exceptional against the Caro-Kann: 100% win rate in recorded samples. Caro-Kann Defense
- Australian Defense specialist with a strong record as Black, high win rate and practical play. Australian Defense
- Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack shows aggressive handling and a 75% win rate. Amazon Attack
- Comfortable handling of the French and Czech Defenses, plus creative outings like the Barnes Defense.
Tempo and Timing
Suspicious_Fellow is a clock warrior. Performance varies by hour and day, with striking trends that rivals and coaches pay attention to.
- Best hour to play: early morning around 04:00 local time.
- Top weekday results: Thursday and Saturday produce the highest win rates.
- Excellent comeback rate and solid win rate after losing material, showing tactical resilience.
Notable Runs and Psychology
This Grandmaster has had long streaks and a short tilt profile, which makes for consistent performance in long blitz sessions. Comeback rate is superb at 84.8 percent, and one-sided losses are practically nonexistent. Opponents often find themselves bewildered by fast time pressure converts.
- Longest winning streak: 27 games
- Longest losing streak: 5 games
- Tilt factor: low
Sample Resources
Explore quick visual and interactive pointers. The chart below traces blitz rating progress, and the embedded sample game and PGN let you replay a typical sharp encounter.
- Rating trend:
- Peak rating stat: 2935 (2026-03-28)
- Player profile example opponent: typical_gm
- Example game with a dramatic finish: Thrilling Finish
- Quick replay of a sharp Caro-Kann sequence:
Fun Facts
- Nickname analysis: opponents call them suspicious because the moves look dubious until the clock runs out.
- High endgame frequency: Suspicious_Fellow often steers positions to complex, technical endgames rather than quick finishes.
- Favorite defensive surprises include the Australian Defense and the Barnes Defense, both used to confuse prepared opponents.
Quick Stats Snapshot
- Win rate when rated below opponent: 83%
- Win rate when rated above opponent: 51%
- White win rate: 76.19%, Black win rate: 69.32%