The one-player grind machine
SvenXD started 2021 as a near-1000 bullet player with a Rapid rating that wobbled all over the place. Then the games happened. More than 11,000 rated games later, SvenXD has turned into a fearsome bullet specialist, a collector of unusual openings, and one of the most stubborn players on the board. The peak bullet rating now reads 2429 (2026-09-05), which is a long way from those early swings. For the full ride, the bullet curve tells the story:
.Openings with personality
SvenXD does not play boring chess. With White, the Amar Gambit is a reliable party trick, and the numbers back it up through hundreds of bullet games. Facing stronger opponents, the Scandinavian Defense and the Czech Defense show up regularly, especially when SvenXD does not feel like getting pushed off the board.
In Rapid, the mood gets even spicier. The Blackburne Shilling Gambit appears in his repertoire as a weapon that looks rude but wins, which is basically the whole biography in one line.
Welcome to the rival section
No SvenXD story can ignore Ben Finegold. That opponent has appears in 167 games, and the scoreboard is rough, with SvenXD on 19 wins and 146 losses. Even so, he kept accepting the rematch, or maybe the invite.
There is also a long seesaw rivalry with Moses Meshac Jerez Schachtler. After over 160 games, SvenXD holds a narrow edge at 84 wins to 78. That one is probably the most honest scoreboard in his entire archive.
Rapid by choice, bullet by bloodstream
According to the profile, the preferred time control is Rapid, and the strength-adjusted Rapid win rate is 58 to 59 percent. The bullet scoreboard is louder, but the Rapid toy box is the one that makes sense. SvenXD's best rapid results sit near 1810 (2025-09-08).
One great asset is the refusal to give up. The tactical comeback rate is almost 83 percent, and the early resignation rate is just over one percent. That means enemies must actually finish the job.
- Famous winning streak: 29 wins in a row.
- Wonky losing streak: 22 losses in a row, still got up.
- About 8 out of 10 games reach an endgame, so the clock is not always the escape hatch.
- Best time to face SvenXD is probably never; the win rate is highest around 8 a.m., at roughly 71 percent.