Ylon Schwartz (aka TenthPlanet)
FIDE Master & Bullet Blitz Wizard
Meet Ylon Schwartz, the fearless FIDE Master known in the blitz and bullet arenas as TenthPlanet. While the cosmos still debates about extraterrestrial life, Ylon has already conquered his own kind of universe—the chessboard—where time flies and pawns fall faster than shooting stars.
Chess Style & Strengths
Ylon is a tactical dynamo who thrives under pressure, boasting an impressive comeback rate of 78.44%—a true phoenix rising from the ashes of nearly lost positions. With a high early resignation rate of just under 1%, Ylon never gives up easily, wading through the chaos of bullet time controls with an unsurpassed average game length of about 62 moves when winning.
Armed with a bullet peak rating of 2516 reached in early 2025, and a blitz peak rating over 2500, he expertly balances speed and precision. He’s also undefeated in rapid and daily games, proof that his skills are rock-solid regardless of time constraints.
Opening Repertoire—A Playful Secret
The opening book looks like a magician’s locked chest with a heavy dose of “Top Secret” strategies. But we do know Ylon dabbles masterfully in the Alekhine’s Defense and the Indian Game, mixing classical lines with unpredictable gambits like the Einstürzende Neubauten of chess openings.
Statistics That Tell a Tale
- Bullet Record: Over 5,600 wins out of nearly 11,000 games played—talk about endurance!
- Blitz Dominance: 249 wins in 327 games, maintaining a stellar 76% win rate.
- Rapid & Daily: Practically perfection—winning every single rapid and daily game played.
- Psychological Superpower: Avoids tilt like it’s a poisoned bishop, with a tilt factor of only 13—way below checkmate levels.
- Favored battle time: The magic hour is 11:00 AM, when Ylon’s brain seems to clock in sharpest moves.
Fun Fact
Ylon wins games on time so often that opponents might start blaming their clocks instead of their blunders. If chess was a race, Ylon’s bullet games would be a marathon sprint where the finish line vanishes behind the speed of his fingers.
A Glimpse of the Galactic Duel
In a recent classic, playing with the Black pieces, Ylon secured victory by dominating an English Opening setup, skillfully converting small advantages and a time edge into a win on the clock—definitely not your average cosmic encounter.
Whether it’s snatching wins from under opponents' noses or skillfully navigating the tempest of bullet chaos, Ylon “TenthPlanet” Schwartz stands as a shining star in the fast-paced chess universe—always ready to transpose the game into his favor.