Overview
Aidan Berg (known online as Theiceburger) is an energetic and slightly mischievous online chess player who prefers Blitz chess. Aidan climbed from casual 1200s play into the 2000s over a few intense years of online practice — a steady grind that earned him a career-high blitz peak of 2167 (2026-01-03) in early 2026. Expect fast decisions, cheeky traps, and the occasional dramatic comeback.
- Username: Theiceburger
- Preferred time control: Blitz (fast, furious, and unforgiving)
- Noted strengths: tactical awareness, high endgame frequency, strong comeback ability
Playing style
Aidan blends practical tactics with long endgames. He loves creating complications and squeezing wins out of messy positions—especially in shorter time controls.
- Endgame-oriented: plays many long endgames (high Endgame Frequency).
- Stubborn fighter: Comeback Rate ~83.5% — often bounces back after setbacks.
- Resilient under pressure: Win rate after losing material sits near 47.8%.
- Tempo: avg decisive game lasts ~75–80 moves; not afraid to grind.
- Early resignation rate: modest (around 0.31) — rarely gives up prematurely.
Favorite openings
In Blitz Aidan is both playful and practical. He likes tricky sidelines and solid defenses — a mix that keeps opponents guessing.
- Blackburne Shilling Gambit — a cheeky weapon (Blitz: 1,284 games, ~53% win rate)
- Caro-Kann Defense — rock-solid returns (Blitz: 631 games, ~54.5% win rate)
- Scandinavian Defense — direct and effective (Blitz: 686 games, ~50% win rate)
- Amazon Attack & Sicilian lines — favorite practical choices in quicker time controls
- As White often favors open, piece-heavy play that leads to long, tactical battles
Career highlights & trends
Aidan’s journey is a textbook example of steady improvement through volume and study: large game counts in 2021–2025 produced sustained rating gains and several peaks across time controls.
- Major climb from sub-1300 (2019) to 2100+ blitz strength by 2025–2026.
- Strength-adjusted win rates: Blitz ~50.2%, Bullet ~51.0%, Rapid ~53.6% — good across the board, best in Rapid and Daily for precision play.
- Longest winning streak: 21 games. Current win streak: 1 game.
- Strong sample size: thousands of blitz games show a mature opening repertoire and practical edge play.
Notable opponents & head-to-head
Aidan has developed rivalries online — a few usernames stand out by play count and lopsided records.
- Most-played opponent: itsrohirrim — 468 games (record vs them: 320–120–28).
- Other frequent opponents: warshep (71 games), kr0kodyl (53 games), gorey_holettv (40 games).
- Comfort vs certain opponents: dominating records against some (e.g., princechan 14–0) and competitive records against steady rivals.
Sample study & placeholders
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- Rating trend (Blitz):
- Peak blitz rating: 2167 (2026-01-03)
- Challenge profile: itsrohirrim (example rival)
- Quick study PGN (tiny opening line):
Fun facts & personality
Aidan mixes humor with competitive grit. He’s the kind of player who will spring a Blackburne Shilling just to test your nerves, then calmly outplay you in a long endgame if it goes past move 40.
- Nickname vibes: “Theiceburger” — cool under pressure, occasionally spicy in openings.
- Best time to play him: late evening — psychological trends show strong results around 22:00.
- Typical game: long, fighty, and entertaining — perfect for livestream highlights.