Vishruth Yelisetti, TheKidWiz: A Blitz Chess Biography
From Beginner to Blitz Baron
Vishruth Yelisetti, better known online as TheKidWiz, has become one of the most prolific players in online blitz chess. Since their first rated games in late 2018, when their blitz rating dipped into the 300s, Vishruth has played more than 17,000 rated games and climbed to a peak of 2613 (2026-07-24). They have competed in every time control, but blitz is where TheKidWiz truly shines.
The path to the top was never a straight line. The chart below shows the arc of their blitz rating from the early grind into master level:
Trademark Openings
TheKidWiz has never been shy about playing aggressive and unusual openings. Their most played repertoire is packed with offbeat lines, including the Amar Gambit, the Blackburne Shilling Gambit, and the Scotch Game. With over 650 blitz games in the Amar Gambit and nearly 600 in the Blackburne Shilling, Vishruth has turned these sharp setups into a dangerous everyday weapon.
The Blackburne Shilling Gambit begins with the following moves, a favorite ambush when Vishruth plays Black:
Here is how those signature openings performed across their entire career:
Rivals and Kryptonite
A player with 17,000 games is bound to run into the same faces, and TheKidWiz has several recurring rivals. The most frequent opponent is rookruler2020, who faced Vishruth 316 times and won only 75 of those battles. Even more one-sided is the rivalry with spzxce, where TheKidWiz posted 70 wins against just 6 losses. But there is one name that haunts them: Saharsh Santosh has beaten Vishruth 72 times in 93 meetings, making them the closest thing TheKidWiz has to a nemesis.
The Numbers Behind the Madness
Beyond the openings and rivalries, a few numbers define what it is like to face TheKidWiz:
- Longest winning streak: 25 games
- Longest losing streak: 15 games
- Comeback rate after losing material: 84.68 percent
- Win rate after dropping a piece: 47.58 percent
- Games that reach the endgame: 69.35 percent
- Best time of day to play: 10:00 AM
These stats paint a picture of a resilient fighter. With a one-sided loss rate of just 4.36 percent, TheKidWiz rarely gets blown off the board, and with a tilt factor of just 15, they show remarkable composure after a heavy schedule of blitz battles. The secret behind their rise is simple: keep playing, keep learning, and outlast everyone.