Overview
thirdness is a lightning-fast blitz specialist with a reputation for dramatic comebacks and a taste for tricky openings. Preferred time control: Blitz — the arena where thirdness does most of the breathing, blundering, and spectacular recoveries. Over a long and busy career through 2017–2026, thirdness has carved out a distinctive, attacking brand of play that both delights and occasionally terrifies opponents.
Peak performance highlight: 2164 (2025-06-24) — a reminder that when thirdness is on form, the clock is not the only thing that runs out.
Playing Style
thirdness mixes practical aggression with resilient defense. Games tend to be decisive and relatively long for blitz, showing patience and willingness to grind in complex endgames.
- Endgame frequency: consistently high — many wins are won deep into the game.
- Tactical resilience: excellent comeback rate and a solid win rate even after material losses.
- Psychology: occasional tilt (who doesn’t?), but lots of recoveries — the tilt makes for dramatic chess theatre.
Opening Preferences
thirdness favors a mix of offbeat traps and sound classical defenses — comfortable as both White and Black. Below are the most-played openings and the kind of results they produce in blitz:
- Blackburne Shilling Gambit — frequently employed and practiced; a trapper’s delight with many wins and near-even results.
- French Defense (Advance) — one of thirdness’s most successful pet lines as White and Black, often producing strong winning percentages.
- Caro-Kann — reliable and positionally sound; a go-to when the mood calls for solidity.
- Sicilian & Scandinavian — used often for sharper, tactical battles.
Want to explore openings in depth? Check a rating timeline:
Notable Streaks & Highlights
- Longest winning streak: 13 games — a hot run where everything clicked.
- Longest losing streak: 12 games — proof that even the boldest attackers must occasionally pay for risk.
- Current momentum: a short live winning streak keeps things interesting.
- Most-played opponents include: faktas, mtrisolini, blkdragnfly — fierce rivalries and many rematches.
Memorable clash on peak day: Peak Day Clash
Yearly Trends & Trivia
- Consistent blitz activity across 2017–2026, with some standout years of rapid rating growth.
- Best hours to play: early mornings around 07:00 often bring the best results; some suspiciously strong stats between 06:00–08:00 (coffee + tactics?).
- Average decisive game lengths are longer than typical blitz — expect a lot of endgame finesse.
Fun Corner (for viewers and friends)
A tiny playable sample to study or mock — a classical mini-epic in blitz notation:
More explorations and a rating graph:
Quick Stats Snapshot
- Total blitz wins vs losses: a long, nearly balanced ledger that leans slightly positive overall.
- Strength-adjusted win rate (Blitz): excellent — thirdness holds their own against similarly rated competition.
- Early resignation rate: low — games are played to the bitter (or beautiful) end.
Challenge & Follow
Looking to challenge thirdness? Check recent opponents and rematch favorites like faktas — and when you play, come ready for long, tactical fights. For a highlight game from the archives, see: View Game.