Meet tomas merel
tomas merel, better known on the clock as tommerel, is an online chess marathoner. Since his first recorded games in 2019 he has piled up more than 30,000 rated bullet battles, a workload that would make most players run for the nearest endgame. His profile may list Blitz as the preferred time control, but the bullet board is where he truly lives and thrives.
A Bulletproof Style
tomas combines relentless attacking instincts with a bizarre ability to survive lost positions. He has a 60 percent career win rate in bullet, a longest winning streak of 23 games, and a comeback rate of 84.33 percent. Even after losing a piece he still wins 58.23 percent of the time, which explains why his opponents rarely relax.
- White win rate of 62.59 percent, Black win rate of 58.27 percent
- Average decisive game runs about 67 moves, so patience is part of the toolkit
- Reaches endgames in 77.35 percent of games and makes them count
- Best personal hour is 04:00, with a 64.54 percent win rate
Opening Repertoire
The repertoire is equal parts popular and peculiar. He has played the Scandinavian Defense more than 2,400 times in bullet and the Modern Defense nearly as often, while the Amar Gambit appears all over his rapid games. As White he loves the Amazon Attack and the French Defense, and in Blitz his Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack scores a blistering 84.6 percent.
Rivalries
His most frequent dance partner is Akhilesh Pande, who faced him 243 times and lost 156 of those battles. Fellow regulars include bukovyna, christiandellen7, cabrejoe27 and fetenn, but the one player who seems to have his number is kalmandufne, holding a 62 to 34 edge over tomas. Even a bullet whale occasionally meets a bigger fish.
Career Highlights
The numbers tell a story of constant climbing. He reached a bullet peak of 2314 in February 2026, a blitz peak of 2289 in December 2024, and a rapid rating of 1809 in May 2026. His rapid record is almost absurd: 64 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. 2314 (2026-02-26) is the headline, but the real legacy is the sheer volume and the relentless appetite for another game.