Ljubisha Andonovski: The Marathon Blitz Master Behind truki
Ljubisha Andonovski, known to the chess world as truki, is a FIDE Master with a simple philosophy: if there is time, there is blitz. His online record is staggering. With more than 53,000 rated blitz games to his name, he has turned the chess clock into a lifelong training partner and has rarely bothered to ask it for a break.
A Blitz Brawler With an Opening Appetite
Whle hhe holds the FIDE Master title, truki's true kingdom is the Blitz arena. As Black, his bread and butter is the Caro-Kann Defense, a line he has played well over 1,900 times. As White, he is a devoted d4 player, repeatedly steering the game into the Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit, where his score climbs to nearly 57%. He grinds, he presses, and he does not panic after a bad opening. Some players run from complications; truki moves into them with both rooks.
This chart gives a sense of how his opening repertoire pays off across thousands of battles.
Rivalries and Rubber Matches
Every marathon runner needs familiar faces along the route, and truki has found his in Slave Trajkoski. The two have faced each other 140 times, producing a remarkably tight rivalry: 71 wins for truki, 64 for his opponent, and only 5 draws. It is less a rivalry and more a shared hobby. When the pair sit down, the chess clock barely has time to yawn.
The Marathon Mind
What separates truki from the weekend warrior is volume and resilience. He has played around 55,000 rated online games, once won 29 games in a row, and his comeback rate sits at 85.3%. Even after losing a piece he keeps fighting, winning nearly half of those seemingly lost games.
The rating chart below is essentially the cardiogram of a blitz heartbeat.
A few numbers worth remembering:
- Over 53,000 blitz games, with a peak blitz rating of 2494
- A rapid peak above 2550, proving he can slow down when he wants to
- An average decisive game stretching nearly 77 moves, which means he never leaves the building early
- A suspiciously high win rate at 04:00 AM, which may be devotion or may be insomnia