Meet the Candidate Master
Vedant Rupeshbhai Varasada, known online as VedantVarasada, is a FIDE Candidate Master who treats the Blitz clock like a personal challenge. With a peak Blitz rating of 2764, he has turned online chess into a high speed laboratory. His preferred time control is Blitz, and his account shows thousands of games and a serious refusal to back down from complicated positions.
Vedant is not just a volume player. He is also a fighter with an 87.98% comeback rate, meaning down material rarely means down and out. Even after losing a piece, he still wins about 43% of the time, which is enough to make any opponent nervous.
Road to Candidate Master
Vedant's rating graph reads like a long term investment that finally paid off. He started around 2168 in Blitz in late 2024 and kept grinding upward. By 2025, he crossed into the 2500s, and in February 2026 he reached his all time Blitz peak of 2764. His Bullet also crossed 2400, and his Rapid topped out at 2452.
shows the journey: a few dips, many spikes and a clear overall climb. The Candidate Master title from FIDE is the formal badge that matches the online results.Blitz Rivalries
Vedant's chess identity is tied to his rivalry with Gadhavi Veerbhadrasinh. They have faced each other 177 times, and the series is close but competitive. Vedant has won 73 games, lost 88 and drawn 16. It is a true test of nerves at bullet and blitz speeds.
- Against Gadhavi Veerbhadrasinh: 177 games, a hard fought rivalry.
- Against thechessspatzer: 23 games, only 2 wins for Vedant. Some rivalries are lessons.
- Against bodhiking_2: 20 wins in 35 games, a more comfortable pairing.
Opening Repertoire
Vedant is a creature of habit in the opening. The Caro-Kann Defense appears hundreds of times across his games, while the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation is another frequent guest. With Black he often reaches for the Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack and the French Defense: Burn Variation. His best winning percentage in a major opening comes in the Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, where he wins more than half of his Blitz games.
visualizes his opening results and shows a player who is not afraid to take the fight into sharp Sicilian lines.Night Owl Habits and Fun Facts
According to his statistics, Vedant plays best at 01:00. His peak hour is an unofficial badge of honor. He also has a tilt factor of 11, and his longest losing streak is exactly 11 games. The universe has a sense of humor. His longest winning streak is 8, which suggests his happy moments are followed by extra Blitz attempts.
- Comeback rate: 87.98%
- Average moves in a win: about 78
- Average first capture: move 7
- Endgame frequency: 78.64%
Whether he is trading blows with a long time rival or exploring a sharp Najdorf, Vedant Rupeshbhai Varasada plays chess the way it should be played: fast, brave and full of personality.