Meet vertex_player
If you believe Blitz is too fast to teach anything, vertex_player is here to prove the opposite. This FIDE Candidate Master has made online Blitz their preferred laboratory, and no one has a scoreboard like this: in just over three years they climbed from 1725 to 2719, while turning a simple five-minute scramble into a serious study of openings and endgames. Their
looks less like a rating list and more like an elevator to the top floor.Opening Repertoire
They do not just repeat one idea. Caro-Kann Defense appears in over 250 Blitz games, but it is not their only friend. The Czech Defense is another recurring companion, with strong winning percentages in both Blitz and Bullet. For opponents who expect a standard book player, there is also Amar Gambit hiding in the hall. That mix of solid and silly is what makes their opening history so hard to face.
The chart below shows a genuinely fun opening profile:
Rivalries
It is not just about the board: vertex_player has given years of rematches to tals_player. 847 games later, they hold a strong edge with 547 wins. For a tougher physical every night, there is hreczecha, who has played 705 games and kept the needle moving. When a player can still clock in for game 700 of a rivalry, that is not a grind; that is a soap opera.
What the Numbers Say About the Brain
vertex does not resign early; their early resignation rate is around 1.7%. They do love long endgames, with an endgame frequency near 76%. They also turn lost positions into golden comebacks 84% of the time, and they play almost exactly the same fight as White (59% wins) as Black (57%). Pair it with a 28-game winning streak and it’s easy to see why opponents learn to take their chances quickly.