Warre De Waele
Warre De Waele, known online as Warre, is a FIDE Master who has spent more than a decade turning online chess queues into a laboratory for aggressive, unorthodox play. From modest ratings in 2015 to a thunderous Blitz peak, his profile is a study in long-term improvement and sheer volume.
From Improver to FIDE Master
Warre began with recorded Blitz games around the 1082 mark in April uly 2015, and he climbed quickly. By 2017 he had broken past 2100, and in 2025 he reached 2851 (2025-10-18) of 2851. A chart of his journey,
, traces a near vertical line once he fully committed to online play.A High-Volume Chess Lifestyle
Warre's stats are those of a true marathoner. His Blitz tab alone shows more than 11,000 recorded games, with over 5,000 wins, while his Bullet account adds more than 1,100 rapid-fire contests. His preferred time control appears to be Bullet, but Blitz is clearly where he has built his empire.
His overall record shows a player who usually beats lower rated opposition witha 60.6% win rate, and who also stays competitive against higher rated players, losing by a single blow only around2% of the time.
Opening Repertoire
With White, he often opens with the Nimzo-Larsen Attack or heads into the English Opening's Agincourt Defense. As Black, he is happy to play the Sicilian Defense or Caro-Kann, but he also enjoys sidelines like the Czech Defense and Amazon Attack.Siberian. An interactive look at his opening performance,
, shows his best results often come when he drags opponents into his pet lines and outplays them in familiar structures.Grit, Comebacks, and Rivalries
Style data paints him as a fighter: he averages around 80 moves per win, has a remarkably low early resignation rate near1%, and an endgame frequency near77%. His comeback rate approaches86%, meaning he will happily defend a lost position until the very end. His statistics also suggest his best chess comes around4 a.m., which only adds to the late-night grinder persona.
His most frequent opponents tell the story of online persistence. He has played Sim Maerevoet more than 200 times, anda longstanding rivalrywith Lenaerts Lennert has produced more than 200 games, with thedjoker98 coming out ahead in wins. Such repeat matchups are part of what makes his record so human and so impressive.