Shakked Tifferet: The Bullet Ninja
From the Shadows to FIDE Master
Shakked Tifferet, known online as whitemirrorninja, is a FIDE Master whose love for the one-minute time control is almost as strong as his love for unusual openings. With more than 5,100 games in the tracked data, Tifferet has turned online chess into a high speed laboratory where stamina, memory, and trickery all matter.
The Bullet Metronome
Tifferet clearly prefers the chaos of Bullet. The rating arc tells the story of a player who learned fast and then never stopped pressing. After a 2022 breakout, he pushed into the upper 2600s and eventually reached a career high of 2731 (2025-12-26) in December 2025. His Blitz game is just as dangerous, peaking at 2678 (2026-03-06).
Style and Opening Repertoire
Tifferet is a grinder at heart. His endgame frequency sits near 82%, and his winning games often stretch past 74 moves. He rarely resigns early, and his comeback rate of 83.45% shows a player who keeps fighting even when the engine starts to frown. After losing a piece, he still wins 47.32% of the time, which makes him dangerous in almost any situation.
His opening tastes are refreshingly unpredictable. With White he loves the Amar Gambit and the Amazon Attack, while with Black he is comfortable in the Caro-Kann Defense and the Scandinavian Defense. His rapid games have also featured the Sicilian Dragon, the Alekhine Defense, and the King's Indian Defense, proving that almost nothing is off limits.
Rivalries at Internet Speed
No rivalry defines Tifferet's Bullet career quite like the 35 game saga against javier, a back and forth war that ended 14 wins to 20 with one draw. Against LadyCockroach he holds the edge at 13 wins to 10. The most lopsided rivalry belongs to michael nevrotzki, who managed only one win in 16 meetings against the mirror ninja.
Inside the Numbers
- Longest winning streak: 12 games.
- Longest losing streak: 13 games, followed by a comeback rate among the best in his sample.
- Best time of day to play: 10:00, when his win rate climbs even higher.
- Early resignation rate: just 13%, because the ninja believes the game is never over.
- Rapid record: 11 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw, a nearly perfect resume in the slower format.