A Bullet Born in the Blitz
Yan Dyomin, better known on the board as Yan_Dyomin2010, is a FIDE Master who lives in the space between thought and instinct. His preferred habitat is bullet chess, where the clock is always louder than the crowd. While he can play almost anything, Yan is a devoted 1.e4 player with a deep love for the Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation and a stubborn respect for the Caro-Kann Defense.
Speed Is Only the Beginning
Yan's bullet rating has surged to a breathless 2936 (2026-07-24), and his blitz rating has cracked past 3060 (2026-08-11) during wild online runs.
shows a player who rarely stops climbing.Repertoire and Chaos
With White, Yan almost always opens with king's pawn. The French Defense: Advance Variation also appears often in his book, and he is happy to meet almost anything.
hints at a repertoire built on testing opponents early rather than waiting for calm endgames.Familiar Foes
Nobody logs thousands of games without collecting a few rivals. Yan's most frequent opponent is Ilya Smirin, a 59-game series where tapuah has the edge. He has also traded blows with Nigel Short 54 times, a rivalry that keeps both players honest and the rematch button warm.
Dawn Raider
The most dangerous place to meet Yan is in the early morning. Around 5 AM he wins at his highest rate, over 60 percent, which means somewhere, sometime, a queue of coffee powered bullet players has felt the sting.
- Longest winning streak: 12 games.
- Comeback rate: nearly 87 percent.
- After losing a piece, he still wins around 45 percent of the time.
- He makes the first check in more than 54 percent of games, usually with the queen.