Yerkin Kozganbay - FIDE Master Extraordinaire
Known around the chessboard as Yerkinio, Yerkin Kozganbay is a FIDE Master whose blitz prowess might just make your queen nervous. Starting with a humble blitz rating shy of 1800 in 2022, Yerkin stormed through the ranks to reach a max blitz rating of over 2800! That's right, their blitz rating soared well beyond what most mere mortals dream of.
When Yerkin is not busy setting new personal rating records (and breaking a sweat over 2,000+ blitz games in 2023 alone), they're perfecting their lightning-fast bullet mastery—a format so quick, you blink and a game is over. Their one recorded bullet game ended in complete domination with 100% win rate. Talk about making a statement!
Yerkin's style? A feast of long, strategic battles with an average winning game stretching nearly 80 moves. They combine patience and tactical sharpness, boasting a spectacular 100% win rate after losing a piece – a true comeback king! However, beware, Yerkin’s tilt factor is a cheeky 9, meaning sometimes they might throw a tiny hissy fit (who wouldn’t in a crucible like chess?).
White or black, Yerkin gets the job done, winning slightly more as White, with a 51% success rate, but never to be underestimated when playing Black, winning nearly 45% of those encounters.
Yerkin is no stranger to the openings either, although details remain classified under "Top Secret" – perhaps the next Bond? Opponents beware: Yerkin has faced a sprawling cast of rivals, with some yielding no wins, and others duly impressed by Yerkin’s relentless will.
Fun fact: Yerkin’s longest winning streak is a dazzling 10 games – that’s enough to cause a massive ripple in any tournament standing!
Outside of the board? Yerkin’s chess hours peak around mid-morning and late at night, proving that grandmasterly focus waits for no clock.
In short, Yerkin Kozganbay is a fierce, determined, and sometimes mischievous chess master, whose blitz and bullet skills have left many scratching their heads and double-checking their king safety. The chessboard is lucky to have such a force with a sense of humor and a hunger for victory.
Constructive feedback for Yerkin Kozganbay
Quick snapshot
• Current form: a solid streak of attacking wins tempered by a few avoidable losses.
• Personal best so far: 2877 (2023-08-14).
• Activity charts:
What you are doing especially well
- Dynamic pawn play. In many French-type positions (e.g. your win vs. Edegem) you seize space with f- and h-pawn storms, often forcing weaknesses around the enemy king.
- Tactical alertness. Your victories against conbosuaquay and Aliencowboy show crisp calculation of mating nets and long diagonals. The sequence 23…Ng4 24.Bxf4 Nf2+! was found quickly under time pressure.
- Practical decision-making. When positions get sharp you rarely hesitate to sacrifice material for the initiative, converting several games on the clock or through perpetual pressure.
Recurring issues to address
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King safety when you play the French as White.
In the loss to icecreamiscream the manoeuvre 26……Rg6+ exploited dark-square weaknesses and an exposed king. Your early 17.b4 & 19.b5 left e3/g3 light squares unprotected. Aim for a slower build-up or castle long to keep the rook lift …Rf6-g6 out of the position. -
Conversion technique in won endings.
You were completely winning vs. Rafail Antoniou but resigned after mis-coordinating rooks on an outside passed pawn. Basic end-game drills (rook vs. rook+pawn, Lucena & Philidor) will save 10-15 rating points per week. -
Time management.
Two recent defeats (vs. Jerzy Slaby on time and vs. Dr_Aficionado after an early crisis) came with <15 s on your clock while the position was still defensible. Try the 30 second “flash check” every five moves: ask “Is a simple move good enough?” before diving deeper. This habit alone usually cures most zeitnot problems.
Study plan for the next two weeks
| Day | Focus | Typical workload |
|---|---|---|
| Mon-Wed | French Defence middlegame patterns (exchange sacrifices on f3/c3, dark-square strategies) | 30-40 min interactive puzzles |
| Thu-Fri | King-safety drills with engine defence (load the position after 25…Rf6 and try to hold vs. Stockfish) | 3 attempts × 10 min |
| Weekend | End-game technique (R+P vs R, & opposite-colour bishops) Test yourself with the set in “100 Endgames You Must Know” | 60 min split session |
A critical moment to revisit
Here is the tactical fragment from your loss to icecreamiscream. Ask yourself “Where should my king belong and which minor piece should I exchange first?”
Next step
1. Analyse each loss for the first tactical mistake, not the last one.
2. Keep a personal opening notebook; add one line per session, nothing more.
3. Re-test yourself in two weeks—your improvement will be visible in the charts above!
Good luck and enjoy the process! – Your chess coach
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Saravana Krishnan P | 0W / 1L / 0D | View |
| kolomeets_daniel | 2W / 0L / 0D | View |
| panabong | 1W / 2L / 0D | View |
| iatrodikastis | 1W / 0L / 0D | View |
| chess_crush | 0W / 0L / 1D | View |
| abdulbaghiyev_03 | 1W / 0L / 0D | View |
| happysunegg | 1W / 0L / 0D | View |
| ivan_selendic | 2W / 0L / 0D | View |
| Jake Darmanin | 1W / 0L / 0D | View |
| canberkyuksel77 | 0W / 0L / 1D | View |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paul Szuper | 16W / 15L / 4D | View Games |
| Sudhanshu Ranjan | 10W / 14L / 1D | View Games |
| stree | 9W / 12L / 3D | View Games |
| el-capa | 11W / 10L / 1D | View Games |
| always_premove | 10W / 9L / 1D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2458 | 2700 | ||
| 2024 | 2687 | 2411 | ||
| 2023 | 2608 | 2437 | ||
| 2022 | 2262 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 591W / 488L / 129D | 542W / 522L / 142D | 82.3 |
| 2024 | 435W / 329L / 83D | 407W / 356L / 84D | 79.5 |
| 2023 | 570W / 440L / 105D | 500W / 527L / 115D | 75.3 |
| 2022 | 12W / 5L / 1D | 12W / 3L / 1D | 69.9 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 301 | 152 | 116 | 33 | 50.5% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 250 | 141 | 97 | 12 | 56.4% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | 173 | 83 | 76 | 14 | 48.0% |
| Australian Defense | 172 | 78 | 72 | 22 | 45.4% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 145 | 80 | 53 | 12 | 55.2% |
| Döry Defense | 139 | 71 | 51 | 17 | 51.1% |
| French Defense: Burn Variation | 126 | 66 | 47 | 13 | 52.4% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 126 | 55 | 58 | 13 | 43.6% |
| Sicilian Defense | 116 | 51 | 50 | 15 | 44.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 112 | 57 | 41 | 14 | 50.9% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Döry Defense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| French Defense: Burn Variation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| English Opening: Carls-Bremen System | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Center Game | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 10 | 0 |
| Losing | 10 | 1 |