Zeynep Duru Sahin (aka ZeyDuru2012) - Woman Candidate Master
Meet Zeynep Duru Sahin, a chess maestro who can make pawns dance and knights jump through hoops — all while sporting the prestigious Woman Candidate Master title from FIDE. With a bullet max rating soaring to 2558 in 2025 and a solid blitz peak of 2421, Zeynep shows a flair for fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping chess battles.
Her opening repertoire is as colorful as it is effective. The London System is her playground in bullet chess, where she secures an impressive 58% win rate – that’s higher than most people's coffee consumption on a Monday morning. Not to be outdone, she’s got an 87.5% win rate with the Indian Game in blitz, proving that her strategic mind can pivot faster than a queen on her favorite diagonal.
Fun fact: her comeback rate is a staggering 87.91%, meaning if you think you've got an advantage, think again. Losing a piece? No worries for Zeynep—her win rate after losing material is a perfect 100%, making her the ultimate comeback kid of the chess world.
Off the board, Zeynep’s psychological resilience shines through — a low tilt factor of 5 shows she rarely loses her cool, even after a tough loss. She tends to perform her very best on Sunday (winning 72% of her games) and dawns a fearsome 100% win rate at 11 AM, so set your clocks accordingly if you want to challenge her!
When it comes to endgames, Zeynep is a patient virtuoso, engaging deeply in battles that often span over 77 moves on average. Whether wielding the white or black pieces, her winning rates hover respectfully above 49%, proving she’s far from a one-trick pony.
In short, Zeynep Duru Sahin is a formidable opponent, a tenacious strategist, and an all-around chess warrior whose games are anything but boring. Play your best—because Zeynep certainly will.