Meet Zahid Kapix, a chess warrior whose rating rollercoaster could rival a suspense thriller. Starting with humble blitz beginnings in 2018 and hovering around 800-900, Zahid eventually catapulted to a peak blitz rating of 1073 in April 2023 — impressive enough to intimidate casual opponents and perhaps even a few coffee cups left precariously on the edge of the table.
Over time, Zahid has shown a knack for the Queen’s Pawn Opening variations, boasting a cool 75% win rate in Blitz with the Zukertort Chigorin variation. Adept at slipping opponents into unfamiliar territory, Zahid also dabbles in less common gambits—though the Englund Gambit and Van 't Kruijs Opening have so far been less forgiving friends.
The Rapid format appears to be Zahid's playground of choice lately, reaching a peak rating of 1058 in early 2025, and holding an overall solid record with a winning streak as long as 10 consecutive victories—a brief but glorious chess marathon. Fun fact: Zahid plays best at 5 PM, timing his moves like a boss and winning 100% of games played during that hour—definitely a player who believes timing is everything.
Tactical resilience is Zahid’s secret sauce: equipped with an 80.77% comeback rate after adversity (like losing a piece), this player refuses to quit early, showing a remarkable zero percent early resignation rate. And no, Zahid doesn’t just rely on blitz speed or Rapid flair—his games often last an average of 64 moves when winning, proving patience is a pawn in his kingdom.
Not all battles end in triumph though. Zahid has faced rough spells with a longest losing streak of 5 and has frantically tried to turn games around even after dropping to the lower tiers against higher-rated foes, where the Win:Loss ratio sadly tilts toward the losses. Yet, he keeps fighting on—always searching for that elusive checkmate.
Most Recent Memorable Matches:
Last Victory: On May 22, 2025, Zahid outwitted dzenis12345 in a Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin variation, winning on time after a tense 47-move skirmish. (See the thrilling showdown
here.)
Recent Defeat: Zahid’s latest loss came on May 7, 2025, against tomythecat1999, succumbing to a checkmate in a Ponziani Opening battle after a gritty clash. (Replay it
here.)
Whether slinging the King's Pawn Opening or unleashing the Nimzowitsch Larsen Attack, Zahid Kapix’s chess journey is as dynamic as his rating history—sometimes surprising, often inspiring, and always entertaining. With a psychological tilt factor of just 5 (hardly tilting, really), this player is ready to bite back after every check and keep the board shaking.
