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Akshat Jain NM

Username: akshatj101

Location: Thornton

Playing Since: 2010-06-29 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟♟♟♟

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Daily: 1658
23W / 18L / 2D
Rapid: 2158
276W / 213L / 25D
Blitz: 2166
3818W / 3585L / 558D
Bullet: 2039
601W / 550L / 57D

Akshat Jain - The National Master and Chess Enthusiast

Akshat Jain, known on the battlefield of 64 squares as akshatj101, proudly holds the title of National Master. With a career spanning over a decade, Akshat’s journey is one of perseverance, strategy, and a touch of humor—because let's admit, sometimes we all just blunder and laugh it off.

Career Highlights

  • Evolved from a modest Blitz rating of around 687 in 2010 to towering over 2200 in subsequent years.
  • Achieved peak Blitz rating of 2267 in 2021, proving that patience and practice trump all faster fingers.
  • Excelled in Bullet chess, reaching a blistering rating exceeding 2200, showing that Akshat not only thinks fast but blitzes even faster.
  • Demonstrated consistent Daily and Rapid ratings around the 1600-2100 mark—because who says you can't mix slow cooking with high-class tactics?

Playing Style & Tactics

Akshat has an Early Resignation Rate of just 1.38%, confirming a dogged refusal to give up—even when the queen goes missing early in the game! Boasting an impressive 86.94% comeback rate and a flawless 100% win rate after losing a piece, Akshat is your classic fighter, always finding ways to turn tables and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

Known for marathon battles, Akshat’s games average over 73 moves per win, demonstrating endurance and a flair for deep endgame expertise, which appears nearly 72% of the time!

Chess Personality

With a Tilt Factor of 23, Akshat occasionally experiences the notorious “chess rage” (we've all been there), but manages to keep it well in check, maintaining a balance between competitive fire and cool-headed calculation.

Akshat is also a creature of rhythm, performing best during the morning hours (7 AM shines with nearly 66% win rate) and evening blitz sessions around 10 AM when the brain fires on all cylinders.

Notable Records and Streaks

  • Longest winning streak: 17 games — an inspirational run that would make even Magnus stop for a moment.
  • Current winning streak: 2 games, so the momentum is alive and kicking!

Social and Competitive Circle

Akshat has squared off numerous times against players like andnar (276 battles!) and others, showcasing a keen ability to constantly challenge familiar rivals while maintaining strong performance across varied opponents.

Fun Fact

Despite a blazing speed in Bullet with ratings over 2200, Akshat remains humble and approachable—always ready to share a joke about blundering a rook or falling for the infamous Scholar's Mate. Because in the grand game of life and chess, sometimes losing with a smile is better than winning with a scowl.


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Feedback for Akshat Jain

Akshat, you've demonstrated solid strategic understanding and good opening knowledge in your recent games. Here are some specific points and suggestions to help you improve further:

Strengths:

  • Opening Preparation: You are consistently playing common and sound openings like the Queen's Gambit Declined and Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack with good move orders. This helps you get comfortable positions early on.
  • Calculations in Tactics: Your conversions of small advantages and tactical opportunities (like pawn promotions and piece sacrifices) are impressive, signaling good calculation skills.
  • Endgame Awareness: You exhibit good technique in converting endgame advantages, especially in rook and pawn endgames.

Areas to Improve:

  • Time Management: In several games, your opponent had less time in critical moments which can sometimes be a double-edged sword. Try to pace your clock better to maintain calm and accuracy in complex positions.
  • Defensive Precision: In some losses, you allowed your opponent counterplay by missing defensive resources or strategic regroupings. Focus on evaluating your opponent's threats more proactively to avoid unnecessary weaknesses.
  • Positional Understanding in Middle Game: While your opening and tactics are strong, spending more time on improving your positional judgment during the middlegame will help you create longer lasting advantages. Consider studying typical pawn structures and maneuvers related to your favored openings.

Next Steps & Training Tips:

  • Review critical moments from your recent losses to identify missed defensive moves or positional inaccuracies. Try annotating key positions to understand alternative ideas.
  • Practice slowly played games (longer time controls) to improve your positional assessment and decision-making under less time pressure.
  • Study thematic endgames related to your openings, as closing out advantages smoothly gives you more winning chances.
  • Use tactics trainers regularly to maintain and sharpen your calculation speed and accuracy.

Overall, you are on a great path. Keep building your strengths and addressing these targeted areas, and you will see steady improvement in your results.

Looking forward to watching your progress! Keep up the hard work and enjoy your chess journey.



🆚 Opponent Insights

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popkarpov 1W / 0L / 0D
tbertoalanus 0W / 1L / 0D
jorgeresurreccion 3W / 2L / 0D
nickstur 0W / 1L / 0D
btw_i_use_arch 1W / 0L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
Gunnar Andersen 74W / 186L / 16D
Dan Herman 12W / 10L / 7D
Gthangs 6W / 17L / 3D
Keaton Kiewra 4W / 12L / 1D
minute_monster 7W / 7L / 2D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2039 2155
2024 2216 2052 1658
2023 2036 2055
2022 1982 2129 2158
2021 1987 2111 2143
2020 2022 2121 1992 1637
2019 1985 2161 1984 1552
2018 1916 2159 1954 1539
2017 1954 2123 1716 1651
2015 615 1513 1350
2014 1454 1593
2013 745 1693 1526
2012 831 1223 1541
2011 1376
2010 762 1200 1200
Rating by Year2010201120122013201420152017201820192020202120222023202420252216615YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 160W / 134L / 14D 144W / 151L / 16D 73.5
2024 181W / 138L / 15D 159W / 152L / 22D 73.4
2023 149W / 114L / 13D 125W / 133L / 20D 69.7
2022 98W / 94L / 20D 113W / 93L / 8D 66.1
2021 221W / 181L / 15D 190W / 201L / 28D 68.9
2020 240W / 241L / 28D 240W / 238L / 29D 70.7
2019 305W / 323L / 51D 293W / 347L / 57D 71.7
2018 371W / 362L / 67D 360W / 396L / 57D 72.9
2017 542W / 410L / 77D 464W / 457L / 85D 73.1
2015 112W / 84L / 7D 88W / 101L / 12D 67.5
2014 4W / 12L / 0D 4W / 12L / 0D 64.4
2013 39W / 41L / 1D 34W / 47L / 3D 70.3
2012 86W / 43L / 9D 78W / 51L / 8D 69.8
2011 40W / 17L / 1D 28W / 25L / 3D 71.1
2010 2W / 5L / 0D 0W / 9L / 0D 46.8

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense 216 111 95 10 51.4%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 174 93 73 8 53.5%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 167 80 82 5 47.9%
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 165 80 76 9 48.5%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 165 75 78 12 45.5%
Amar Gambit 162 83 68 11 51.2%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 157 79 67 11 50.3%
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation 156 75 69 12 48.1%
Döry Defense 150 62 74 14 41.3%
Scandinavian Defense 148 72 62 14 48.6%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amar Gambit 128 70 49 9 54.7%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 110 51 54 5 46.4%
Modern 86 39 45 2 45.4%
Australian Defense 59 19 34 6 32.2%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 54 27 25 2 50.0%
Scandinavian Defense 48 24 22 2 50.0%
Barnes Defense 45 21 20 4 46.7%
French Defense 44 25 19 0 56.8%
Czech Defense 39 20 19 0 51.3%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 33 21 12 0 63.6%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 5 5 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Scotch Game 2 1 0 1 50.0%
Giuoco Piano: Tarrasch Variation 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Four Knights Game 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Philidor Defense 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Australian Defense 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense 65 35 26 4 53.9%
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 27 12 13 2 44.4%
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit 19 8 11 0 42.1%
Philidor Defense 19 9 9 1 47.4%
Scandinavian Defense 16 12 3 1 75.0%
Ruy Lopez: Old Steinitz Defense, Semi-Duras Variation 14 9 4 1 64.3%
Ruy Lopez: Bird's Defense Deferred 12 10 2 0 83.3%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 11 6 5 0 54.5%
Barnes Defense 11 8 3 0 72.7%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 11 6 5 0 54.5%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 17 0
Losing 23 2