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Alice Dong

Username: aldng

Playing Since: 2015-05-07 (Inactive)

Wow Factor: ♟♟

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Daily: 1701
0W / 1L / 0D
Rapid: 2151
4W / 1L / 0D
Blitz: 2138
764W / 801L / 123D
Bullet: 2200
408W / 342L / 43D

Alice Dong: The Grandmaster of the Stream

Meet Alice Dong, a streaming sensation whose chess prowess is as infectious as her charming pun game. With a rating that’s been evolving like a well-cultured cell—rising from humble beginnings in 2015 to peaking over 2200 in Blitz and Bullet formats—Alice has proven she's not just a pretty pawn in the game of chess but a queen commanding the board.

Early Life and Ratings Evolution

Alice’s chess journey began in earnest in 2015 with a Blitz rating around 1642. Like a DNA helix spiraling upward, her skills unraveled year after year, reaching a stunning Blitz peak of 2251 in 2021. In Bullet, she surged to an impressive 2274 by 2022, proving her synapses fire fast when the clock ticks down. Meanwhile, her Rapid and Daily ratings have shown steady growth, showcasing her adaptability across formats. And just like enzymes catalyze reactions, Alice accelerates her moves with surgical precision.

Stream of Consciousness and Playing Style

Not just content to keep her talent behind the scenes, Alice broadcasts her battles live, turning viewers into loyal fans. Her style? Endgame-focused—with a whopping 80.8% frequency—which means she loves those moments where every move can make or break the game’s cellular structure. Her average winning games stretch over 72 moves, reflecting patience and strategy that would make even a tortoise appreciate the journey.

She boasts a fantastic comeback rate of 88.53% and an astonishing 97.19% win rate after losing a piece—proof that when life (or chess) eats one of her bits, she regenerates stronger and faster, much like a starfish heartily regrowing a lost arm.

Openings & Tactical DNA

Alice’s opening repertoire features beautiful variety with special affinity for the Sicilian Defense and French Defense variations, showing win rates that bloom well over 50% in some lines. In Bullet, her Indian Game is a knockout with a 72.2% win rate—she clearly has the right genes for tactical aggression, always ready to mutate the position in her favor.

Winning Streaks and Opponent Records

With a longest winning streak of 10 games, Alice’s form can be dangerously viral to her opponents. Her psychological resilience is backed by a solid tilt factor of 24—yes, even grandmasters have their fizzes, but Alice bounces back swiftly. Her most played opponents include notable rivals like cmcavity and lefonghua, against whom she keeps evolving strategies like a true chess biologist adapting to environmental pressures.

Personality & Humor

Off the board and away from the stream, Alice's humor is just as sharp as her moves. Fans often catch her making light-hearted biology puns mid-game, proving she’s as clever with words as with tactics. After all, it’s not just about surviving the chessboard jungle—it’s about thriving in style and with a smile.

In sum, Alice Dong is a stellar example of how strategic thinking, constant adaptation, and a healthy dose of humor combine to create a formidable chess player and streamer. Whether you’re a pawn or a queen, watching Alice play feels like witnessing evolution itself—beautiful, relentless, and destined for greatness.


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Hi Alice!

Great job keeping your blitz rating above 2251 (2021-02-27) and finishing most games with plenty of time on the clock. Your recent streak—especially the energetic wins against howardroark47 and wcachess—shows you’re tactically sharp and fearless in sharp Sicilian and Ruy-Lopez positions.

What’s working well

  • Opening variety & initiative. With both colours you reach rich, dynamic structures (Najdorf, Accelerated Dragon, Ruy López). You rarely shy away from early pawn breaks (f4, g4, c4) and often seize the initiative.
  • Tactical alertness. Tactics like 15.Nf7+!! (vs KnightFork288) or 37.Ne7+! (vs Madsweber) show you spot forcing sequences quickly.
  • Practical time management. In 3 + 2 you maintain 40–60 s more than many opponents, which lets you outplay them in technical endings (see the rook–pawn endgame conversion vs HowardRoark47).

Growth opportunities

  • Anti-Sicilian repertoire. Both recent losses started with quieter lines (c3-Sicilian, 2.c3 & the Alapin). You entered murky positions with an exposed king (…Bxd1 8…9) or a cramped French-like bind. A compact reply (…Nf6 & …d5 lines, or the immediate …e6 & …d5 setups) will give you safer middlegames.
  • King safety over material. In the Alapin loss you grabbed on d1 and left your king on d7/c6; in the Najdorf loss you allowed a6/a7 passed pawns while your king stayed on d6. Before winning material, run a “king-check”: “Where is my monarch in the next 3 moves?”
  • Handling of opposite-side pawn storms. You attack well, but when you’re attacked (e.g., 29.gxh5 in the Najdorf) you sometimes accept structural damage that becomes decisive. Study typical defensive set-ups: anchor a knight on d5/f5 vs g-pawn storms, trade dark-squared bishops, and use counter-play (…b5/b4 or …d5).
  • Conversion technique. In the long win vs HowardRoark47 you were completely winning by move 40 yet needed 39 more moves. Practise technical endings (rook + outside passer vs rook) so that in rated events you save energy and clock.

Targeted exercises for the next week

  1. Drill 25 puzzles a day filtered for “Defensive” and “Intermediate Endgame” themes.
  2. Play three 15 + 10 games focusing only on c3-Sicilian as Black; annotate them immediately afterwards.
  3. Review two classic model games where Black meets the Alapin with …Nf6 & …d5 (e.g., Kramnik–Topalov, Dortmund 2001) and extract a personal move-order you like.
  4. From the diagram after 23…Rfd7 in your win vs HowardRoark47, find the fastest forced win and compare with your in-game line (
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Progress trackers

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Quick mindset reminder

“In blitz, the player who guards her king as diligently as she attacks the enemy king wins the lion’s share of games.”

Keep the energy and creativity, polish the defensive technique, and your next rating jump will come soon. Enjoy the journey—good luck in your upcoming games!



🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
cmcavity 217W / 273L / 59D
Lefong Hua 8W / 93L / 7D
justkid 11W / 56L / 6D
kallerotmg 18W / 31L / 4D
themagnet 3W / 45L / 3D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2024 2138
2023 2151
2022 2200 2138
2021 2258 2134 2118
2020 2058 2165 2118 1701
2019 2046
2018 1984 1817
2017 1606 2046
2016 1606 1768
2015 1810 1800 1800
Rating by Year201520162017201820192020202120222023202422581606YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2024 2W / 1L / 0D 2W / 1L / 0D 112.2
2023 0W / 1L / 0D 1W / 0L / 0D 119.0
2022 46W / 42L / 11D 47W / 53L / 3D 82.5
2021 186W / 185L / 22D 209W / 180L / 24D 76.0
2020 419W / 407L / 61D 378W / 448L / 59D 77.5
2019 4W / 2L / 1D 2W / 5L / 1D 52.2
2018 1W / 5L / 0D 3W / 4L / 0D 78.6
2017 11W / 29L / 3D 10W / 29L / 3D 76.9
2016 0W / 3L / 1D 2W / 3L / 0D 59.8
2015 13W / 7L / 4D 15W / 14L / 1D 70.1

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 263 102 133 28 38.8%
French Defense 130 58 60 12 44.6%
French Defense: Classical Variation, Svenonius Variation 118 45 60 13 38.1%
Caro-Kann Defense 63 35 26 2 55.6%
Unknown 58 38 19 1 65.5%
Modern 51 15 34 2 29.4%
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 50 27 19 4 54.0%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 48 18 29 1 37.5%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 45 22 20 3 48.9%
Barnes Defense 42 17 25 0 40.5%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amar Gambit 95 45 40 10 47.4%
Modern 74 33 39 2 44.6%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 47 14 30 3 29.8%
Czech Defense 36 11 22 3 30.6%
Barnes Defense 36 23 11 2 63.9%
French Defense 34 16 16 2 47.1%
Australian Defense 33 20 12 1 60.6%
Scandinavian Defense 32 16 14 2 50.0%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 30 11 16 3 36.7%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 24 16 7 1 66.7%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Döry Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 10 2
Losing 24 0