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.
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
- Drill 25 puzzles a day filtered for “Defensive” and “Intermediate Endgame” themes.
- Play three 15 + 10 games focusing only on c3-Sicilian as Black; annotate them immediately afterwards.
- 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.
- 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
Check these visuals each weekend:
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 |
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% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Czech Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Petrov's Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sicilian Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 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 |