About AlexSem
Meet AlexSem, a resilient and determined chess enthusiast with a strong penchant for Blitz games. Known for a tactical mindset and a flair for quick decision-making, AlexSem has steadily climbed the ladders across different chess time controls, proving to be a formidable player on the digital chessboard.
Playing Style & Strengths
AlexSem excels in fast-paced Blitz matches where quick thinking often determines the outcome. With an average move count nearing 70 in wins, AlexSem’s games showcase strategic depth and a notable endgame frequency of over 76%. Despite a healthy streak of early resignations, their remarkable comeback rate of 82% underlines strong resilience and psychological fortitude.
- Preferred Time Control: Blitz
- Early Resignation Rate: 32%
- Endgame Frequency: 76.33%
- Average Moves per Win: ~70
- Average Moves per Loss: ~77
- Comback Rate: 82.32%
- Win Rate After Losing a Piece: 44.51%
- White Win Rate: 50.89% | Black Win Rate: 45.25%
Notable Achievements
- Peak Blitz Rating: 1831 (August 2023)
- Peak Rapid Rating: 1908 (September 2023)
- Peak Bullet Rating: 1691 (June 2021)
- Peak Daily Rating: 1555 (June 2024)
- Longest Winning Streak: 18 games
- Consistent performer over multiple years with steady rating improvements.
Opening Preferences
AlexSem has a strategic approach to openings, often relying on well-studied classics with noteworthy success rates. In Rapid games, the Philidor Defense and Sicilian Defense: Open have yielded significant wins, while in Blitz, the Bishop's Opening and Philidor Defense are preferred choices.
- Rapid: Philidor Defense (83% win rate), Sicilian Defense: Open (75% win rate)
- Blitz: Bishop’s Opening (55% win rate), Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (62% win rate)
- Bullet: Frequently opts for Caro-Kann and French Defense variations
- Daily: Modern Defense and English Defense with perfect or near-perfect win rates.
Notable Opponents & Rivalries
AlexSem has faced some fierce competition, including regular encounters with well-known usernames such as what_da_fork (85% win rate) and annacramling (about 14% win rate). Despite some tough battles, AlexSem has maintained a positive record against numerous players, demonstrating consistent performance and growth.
- Frequently played: what_da_fork, annacramling, jessefebruary, samayraina, and alexandrabotez
- Strong winning records against many opponents including drunkpyromaniac and jkent2910
Playing Patterns & Habits
AlexSem shows a balanced approach to chess, with solid performance all week but slightly better outcomes on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Late afternoon and evening hours appear to be the sweet spot for peak performance, especially around 20:00 (8 PM) with a win rate above 51%. Interestingly, the noon hour shows a perfect win rate, although that might be the time for some quick coffee breaks between games.
- Best Days: Saturday & Wednesday (~48-49% win rate)
- Best Hours: 20:00 & 12:00 (50-100% win rate)
- Average game length tends to increase over the years, showing a deepening of strategic play.
- A mix of wins and losses against equal or higher-rated opponents indicates a competitive spirit.
Fun Fact
AlexSem’s longest winning streak is an impressive 18 games—so watch out, opponents! But on the flip side, they've also had a bit of a rough patch with a 22-game losing streak; because even chess heroes have their off days (or weeks). Either way, AlexSem always bounces back with determination and maybe a good cup of coffee.
Overall Performance
AlexSem, your recent results show solid progress with an overall Strength Adjusted Win Rate of about 51%, reflecting a balanced performance against similarly rated opponents. Notably, your rating has improved consistently by +31 points in the last month and +39 points over six months, highlighting positive development in your play.
Your rating trend slopes, particularly a strong 3-month slope of 45, suggest a recent acceleration in skill improvement, which is encouraging for continuing your growth.
Strengths
- Opening knowledge: You demonstrate good familiarity with mainline openings such as the Alekhine’s Defense and Sicilian Defense variations, leveraging them to build promising positions early on.
- Attacking ability: Several of your wins showcase tactical awareness and aggressive moves targeting the opponent’s king, such as decisive queen and bishop coordination to create threats.
- Good time management: In blitz games, you efficiently manage the clock, often securing wins on time or through pressure without excessive time trouble.
Areas for Improvement
- Endgame technique: Some of your losses involved difficulties in complex endgames against accurate defense, for instance in positions with limited material and king activity. Reviewing fundamental endgame concepts may help enhance your conversion rate.
- Positional decision-making: Occasionally, you missed chances to improve piece placement or simplify the position to your advantage, especially in the middlegame. Prioritizing strategic plans over immediate tactics could strengthen your play.
- Opening consistency: While your opening repertoire is solid, there were games where uncommon or less effective continuations allowed opponents to equalize or seize an initiative early. Working on a few reliable sidelines could improve overall stability.
Specific Game Highlights
- In your recent win against rdapstl, you effectively exploited weaknesses around the opponent’s king and combined piece pressure leading to resignation. Consider reviewing the moves from about move 21 where you launched a strong attack: rdapstl.
- In a game versus JSAM1, the loss occurred after tactical exchanges led to a lasting material disadvantage. Reviewing this game for missed defensive resources and alternative lines may prove informative: jsam1.
- Your last few games demonstrate successful transitions from opening play to tactical opportunities, especially using central pawn breaks and piece coordination. Keep building on these strengths.
Recommendations
- Study typical endgames arising from your favorite openings to improve your technique and confidence in simplified positions.
- Analyze your losses in detail to identify recurring positional or tactical errors. Consider using annotated games for deeper understanding.
- Maintain a focused opening repertoire and practice key variations regularly to reduce the risk of early disadvantages.
- Continue playing blitz for sharpening intuition but also incorporate longer time controls occasionally to practice deeper calculation and strategy.
- Review tactical motifs and common patterns in your games to sharpen your ability to capitalize on opponent mistakes promptly.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| what_da_fork | 80W / 13L / 1D | View Games |
| Anna Cramling | 9W / 54L / 1D | View Games |
| Jesse February | 6W / 48L / 0D | View Games |
| samayraina | 18W / 23L / 2D | View Games |
| BeastStats | 17W / 21L / 3D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1730 | |||
| 2024 | 1719 | 1555 | ||
| 2023 | 1504 | 1727 | 1828 | 1537 |
| 2022 | 1468 | 1683 | 1850 | 1492 |
| 2021 | 1595 | 1623 | 1625 | 1478 |
| 2020 | 1318 | 1413 | 1461 | |
| 2017 | 1141 | |||
| 2016 | 1316 | |||
| 2015 | 1321 | |||
| 2014 | 812 | 1301 | ||
| 2011 | 1344 | 879 | 1070 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35W / 35L / 5D | 36W / 36L / 6D | 80.9 |
| 2024 | 9W / 1L / 0D | 10W / 0L / 0D | 58.5 |
| 2023 | 256W / 236L / 31D | 227W / 267L / 23D | 79.6 |
| 2022 | 305W / 248L / 46D | 254W / 294L / 43D | 79.2 |
| 2021 | 809W / 661L / 82D | 706W / 713L / 91D | 76.3 |
| 2020 | 662W / 617L / 51D | 591W / 665L / 63D | 71.1 |
| 2017 | 1W / 0L / 0D | 0W / 2L / 0D | 65.7 |
| 2016 | 0W / 1L / 0D | 2W / 0L / 0D | 63.3 |
| 2015 | 1W / 0L / 0D | 0W / 0L / 0D | 7.0 |
| 2014 | 12W / 6L / 1D | 7W / 9L / 1D | 65.6 |
| 2011 | 7W / 7L / 0D | 5W / 9L / 0D | 48.2 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 649 | 329 | 286 | 34 | 50.7% |
| Scotch Game | 272 | 125 | 131 | 16 | 46.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 243 | 129 | 102 | 12 | 53.1% |
| Philidor Defense | 223 | 114 | 96 | 13 | 51.1% |
| Amazon Attack | 218 | 86 | 114 | 18 | 39.5% |
| Giuoco Piano: Tarrasch Variation | 168 | 80 | 80 | 8 | 47.6% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense | 166 | 79 | 83 | 4 | 47.6% |
| French Defense | 159 | 86 | 61 | 12 | 54.1% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Ghulam-Kassim Variation | 155 | 73 | 74 | 8 | 47.1% |
| Petrov's Defense | 141 | 66 | 62 | 13 | 46.8% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Attack | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 57.1% |
| Modern | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Barnes Defense | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88.9% |
| Scotch Game | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% |
| Australian Defense | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Barnes Opening: Walkerling | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Philidor Defense | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 42 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 52.4% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Ghulam-Kassim Variation | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 52.2% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 57.1% |
| Scotch Game | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 55.0% |
| Philidor Defense | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 76.5% |
| French Defense | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 40.0% |
| Giuoco Piano: Tarrasch Variation | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 35.7% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 53.9% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 69.2% |
| Barnes Opening: Walkerling | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 38.5% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 135 | 71 | 58 | 6 | 52.6% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 102 | 53 | 43 | 6 | 52.0% |
| French Defense | 79 | 40 | 32 | 7 | 50.6% |
| Amar Gambit | 72 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 47.2% |
| Scotch Game | 68 | 39 | 27 | 2 | 57.4% |
| Amazon Attack | 56 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 58.9% |
| Barnes Opening: Walkerling | 53 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 49.1% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense | 44 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 54.5% |
| Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation | 39 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 51.3% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 36 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 44.4% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 18 | 1 |
| Losing | 22 | 0 |