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Andrew Jing FM

Username: Alligatorsnappingturtle

Location: Turtleville, Turtle Country

Playing Since: 2019-02-13 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟♟♟♟♟

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Daily: 1515
634W / 772L / 41D
Rapid: 2112
1196W / 909L / 148D
Blitz: 2552
4138W / 3753L / 533D
Bullet: 2533
3373W / 2802L / 380D

Andrew Jing (Username: Alligatorsnappingturtle)

FIDE Master Extraordinaire

Andrew Jing is not just a chess player; they are a bona fide FIDE Master, a grand title that whispers across chessboards worldwide. Known online as Alligatorsnappingturtle, Andrew navigates the sixty-four squares with the quiet confidence of a turtle snapping at alligators — slow but absolutely deadly.

Rating Highlights

  • Peak Bullet Rating: 2542 (August 2024) — lightning-fast reflexes mixed with calculated precision.
  • Peak Blitz Rating: 2543 (April 2025) — a spinner of rapid victories and tactical wizardry.
  • Peak Rapid Rating: 2142 (December 2023) — a strategic maestro capable of outwitting opponents in medium-paced duels.
  • Peak Daily Rating: 1530 (April 2025) — patience personified in correspondence games.

Playing Style & Stats

With an Early Resignation Rate of almost 20%, Andrew knows when to cut losses — a quality much admired and occasionally dreaded by opponents. Their games often stretch over 50 moves on average, revealing both stamina and tenacity. A true warrior on the chessboard, their Comeback Rate (65%) shows Andrew rarely surrenders hope, bouncing back from adversity like a grandmaster phoenix.

Interestingly, Andrew's win rates differ a bit with the color: about 55% from the white pieces and a staunch 53% when playing black. These stats underline an adaptable playing style, equally comfortable initiating or defending.

Preferred Openings

Andrew’s opening repertoire is shrouded in mystery with Top Secret being the overwhelmingly favored choice in bullet, blitz, rapid, and daily games alike. However, specialist fans note a flair for the Nimzo-Indian Defense and occasional dips into the Sicilian Defense, always keeping opponents guessing.

Recent Battles

Just recently, in a thrilling display of tactical prowess, Andrew (Alligatorsnappingturtle) clinched victory against Michelsan by resignation in a Nimzo-Indian Defense. Quick on both mind and mouse, that game unfolded over an intense 27 moves, showcasing brilliant sacrifices and positional play.

Of course, every champion stumbles — Andrew’s latest losses serve as humbling reminders that even turtles can get nipped! But knowing these moments only fuel Andrew's fiery desire to strike back stronger.

Fun Facts & Quirks

  • Known for peak performance hours around 2 AM — the prime time for sneaking tactical surprises!
  • Loses sometimes where early resignation from the opponent is suspiciously absent — suspiciously polite opponents.
  • Almost 5,000 wins in blitz alone, proving that when the clock ticks fast, Andrew ticks faster.
  • Has a whimsical username that conjures an image of a turtle with snapping jaws — an apt metaphor for their style!

With a formidable arsenal of strategies and a mind always two moves ahead, Andrew Jing is a player to watch in every time format. Be it bullet, blitz, rapid, or daily, the turtle snaps, and opponents better be ready.

Discover more of their games and follow the adventures of Alligatorsnappingturtle on chess.com!


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Positive Highlights

Andrew, your recent games show several strengths worth building on:

  • You demonstrate solid opening preparation, especially with sharp gambits like the Amar Gambit and Amazon Attack, where your win rates are excellent.
  • You're effective at building pressure in complex middlegame positions, showing good tactical awareness.
  • Your endgame technique is strong, as visible in well-executed mating nets and timely conversions in your winning games.
  • Your recent 3- and 6-month rating gains combined with upward trend slopes indicate steady overall progress.
  • You manage your time reasonably well in bullet games, taking brief but confident decisions.

Areas for Improvement

To continue advancing, consider focusing on these points:

  • Avoid Early Material Loss: In some games, early exchanges or capturing blunders led to quickly lost positions. Work on spotting tactical traps and maintaining safe captures early on.
  • Improve Defensive Skill: Losses include positions where stronger opponents exploited vulnerabilities in your king safety or piece coordination. Practice spotting threats and creating solid defensive setups.
  • Exploit Endgame Advantages More Aggressively: While you convert some advantages effectively, others you allow opponents to find resources or escape. Sharpen your endgame vision to close out games smoothly.
  • Opening Diversity: You have good results in a few specific openings, but your performance in others like the Modern Defense is more mixed. Expanding your opening repertoire can help you avoid predictability against well-prepared opponents.
  • Time Management in Critical Moments: Although generally fast, in certain positions critical thinking can save you from blunders. Try to allocate more time on key decisions in your bullet games.

Suggested Practice Plan

To build on your strengths and address weaknesses, try the following:

  • Review your lost games focusing on the early piece exchanges and tactical oversights. Use puzzles to improve your pattern recognition for tactical elements like forks, pins, and skewers.
  • Study basic endgame principles and drill common winning king and pawn endings to improve confidence in closing games.
  • Explore new opening lines in your current repertoires to handle less common responses and avoid falling into repeated traps.
  • Practice bullet time management with training tools that simulate rapid time controls, emphasizing spending seconds wisely.
  • Use Andrew Jing's own games as a resource — replay and annotate key moments to deepen your understanding.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
akapeikeda17 3W / 2L / 1D View
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stankovicivan 1W / 0L / 0D View
A-P-Ero 3W / 0L / 0D View
Vladimír Bochnička 1W / 2L / 0D View
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thecalculator101001011001 1W / 1L / 0D View
hat40 2W / 0L / 0D View
Most Played Opponents
chiiibeanpotatoes 138W / 237L / 47D View Games
Glenn Jing 238W / 27L / 10D View Games
Kyle Zhuang 80W / 59L / 14D View Games
Bryan Enming Lin 23W / 74L / 17D View Games
lukaka122333 84W / 8L / 1D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2460 2628 2112 1515
2024 2514 2365 2103 1455
2023 2453 2151 2142 1103
2022 2180 2036 2030 1224
2021 1938 1606 1967 1193
2020 1692 1796 1757 1407
2019 1011 1242 1261 1008
Rating by Year201920202021202220232024202526281008YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 280W / 305L / 43D 283W / 312L / 49D 71.7
2024 727W / 838L / 118D 718W / 871L / 136D 70.2
2023 1034W / 908L / 127D 918W / 1022L / 112D 65.9
2022 1130W / 789L / 90D 1101W / 825L / 96D 58.7
2021 1288W / 597L / 63D 1263W / 632L / 65D 51.6
2020 1575W / 974L / 95D 1479W / 1069L / 90D 43.6
2019 553W / 457L / 50D 568W / 419L / 60D 57.6

Openings: Most Played

Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amar Gambit 1180 673 453 54 57.0%
French Defense 679 464 186 29 68.3%
Australian Defense 356 207 130 19 58.1%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 299 157 126 16 52.5%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 289 159 111 19 55.0%
Barnes Defense 241 152 77 12 63.1%
French Defense: Exchange Variation 210 129 69 12 61.4%
Amazon Attack 194 139 49 6 71.7%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 190 115 69 6 60.5%
Modern 189 92 92 5 48.7%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown 308 99 209 0 32.1%
Unknown Opening* 123 63 58 2 51.2%
Amazon Attack 105 49 53 3 46.7%
Barnes Defense 94 42 52 0 44.7%
Australian Defense 83 47 33 3 56.6%
Amar Gambit 69 33 35 1 47.8%
French Defense 65 26 37 2 40.0%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 61 26 33 2 42.6%
Dutch Defense 53 22 29 2 41.5%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 41 18 22 1 43.9%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown 2707 1511 1181 15 55.8%
French Defense 564 329 203 32 58.3%
Amazon Attack 440 251 169 20 57.0%
Amar Gambit 416 235 158 23 56.5%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 351 170 155 26 48.4%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 273 141 114 18 51.6%
Australian Defense 260 131 116 13 50.4%
French Defense: Exchange Variation 253 123 115 15 48.6%
Barnes Defense 242 142 88 12 58.7%
French Defense: Advance Variation 241 143 84 14 59.3%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
French Defense 188 113 63 12 60.1%
French Defense: Advance Variation 152 80 58 14 52.6%
Amazon Attack 141 91 39 11 64.5%
French Defense: Exchange Variation 130 70 53 7 53.9%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 109 60 43 6 55.0%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 99 60 35 4 60.6%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 85 48 30 7 56.5%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 79 45 30 4 57.0%
Philidor Defense 65 30 31 4 46.1%
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Ghulam-Kassim Variation 59 30 22 7 50.9%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 35 1
Losing 33 0
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