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Alvin Samuel

Username: alvinagustinussamuel

Playing Since: 2019-09-09 (Active)

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Daily: 1322
12W / 3L / 0D
Rapid: 1373
3111W / 3075L / 213D
Blitz: 1924
3208W / 2794L / 152D
Bullet: 1037
822W / 809L / 19D

Alvin Samuel: The Human Chess Genome

Meet Alvin Samuel, or as his opponents in the digital wilderness often know him, alvinagustinussamuel. A player whose rating history tells a tale as dynamic and evolving as any living organism: from a modest beginning in 2019 blitz at 972 elo to an impressive peak flirting with 2080 in 2024. Alvin’s instincts on the 64 squares have undergone quite an evolutionary journey, much like a chessboard cell dividing and conquering territory with precision and cunning.

Alvin’s strategic DNA is especially pronounced in Blitz chess, where his adaptive fitness has allowed him to recover from setbacks with a stellar Comeback Rate of 76.67% and flawless Win Rate After Losing a Piece of 100%. Now that’s what we call a mutation for success! With an Endgame Frequency of 65.42% and an average of nearly 60 moves per win, Alvin clearly knows how to nurture his pawns from budding sprouts into queens ruling the battlefield.

His opening repertoire is a fascinating ecosystem of aggressive and resilient defenses. From Alekhine’s Defense to the Scotch Gambit, Alvin’s experiments in early game variations have yielded win rates hovering around the 50% mark, with his Scotch Gambit Scotch Gambit boasting an impressive rapid win rate above 66%. We might say Alvin's openings undergo regular “natural selection” – the strongest strategies survive.

When asked about his psychological makeup, Alvin scores a modest Tilt Factor of 13 – far from being a stress cocoon. The chess community often hopes to clone such temperament: calm, calculated, and ready to bounce back without succumbing to the chaos genes.

Moreover, Alvin's temporal chess rhythms hint at underlying circadian chesscytes—his highest win rates glow like fluorescent proteins on Wednesdays and around 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in his local time zone, suggesting peak cognitive functioning in midweek afternoons. Perhaps his neurons fire best with a fresh cup of coffee!

Off the board, Alvin remains as enigmatic and fascinating as any biological enigma – a master of adaptations, mutations, and evolutionary tactics on the chessboard. So next time you face him, beware: this player does not just make moves, he choreographs a symphony of molecular precision and strategic brilliance.

Keep an eye on Alvin Samuel – the chess genome in motion!


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Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1975 1427 1322
2024 2032 1459 1055
2023 1936 1422 875
2022 1146 1753 1480 389
2021 1118 1264
2020 1017 1162 1115 400
2019 1532
Rating by Year20192020202120222023202420252032389YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 220W / 198L / 11D 192W / 220L / 19D 61.7
2024 469W / 376L / 24D 398W / 447L / 26D 62.8
2023 417W / 362L / 29D 377W / 401L / 26D 64.0
2022 683W / 441L / 24D 623W / 482L / 31D 63.5
2021 633W / 611L / 36D 619W / 618L / 49D 63.5
2020 684W / 696L / 13D 669W / 691L / 29D 57.9
2019 28W / 13L / 2D 22W / 20L / 0D 63.6

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Alekhines Defense Normal Variation 427 201 213 13 47.1%
Pirc Defense 258 127 123 8 49.2%
Alekhines Defense 246 121 113 12 49.2%
Alapin Sicilian Defense 243 117 122 4 48.1%
Alekhines Defense Maroczy Variation 172 82 85 5 47.7%
Indian Game 169 82 83 4 48.5%
Scotch Game Scotch Gambit 148 85 60 3 57.4%
Center Game Accepted Kieseritzky Variation 130 68 58 4 52.3%
Kings Indian Defense Normal Variation 128 69 57 2 53.9%
Pirc Defense Classical Variation 115 60 52 3 52.2%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Center Game Accepted Kieseritzky Variation 364 198 155 11 54.4%
Alekhines Defense Normal Variation 285 135 141 9 47.4%
Alapin Sicilian Defense 262 139 111 12 53.0%
Pirc Defense 248 116 125 7 46.8%
Pirc Defense Czech Defense 229 110 116 3 48.0%
Alekhines Defense 185 98 78 9 53.0%
Top Secret 168 73 89 6 43.5%
Scotch Game Scotch Gambit 166 112 49 5 67.5%
Kings Indian Defense Normal Variation 148 69 76 3 46.6%
Indian Game 130 62 62 6 47.7%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Alekhines Defense 154 76 75 3 49.4%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 56 26 30 0 46.4%
Alekhines Defense Maroczy Variation 47 26 20 1 55.3%
Alapin Sicilian Defense 46 19 27 0 41.3%
Indian Game 44 24 20 0 54.5%
Alekhines Defense Normal Variation 42 29 13 0 69.0%
Pirc Defense 32 12 17 3 37.5%
French Defense Normal Variation 26 12 14 0 46.1%
Modern Defense with 25 16 8 1 64.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 23 14 9 0 60.9%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 17 0
Losing 13 1
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