ancientmesopotamia

Profile Summary: ancientmesopotamia

Username: ancientmesopotamia

Once ruling the plains and cradle of civilization, this player now rules the chessboard with nearly the same tenacity (but fewer cuneiform tablets and more keyboards).

Rating and Performance

• Peak Rapid Rating: 584 (June 2025)
• Peak Daily Rating: 532 (July 2024)
• Peak Blitz Rating: 260 (September 2024)

Known for a rollercoaster rating history, ancientmesopotamia's rapid games tell a tale of dramatic ups and downs resembling an epic flood—sometimes drowning, sometimes sailing smoothly to victory.

Preferred Battleground

Rapid chess is their playground, with thousands of games logged and a classic style that enjoys posh openings like the King's Pawn and Bishop's Opening. The Bishops Opening Boi Variation boasts a solid 62% win rate—because bishops are basically archers:

• King's Pawn Opening: 54.4% win rate over 540+ games
• Bishop's Opening: 59.8% win rate over 350+ games
• Bishop's Opening Boi Variation: 62.1% win rate—because sometimes you just summon the boi

Playing Style

With an early resignation rate of 18%, this player knows when to fold 'em—but don't mistake that for surrender; the comeback rate is a juicy 43.8%, showing resilience that could rival even ancient ziggurats.

Playing with an average of about 39 moves per win, patience is this player’s virtue, though sometimes exits come swiftly after 31 moves if the game turns sour.

Fights best between dawn's first light (their peak hour is around 7 AM) and midday – possibly before breakfast!

Memorable Moments

The highlight reel includes a brilliant last victory on June 6th, 2025, employing the elegant Philidor Defense (C41), forcing opponent koyfinn to resign after a tactical onslaught involving a knight dance and a queen's pin that would make historians proud.

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.06.06"]
[White "ancientmesopotamia"]
[Black "koyfinn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 d6 3. Nf3 f6 4. d4 b6 5. d5 c6 6. Nc3 g5 7. O-O Nd7 8. b4 c5 9. bxc5 Nxc5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bc6 Bxc6 12. dxc6 Nh6 13. Nd5 Nxe4 14. c7 Qc8 15. c4 a5 16. Qa4+ Kf7 17. Qc6 Bg7 18. Qxb6 Ng4 19. h3 Ngxf2 20. Rxf2 Nxf2 21. Kxf2 Qa6 22. Qxa6 Rxa6 23. Ba3 Ke6 24. Rb1 Bh6 25. Rb8 Ra8 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Nb6 Rb8 1-0

Fun Facts

• Has a current losing streak of 6 games—proof that even ancient kings have off days!
• More than 50% win rate when playing white pieces, but always ready to black magic opponents.
• Known to occasionally resign early, probably to conserve the forces for the next great battle.
• Favors tactical skirmishes and has a 40% win rate even after losing pieces – a true survivor.

Recent Rivalries

Has locked horns recently with notorious opponents like obamathebin, ulgenkutt, and dankruyer – though these battles tend to be a bit one-sided lately. But don’t count ancientmesopotamia out; comebacks are their game!

Keep an eye on matchups with koyfinn and guitals-lvl, where winning smiles have been frequent.