Profile Summary: Aplommb – The Candidate Master
Meet Aplommb, a chess player with the distinguished title of Candidate Master awarded by FIDE. Known for a blend of tactical brilliance and relentless endgame dedication, Aplommb dances across the chessboard with a style that screams "calm under pressure" – except maybe against the Italian Game, which apparently has their number.
Journey Through the Ratings
Aplommb’s peak performances shine brightest in bullet and blitz where lightning-fast instincts dominate. The peak blitz rating touched an eye-watering 2658 in early 2025, while the bullet rating reached an impressive 2571 a couple of months later. Rapid play has been more of a steady cruise, maxing out around 2210 back in mid-2020.
Performance & Style
With a remarkable 88.7% comeback rate and the tenacity to win over half the games even after losing a piece, Aplommb isn't easily rattled. They prefer to see their matches through, with an endgame frequency of nearly 78% and an average game length nearing 73 moves – the marathon runner of the chess world, never quite sprinting out early.
Surprisingly, Aplommb occasionally taps out early, but only at a mere 2.24% early resignation rate. The psychological resilience can wobble just a tad after tough losses (an admirable tilt factor of 5), but nothing that a good night's sleep can't fix.
Opening Repertoire Highlights
- Rapid: Master of the Unknown Opening with a solid 66% win rate, although the Old Benoni and King's Indian Attack French Variation don't seem to favor them much.
- Bullet: Loves mixing it up, with strong showings in the Indian Game London System and clever gambits like the Englund Gambit, winning 100% of these spicy engagements.
- Blitz: Versatile in many openings including the Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange and the Four Knights Game Scotch Variation, often leaving opponents wondering what just happened.
Biggest Rivalries & Triumphs
Aplommb’s most frequently faced foe is chessplayertanu, against whom they hold a strong win rate of 65.38%. Classic foes like kobemagic and brick_bruiser keep the adrenaline pumping with games full of twists and turns.
Recent Battles
In one of the freshest victories, Aplommb expertly outmaneuvered opponent KCA64 in a timely resignation after a tactical squeeze in a Modern Defense Pterodactyl Semi-Averbakh Variation. The game was a rollercoaster with aggressive piece play and a final bishop move sealing the deal before KCA64 could blink.
Yet, in the whimsical world of chess, even Aplommb faces defeats; notably against lower-rated players, proving even the Candidate Master is never immune to the chaos on the board.
Fun Fact
If you want to catch Aplommb at their best, set your chess clock to 7PM – their psychological prime time with an 85.7% win rate! Clearly, this is when the mental juice is flowing and the keyboard dust flies.
Summary
Whether you love bullet blitz battles or lengthy rapid duels, Aplommb offers an exciting chess journey filled with solid preparation, tactical awareness, and just enough unpredictability to keep everyone on their toes. Candidate Master? More like Candidate Magician.