Ardit Selmani: The Chessboard's Spirited Strategist
Ardit Selmani, known in the chessverse as Ardit378, is a player whose game is a fascinating blend of tactical awareness and resilience, as if evolution itself crafted his moves on the 64 squares. With a journey marked by peaks and valleys – much like the ebb and flow of biological ecosystems – Ardit’s style exudes both patience and precision.
Starting with a blitz rating peaking at 1017 in 2021, he adapted quickly to the fast-paced assaults of blitz games, showing a win rate of over 56% in openings like the King’s Pawn and Philidor Defense, not to mention a comfortable 66.7% success with the Van ’t Kruijs Opening – talk about genetic diversity in choice! Despite the microscopic possibility of occasional missteps, his comeback rate is an impressive 70.74%, proving Ardit knows how to regenerate after a setback, like a chessboard phoenix rising from the ashes of a lost piece.
His rapid games carry a solid average with a highest rating near 932, and his tactical prowess shines brightest when fighting from behind, boasting a legendary 100% win rate after losing a piece. If chess openings were cellular organisms, his French Defense Reti Spielmann Attack would be a dominant species, with a win rate exceeding 72%. This indicates not only strategic complexity but a biting adaptation that often leaves opponents in checkmate stasis.
Ardit's chess style prefers long endgames—with over 56% of his games heading deeply into the endgame phase—showcasing patience and endurance worthy of any biological marathon runner. His average number of moves per win hovers around 58, a testament to his calm and calculated approach.
While Ardit’s psychological 'tilt factor' of 6 suggests he’s mostly steady under pressure, his early resignation rate of 3.7% hints even the most resilient of organisms sometimes ‘hibernate’ in tough scenarios. Yet, his black and white win rates stay strikingly balanced near 49%, suggesting he’s equally comfortable on either side of the chessboard’s chemical equation.
Outside the numbers, Ardit is a tactical chameleon, seamlessly adjusting openings and strategies like a well-adapted species thriving in multiple environments. Whether it’s blitz battles at twilight or dawn rapid duels, his play is a captivating specimen in the grand taxonomy of chess competitors.
Fun Fact: Ardit’s best hour for winning is surprisingly at 1 AM, with a perfect 100% win rate—proving that sometimes, his brain cells are most active when the rest of the world is in dream mode!
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| ibrahim_dawood | 2W / 0L / 0D | View Games |
| zax2022 | 1W / 1L / 0D | View Games |
| dauka0606 | 1W / 0L / 0D | View Games |
| lookatthathead | 0W / 1L / 0D | View Games |
| mazo86 | 0W / 1L / 0D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 909 | 638 | 842 | |
| 2023 | 771 | |||
| 2022 | 768 | |||
| 2021 | 777 | 757 | 826 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51W / 53L / 11D | 51W / 61L / 2D | 63.2 |
| 2023 | 1W / 0L / 0D | 0W / 0L / 0D | 61.0 |
| 2022 | 24W / 22L / 0D | 26W / 24L / 2D | 56.2 |
| 2021 | 73W / 63L / 10D | 72W / 63L / 8D | 61.3 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Secret | 88 | 36 | 45 | 7 | 40.9% |
| Kings Pawn Opening | 38 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 57.9% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation | 33 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 39.4% |
| Philidor Defense | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 53.9% |
| Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Four Knights Game | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 57.1% |
| Ruy Lopez Opening Old Steinitz Defense | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 41.2% |
| Van t Kruijs Opening | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 60.0% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Konstantinopolsky Variation | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 46.7% |
| French Defense Reti Spielmann Attack | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 72.7% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrovs Defense | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.0% |
| Top Secret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Italian Game Knight Attack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Undefined | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Van t Kruijs Opening | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| French Defense Knight Variation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Pawn Opening English Rat Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sicilian Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kings Pawn Opening | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 12 | 0 |
| Losing | 6 | 1 |