Argo Mäenurm (ARGO545AKU)
Argo Mäenurm, also known by the enigmatic username ARGO545AKU, is a formidable chess player whose journey through the 64 squares is as intriguing as his fluctuating bullet rating! Rising steadily to a peak bullet rating of 1533 in early 2025, Argo has proven to be a fierce competitor in fast-paced games, from lightning-quick blitz battles to rapid tactical skirmishes.
Playing Style & Personality
Known for an endgame frequency exceeding 80%, Argo doesn't shy away from the often-neglected phase of the game. With an average of nearly 72 moves per win, patience and persistence are clearly part of his arsenal. Though he risks early resignations (0.57%), his comeback rate is an astonishing 88.18%, proving he’s not one to give up without a fight. His psychology? Well, with a "Tilt Factor" of 9, even Argo sometimes feels the heat — but come 5 PM, when others might grab coffee, he’s striking his opponents with nearly 55% win rates around the late afternoon.
Strengths and Stats
- Bullet Rating Peak: 1533 (January 2025)
- Blitz Rating Peak: 1473 (January 2025)
- Rapid Rating Peak: 1546 (April 2025)
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Overall Results:
- Bullet: 2139 Wins, 2071 Losses, 203 Draws
- Blitz: 779 Wins, 657 Losses, 98 Draws
- Rapid: 127 Wins, 100 Losses, 18 Draws
- Longest Winning Streak: 14 games
- Longest Losing Streak: 9 games
Opening Repertoire Highlights
Argo’s chess book ranges from classic to quirky:
- Bullet: Enjoys mixing mysterious "Unknown Openings" and gambits like Philidor & Scotch, boasting near 55% success in Scotch Game.
- Blitz: Kings Pawn Opening with Kings Knight Variation is a favorite, yielding 66.67% wins. The French Defense Knight Variation even grants him an 80% win rate!
- Rapid: Shows strong results with Top Secret & Unknown Openings, peaking with an over 1500 rating by swift mid-2025 endgames.
Notable Games
Argo recently crowned a victory against KieranDunn with a poetic checkmate using the Alekhine’s Defense Samisch Attack, gracefully transforming his queen to a5 and declaring “Checkmate!” in just 22 moves. Not every battle ends well, though — in a quite dramatic time scramble, he lost on time to alvaroponte in a tense Vienna Game.
Off-the-Board
When not calculating feels and forks, Argo seems to thrive in time trouble, having won over 1,700 games on opponents’ timeouts in Bullet alone. Perhaps a magician with clocks? Or just someone who enjoys the thrill of a timed thrill-seeker?
Either way, his resilience and humor keep the chess world on its toes. Who knows, maybe his next masterpiece will be a winning streak longer than his longest streak of 14 games—or maybe it'll be a meme about that one time he lost due to a misplaced pawn.
