Ashraf ("ashraftoni72") – Chess Player Profile
Ashraf is an ambitious chess enthusiast who has firmly established himself in rapid play. In 2024 alone, he has played over 485 rapid games—amassing 300 wins—and has climbed from an early low of 536 to a personal best rating of 1987. His game history reflects a player who steadily improved over time while maintaining an average rating around 1730.
Notable Strengths
- Prolific in Rapid: With 485 rapid games in a single year, Ashraf continuously tests and hones his skill set.
- Endgame Focus: He reaches the endgame in over 72% of his matches, a sign of patience and technique.
- Strong Comeback Ability: An impressive 84.67% comeback rate reveals he rarely gives up, even when behind.
- Formidable with White: His White pieces yield a win rate of 65.29%, showing a confident, aggressive style.
- Winning Streaks: He once achieved a longest winning streak of 26 consecutive victories and is currently riding a 3-game streak.
Preferred Openings
Ashraf’s repertoire is diverse, featuring the Ruy Lopez, French Defense, Scandinavian Defense, and Philidor Defense among the more recurrent lines. Some, like his Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation performance, stand out with excellent success rates, reflecting his adaptability and thorough opening preparation.
Performance Trends
- Peak Hours: Early mornings (especially around 5–6 AM) appear to bring out his best form, where he boasts win rates above 80%.
- Best Days: He performs particularly well on Fridays, with a nearly 70% success rate.
- Psychological Resilience: Despite a moderate tilt factor, Ashraf maintains a steady hand in rated games, netting him a significantly higher win rate overall compared to casual play.
Opponents
Ashraf regularly faces challenging rivals such as omarjorge1988, benoni9, and abonorastora, with multiple head-to-head matchups that have tested his expertise. His recent opponents include benoni9, vadim20sept, bhoops977, carlosj525, and kariiic1.
Overall Style and Outlook
Combining strong mental fortitude with a keen sense of timing, Ashraf’s games tend to be long and strategic. He thrives in deeper endgames while demonstrating a powerful ability to convert advantages. On a path of consistent improvement, his current 1987 rapid rating and track record suggest he will continue to excel and push beyond new rating milestones.
Coach's Feedback for ashraftoni72
Great work on your recent games! Here are some constructive points to help you improve further:
Strengths:
- Opening Choices: You often employ solid setups such as the Pirc Defense and Closed Sicilian, showing good understanding of these less common but rich openings.
- King Safety: You consistently castle early, which is excellent for securing your king and preparing for the middle game.
- Active Piece Play: Your games demonstrate good use of piece activity, particularly knights and bishops, to apply pressure and create threats (e.g. the use of the knight forks and pinning moves).
- Calculation in Tactical Positions: Your recent victories involved precise tactical awareness, including some elegant checkmating nets, which shows good vision and calculation.
Areas to Improve:
- Middle Game Planning: In some losses, the position seemed to become cramped or passive (for example, difficulties in countering pressure along open files). Focus on creating clear strategic plans to improve piece coordination and space advantage.
- Pawn Structure Awareness: Pay attention to pawn weaknesses, especially isolated or backward pawns, as they were occasionally targets in your games. Maintaining a healthier pawn structure can provide a stronger positional foundation.
- Endgame Technique: While you demonstrated checkmate awareness, some endgames were lost where careful technique and opposition could have improved results. Practice fundamental endgames to increase your conversion skills.
- Handling Opponent Threats: A few games showed situations where stronger responses to opponent attacks were possible, particularly when defending against tactics or counterplay. Improving defensive awareness and move accuracy can help.
Suggestions for Training:
- Review and reinforce your knowledge of key opening plans and typical middlegame ideas in your chosen openings.
- Practice solving tactical puzzles regularly to sharpen your calculation, especially motifs like forks, pins, and mating nets.
- Study basic endgames (king and pawn endings, rook endings) to boost your confidence in converting advantages.
- Analyze your own games focusing on where opponent threats were handled less effectively, to identify recurring patterns.
Keep up the consistent effort and positive attitude – your recent wins show you are on the right path!
You can also review your most recent checkmate victory here and look for key moments to study deeply.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| omarjorge1988 | 5W / 0L / 0D | |
| ayoub_mks92 | 3W / 1L / 0D | |
| benoni9 | 3W / 1L / 0D | |
| marinboillat | 2W / 2L / 0D | |
| omarabdelwhab | 3W / 1L / 0D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1987 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 158W / 76L / 8D | 142W / 93L / 8D | 71.9 |
Openings: Most Played
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Defense | 85 | 47 | 35 | 3 | 55.3% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 45 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Philidor Defense | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 53.3% |
| Amar Gambit | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 61.5% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Ruy Lopez | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Barnes Defense | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% |
| Ruy Lopez: Old Steinitz Defense, Semi-Duras Variation | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 26 | 3 |
| Losing | 7 | 0 |