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barnabaaz

Playing Since: 2023-06-16 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟

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Daily: 576
0W / 2L / 0D
Rapid: 677
1135W / 1134L / 90D
Blitz: 1740
223W / 83L / 8D
Bullet: 217
0W / 3L / 0D

barnabaaz: The Relentless Rook Rumbler

Meet barnabaaz, a chess enthusiast whose journey across the 64 squares is as colorful as their varied opening repertoire. With a rapid rating trajectory that resembles a rollercoaster ridden by a thrill-seeker, barnabaaz has surged from a humble 320 in early 2023 to a more respectable peak near 794 by 2025. This player proves that persistence beats pessimism—even if their win-loss record is a perfectly balanced song of victory and defeat (781 wins and 781 losses in rapid games!).

When barnabaaz isn't busy perfecting the King's Pawn Opening or executing the sneaky Ponziani Jaenisch Counterattack, they're storming blitz arenas with a stunning climb to a max rating of 1712 in 2024. Their blitz attacks are fierce, boasting near 86% win rates in favorites like the Italian Game and Scotch Game. If speed chess was an extreme sport, barnabaaz would be going for gold.

Strategy-wise, barnabaaz loves a good endgame, with over half of their games ending in plenty of tactical fireworks drawn out over an average of 53 moves per win. Their psychological toolkit is impressive: a comeback rate of nearly 64%, winning every time after losing a piece (talk about turning lemons into lemonade!), and a tilt factor low enough to make a zen master jealous.

Off the battlefield, barnabaaz enjoys challenging opponents with both classic and less-traveled openings. The Van ’t Kruijs Opening is their secret weapon in rapid games, yielding a remarkable 68% win rate—because who doesn’t love throwing a curveball? Their favorite time to strike? While it varies, they seem particularly inspired during afternoon blitz battles, scoring nearly 61% wins around 3 PM.

Recent feats include a swift and stylish checkmate victory over PandaDLT97 in the Bishops Opening Boi Variation—complete with a queen’s leap to h7 delivering the final knockout. Not afraid to resign gracefully either, barnabaaz knows when to shake hands and plan the next glorious comeback.

All in all, barnabaaz is a fearless tactician, a resilient competitor, and a chess personality who keeps the game unpredictable—and often hilarious. One might say they put the “baz” in bazinga!


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
theozzac 0W / 1L / 0D
abdelrahmansameh66671e 1W / 0L / 0D
maassendavid 0W / 1L / 0D
rohamazizi 0W / 1L / 0D
dorennus 0W / 0L / 1D
shashwathbc 1W / 0L / 0D
chse0c 0W / 1L / 0D
yoprivet 1W / 0L / 0D
sonai123456 1W / 0L / 0D
mrhomerlimpson 1W / 0L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
crackstoene 5W / 7L / 3D
neha_ch 3W / 3L / 0D
smnabc 5W / 0L / 0D
thefirstemperorofthechess 1W / 3L / 0D
topengmafia 2W / 0L / 2D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1740 631
2024 217 1704 677 654
2023 599 503
Rating by Year2023202420251740503YearRatingBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 101W / 97L / 4D 94W / 109L / 10D 59.9
2024 335W / 242L / 15D 313W / 251L / 23D 59.6
2023 105W / 108L / 12D 112W / 119L / 11D 56.8

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Scotch Game 14 12 2 0 85.7%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 13 9 4 0 69.2%
Sicilian Defense Open 8 5 3 0 62.5%
Italian Game 8 7 1 0 87.5%
French Defense Normal Variation 7 4 2 1 57.1%
Caro Kann Defense 7 6 1 0 85.7%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 7 5 2 0 71.4%
Philidor Defense 7 4 2 1 57.1%
French Defense Exchange Variation 6 5 1 0 83.3%
Scandinavian Defense 6 4 2 0 66.7%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 153 70 75 8 45.8%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 118 65 48 5 55.1%
Philidor Defense 67 26 38 3 38.8%
Ponziani Opening Jaenisch Counterattack 64 37 23 4 57.8%
Petrovs Defense 50 26 22 2 52.0%
Pirc Defense 44 24 16 4 54.5%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 43 22 21 0 51.2%
Van t Kruijs Opening 41 28 13 0 68.3%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 41 25 15 1 61.0%
French Defense Normal Variation 38 14 24 0 36.8%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Alapin Sicilian Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Petrovs Defense Three Knights Game 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Philidor Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Ruy Lopez Opening Berlin Beverwijk Zukertort Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 13 0
Losing 9 1