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blizzardofvegas

Playing Since: 2014-06-29 (Inactive)

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Daily: 400
0W / 4L / 0D
Blitz: 704
12215W / 12439L / 918D
Bullet: 1238
1W / 1L / 0D

Profile Summary: BlizzardOfVegas

Prepare to dive into the fascinating ecosystem of blizzardofvegas, a player whose chess journey feels like a grand evolutionary saga – complete with peaks, troughs, and the occasional tactical “mutation” that keeps opponents on their toes.

Starting around 2014, BlizzardOfVegas hatched into the Blitz arena with modest prey: ratings darting in the low thousands (hovering near 1013) and a humble start marked by a couple of losses. But much like a hardy species adapting to its environment, this player evolved, hitting Blitz peaks of 1213 by 2017 and displaying a winning spirit that, despite the back and forth struggle in the forest of pawns and knights, demonstrated resilience and growth.

One could say BlizzardOfVegas plays with the cunning of a chess chameleon—adjusting its openings like seasonal fur. Favorites include the Bishop’s Opening and the aggressive King’s Pawn Opening, showing a preference for flexible, sometimes spicy gambit-style engagements. Their performance is quite balanced, winning nearly half of games with the Bishop’s Opening at 46.5%, and approaching 51.6% with the King’s Pawn Opening—a true symbiotic relationship with positional play.

Despite the occasional “tilt factor” (14 out of 100, which is like a mild fever in the biological sense), BlizzardOfVegas packs a powerful comeback punch, boasting an astonishing 69.7% comeback rate during skirmishes where forces seem unequal. The player also maintains a perfect record after losing a piece—like a regenerative starfish refusing to be hampered by setbacks.

Preferred hunting times appear to be weekends and evenings, with win rates peaking around high-energy hourly bursts (notably 52.27% at 9 AM and 50.41% at 8 AM), as if BlizzardOfVegas thrives on circadian rhythm precision that would make even the most disciplined peregrine falcon envious.

BlizzardOfVegas's tactical style favors longer engagements, showing patience with an average of ~59 moves per win and nearly 63 moves per loss, a testament to endurance rivaling marathon athletes in the savannah. Their win rate using white pieces edges just above 50%, while black pieces present more challenging terrains with a respectable 45.15% success rate.

Whether clashing in fast Blitz battles or the occasional Bullet match (where their rating peaked around 1088), BlizzardOfVegas consistently shows a tenacity and strategic awareness that embodies the survival of the fittest in the fascinating world of online chess.

In the grand game of chess, this player keeps their pieces moving and their opponents guessing—demonstrating that in the ever-changing wilderness of tactics and strategy, blizzardofvegas remains a truly adaptive and spirited competitor.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
farhadfarjadfard 5W / 1L / 1D
itfdbb7 6W / 1L / 0D
jjbka59 2W / 5L / 0D
leonardchess455 2W / 4L / 0D
lucrezia777 4W / 1L / 1D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2024 704
2023 651
2022 816
2021 808
2020 1088 1010
2019 1037
2018 1064 963
2017 1016 800
2014 1013
Rating by Year2014201720182019202020212022202320241088651YearRatingBulletBlitz

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2024 770W / 712L / 60D 706W / 782L / 51D 63.5
2023 958W / 847L / 82D 810W / 979L / 74D 64.4
2022 1100W / 965L / 73D 945W / 1110L / 70D 61.1
2021 1122W / 1054L / 76D 1004W / 1132L / 67D 60.6
2020 707W / 648L / 64D 648W / 716L / 44D 61.5
2019 595W / 576L / 54D 577W / 614L / 42D 61.3
2018 596W / 535L / 46D 544W / 613L / 36D 63.1
2017 612W / 535L / 44D 529W / 636L / 35D 64.5
2014 0W / 1L / 0D 0W / 1L / 0D 89.5

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Bishops Opening 4233 1971 2076 186 46.6%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 2062 1017 984 61 49.3%
Bishops Opening Boi Variation 2017 899 1037 81 44.6%
Kings Pawn Opening 1811 936 802 73 51.7%
Bishops Opening Berlin Defense 1741 952 738 51 54.7%
Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense 1144 461 642 41 40.3%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 1070 599 430 41 56.0%
Vienna Game Anderssen Defense 941 389 516 36 41.3%
Sicilian Defense Bowdler Attack 719 330 375 14 45.9%
French Defense Steinitz Attack 653 341 294 18 52.2%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Gambit Declined Queens Knight Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Bishops Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Scandinavian Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Kings Pawn Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 13 0
Losing 14 2