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Bob81974

Playing Since: 2023-12-27 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟

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Rapid: 1230
1782W / 1777L / 92D
Blitz: 795
33W / 68L / 0D
Bullet: 1121
0W / 1L / 0D

Profile Summary: Bob81974

Meet Bob81974, a passionate rapid chess player whose journey resembles a rollercoaster ride on a giant chessboard! Starting with a modest rating of 553 in late 2023, Bob has steadily climbed the ranks, hitting an impressive peak of 1347 in February 2025. Not a grandmaster yet, but definitely someone who makes pawns tremble!

Bob's style can best be described as a curious mix of patience and persistence. With an average of 55 moves per win and an impressive 75% comeback rate, this player knows how to turn the tides even when the battle looks bleak. However, with a tilt factor of 11, Bob occasionally channels a bit of the spiritual rollercoaster—sometimes rising like a phoenix, other times flustered like a queen caught in a fork.

The early resignation rate hovers just below 1%, proving that Bob doesn’t surrender easily — except, perhaps, to a sneaky Scandinavian Defense, where the losses pile up a bit more than victories. Yet, when Bob plays the Giuoco Piano Game, it's as if the board becomes a stage for a tactical masterpiece, boasting an 80% win rate.

Bob prefers the thrill of rapid games between 3 AM and 5 AM, with a mystical best time to play at 3 AM, when the brain is either incredibly sharp or wildly unpredictable. Such nocturnal dedication translates to a chess temperament that’s both fierce and a bit unpredictable—sometimes checkmating opponents with poetic flair, other times losing to timing issues (hello, timeouts!).

Opponents beware! Bob has a history of demolishing certain rivals with a 100% win rate, including the likes of “btw_akshat” and “vishwajeet114,” while maintaining a classic rivalry with familiar foes like “youssefhesham11” where the battles are much trickier (33.33% wins). Bob’s longest winning streak lasted eight games, a testament to the player's enduring fight... and the longest losing streak? A humbling eleven games—reminding us all that even chess warriors have their “off days.”

Among Bob’s most recent highlights is a dazzling victory by checkmate in a Scandinavian Defense battle — a true chess thriller ending with a sweep to the eighth rank, crowned with a queening promotion! This game showcases Bob's patience and ability to pounce at the perfect moment.

Off the board, Bob might just be the kind of player who chuckles at blunders, tunes out the noise, and keeps coming back for more. There's charm in every win and humility in every loss — a true testament to a chess enthusiast who’s there for the love of the game (and maybe for the occasional late night victory dance).

In summary, Bob81974 is a rising rapid player with tactical awareness, a warrior’s spirit, and a knack for turning games around — a "diamond in the rough" polished by thousands of exciting, dramatic, and sometimes hilariously nail-biting matches.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
mazenhany66 1W / 0L / 0D
machete0076 0W / 1L / 0D
1865denver 0W / 1L / 0D
dhaneshh08 1W / 0L / 0D
gotics 0W / 1L / 0D
viacheslav60 0W / 1L / 0D
vavanan 0W / 1L / 0D
rabh_p 0W / 1L / 0D
geanny40 1W / 0L / 0D
mody11mfm11 1W / 0L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
youssefhesham11 1W / 2L / 0D
GS1789 2W / 0L / 0D
habder 0W / 2L / 0D
mangealca 0W / 2L / 0D
shekib2023 1W / 1L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1199
2024 1205
2023 769
Rating by Year2023202420251205769YearRatingRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 229W / 206L / 12D 205W / 234L / 10D 65.8
2024 551W / 472L / 24D 471W / 541L / 31D 63.9
2023 2W / 1L / 0D 3W / 1L / 0D 74.7

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 2880 1410 1395 75 49.0%
Kings Pawn Opening 7 1 6 0 14.3%
Philidor Defense 6 2 4 0 33.3%
Giuoco Piano Game 5 4 1 0 80.0%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 5 1 4 0 20.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 4 3 1 0 75.0%
Center Game Accepted Normal Variation 4 1 3 0 25.0%
French Defense Normal Variation 4 1 3 0 25.0%
Scandinavian Defense 4 1 3 0 25.0%
Kings Fianchetto Opening 3 3 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 8 1
Losing 11 0