Michael Rohde is a highly skilled chess Grandmaster who has shown impressive performance across various time controls including Daily, Rapid, Blitz, and even Bullet chess. Known for his tactical ingenuity and psychological resilience, he combines solid preparation with dynamic play.
Playing Style & Strengths
Michael’s playing style is characterized by a deep understanding of endgames (with an endgame frequency of about 82%) and a preference for longer, strategic battles. His games typically feature around 70 moves to victory and about 84 moves in defeat, showing his endurance in the heat of the battle.
Average first capture move: around the 7th move, indicating rapid engagement
Tactical awareness is notable, boasting an 84% comeback rate after setbacks
Good psychological strength with a tilt factor of 5 and a peak preparedness depth of median 5 moves
Stronger at playing White with a win rate above 61%, but also solid with Black (nearly 54%)
Favorite Openings
Michael displays impressive range and preferences for openings:
Blitz favorites:
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov and Kan variations with interesting attacking setups like 6.Be3 and 5.Nc3
English Opening - Symmetrical Variation
Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense
Spanish (Ruy Lopez) - Centre Attack
Réti Opening
Rapid favorites:
Réti Opening with an 80% win rate
English and Spanish variations
Sicilian Taimanov with 66% success
His opening repertoire showcases a solid foundation mixed with aggressive and flexible options, suitable for fast and classical games alike.
Performance Highlights
Peak Blitz rating of 2519 achieved in July 2022
Peak Rapid rating of 2626 in October 2019
Peak Daily rating of 2083 in May 2020
Boasts a strong win record in Blitz with 541 wins against 287 losses and 117 draws
Long winning streak of 18 games and a resilient playing record after losing material
Fun Facts
Michael’s best time to play is during the noon hours (roughly around 12 PM), where his win rate soars dramatically too—perfect for lunch break battles!
Has a playful side shown in his opening choices like the adventurous King's Gambit Accepted, which he has scored 100% wins in Daily games.
Despite the high level, he sometimes embraces the thrill of Blitz and Rapid chess, mixing speed with accuracy.
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