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Vedant P Kumbakonam

Username: brhath

Location: chennai

Playing Since: 2012-07-04 (Active)

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Daily: 1551
18W / 9L / 4D
Rapid: 2212
164W / 135L / 17D
Blitz: 2545
2010W / 1902L / 319D
Bullet: 2811
8085W / 9651L / 1254D

Vedant P Kumbakonam - aka "brhath"

Meet Vedant P Kumbakonam, a cunning strategist on the 64 squares who has been dazzling chessboards across the world with both his patience and flair. Launching his rapid rating around 2013 at a modest 1380, Vedant has steadily climbed the ranks to an impressive peak rapid rating soaring over 2200 by 2025. That's not just growth; that's leveling up like a chess wizard on steroids!

With a blitz style that screams both creativity and resilience, Vedant hit a lightning-fast peak blitz rating above 2500—a realm many only dream of—making his opponents question if they accidentally sat down to a grandmaster’s game. His bullet rating, the brutal fast-paced battlefield, is no less intimidating with a peak rating of 2670, showing he's got nerves of steel and fingers that defy Newton’s laws of motion.

Vedant enjoys long, deep endgames with an average of 78 moves per battle, proving he's more marathon runner than sprinter—fast and flashy moves are cool, but enduring pressure and grinding out wins with finesse is his chess jam. His psychological game is strong, bouncing back from setbacks with a remarkable 86% comeback rate. So if you knock him down a piece or two, don’t get comfortable—this is where the real fight begins.

Our chess hero favors a mysterious "Top Secret" opening strategy in rapid and blitz games, which clearly keeps his opponents scratching their heads—and losing. For the more adventurous, he also dabbles in the Scandinavian Defense and Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack variations, showing he isn’t afraid to think outside the traditional pawn march.

Vedant’s playing style? A spicy mix of strategic grit and tactical awareness. He knows just when to resign early (only 0.9% of the time—he’s a fighter at heart) and when to drag kings across the board into thrilling endgames. Oh, and he’s notorious for gaming best between 1 PM and 2 PM, perfectly timed for a strategic chess lunch break!

Recent Highlights:

  • Just achieved a thrilling victory in a Queen's Gambit Declined battle, winning on time as "brhath" against Girlz_Can_Too on June 4th, 2025.
  • Proved checkmate expertise with a stylish finish against siddharthavemula in another recent encounter.

Fun facts:

  • Longest winning streak: 25 games. That’s more than an entire Netflix series binge!
  • Current winning streak is alive and kicking at 1 — no pressure, right?
  • Has played over 13,000 bullet games. That's roughly 60 hours of lightning-fast chess—blink and you’ll miss it.

In summary, Vedant P Kumbakonam doesn't just play chess; he treats it like an epic saga where every move counts, every piece is someone’s favorite character, and every checkmate is the season finale. Keep an eye on brhath, because this chess gladiator is definitely one to watch in the kingdom of kings and queens.


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Personalised Feedback for Vedant P Kumbakonam

Quick Snapshot

• Current peak blitz rating:
• Most played first move as White: 1.b3 (over 80 % of your recent games)
• Session patterns:

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What You’re Doing Well

  • Opening familiarity – Your handling of the Nimzowitsch–Larsen setup (1.b3 Bb2, etc.) is confident. In the win vs. no-masters-no-slaves you reached a comfortable middlegame after 10 moves with a clear plan of Ne5–Re1–Qd3–g4.
  • Tactical alertness – The miniature against GMahan717 shows excellent calculation: 22.Qh4! created dual threats and you converted in 31 moves.
  • Pressure with the initiative – You often seize space with pawn storms (g- and h-pawns). When timed well (e.g. 18.g5!! against HEATHBATH), this keeps opponents on the back foot.

Key Improvement Areas

  1. Opening diversity
    Opponents rated 2550+ have started to steer the game into favourable versions of the Larsen (see loss to MountThief). Add at least one classical 1.e4 or 1.d4 line to remain unpredictable.
  2. Pawn-structure awareness
    In several defeats you advanced flank pawns too early, leaving weaknesses on dark squares. Study model games on king-side pawn storms versus solid centre control; pay special attention to the concept of overextension.
  3. Time management
    Two recent losses were on time in roughly equal endings (vs. HEATHBATH). Practise playing “increment drills”: set 30 seconds + 2 sec increment positions and aim to make every move under 5 seconds.
  4. Conversion technique
    Even in won positions you sometimes allow counter-play (win vs. vi144: 40…Re1! almost drew). Spend 10 minutes after each game marking moves where a simple consolidating choice existed but was missed; then replay with engine guidance.

Concrete Action Plan (4 weeks)

WeekFocusDaily Task
1Alternative openingsWatch one 15-min video on Queen’s Gambit basics & play 5 blitz games starting with 1.d4 d5 2.c4.
2Pawn structuresAnnotate 3 GM games with opposite-wing attacks; label good & bad pawn breaks.
3Endgame speed50 moves in Lichess “Drills – rook endings” at 30 + 2.
4Self-reviewSelect 10 own games (5 wins/5 losses) and create a one-page summary of recurring themes.

Illustrative Moments

Over-pushing example (loss vs. buffos): after 14.f4? the backward e-pawn and weak dark squares let Black seize the initiative.
Model attack (win vs. GMahan717): 22.Qh4! h5 23.exf6! Rae8 24.Qg5 Kf7 25.Rxh5 won material and kept the attack – save this PGN as a blueprint.
Critical miss (loss vs. Mydark96): instead of 26.f4?? you had 26.Rh2! holding the seventh rank and equalising.

Final Thoughts

Your aggressive style is a real asset; polishing positional foundations and clock discipline will convert more of those promising positions into points. Stay consistent with the training plan and feel free to reach out with games you’d like analysed in depth.



🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
avilez 1W / 0L / 0D View
alemartinn 2W / 1L / 0D View
steponaz 2W / 0L / 0D View
69360420obama 3W / 1L / 0D View
Magnoose96 1W / 0L / 0D View
guardian_ofthegalaxy 2W / 2L / 0D View
Claudio Lasama 1W / 0L / 0D View
raekwon_w 0W / 1L / 1D View
Kashish Jain 2W / 1L / 0D View
franzzchess 2W / 2L / 0D View
Most Played Opponents
siddharthavemula 179W / 48L / 5D View Games
krooler 129W / 22L / 5D View Games
Bryan Weisz 37W / 47L / 7D View Games
bulletfrenzy 52W / 27L / 5D View Games
mathnerd55 26W / 34L / 11D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2804 2484 2212 1551
2024 2500 2269 2163 1545
2023 2111 2180 2121
2022 2045
2021 1866 2115 1481
2020 1551 1863 1528
2018 1634 1435 1783
2017 1528 1713
2016 1712 1822 1850
2015 1672 1882
2014 1367 1963
2013 1145 1517 1312
2012 1278
Rating by Year201220132014201520162017201820202021202220232024202528041145YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 3288W / 3402L / 464D 2891W / 3790L / 513D 87.7
2024 1516W / 1495L / 214D 1443W / 1560L / 224D 80.4
2023 367W / 308L / 36D 377W / 287L / 39D 72.4
2022 7W / 9L / 1D 9W / 5L / 2D 61.5
2021 146W / 103L / 21D 125W / 120L / 14D 78.7
2020 96W / 57L / 6D 90W / 69L / 3D 69.1
2018 146W / 100L / 8D 148W / 99L / 9D 74.8
2017 26W / 15L / 2D 17W / 26L / 3D 79.9
2016 130W / 108L / 13D 113W / 110L / 11D 77.0
2015 80W / 36L / 3D 53W / 49L / 9D 76.8
2014 57W / 33L / 2D 48W / 44L / 4D 78.6
2013 25W / 24L / 1D 24W / 21L / 6D 86.0
2012 1W / 1L / 2D 1W / 0L / 1D 69.3

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Caro-Kann Defense 26 16 9 1 61.5%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 20 15 3 2 75.0%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 19 10 9 0 52.6%
Sicilian Defense 11 5 6 0 45.5%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 11 5 5 1 45.5%
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation 10 8 1 1 80.0%
Amar Gambit 10 7 2 1 70.0%
Scandinavian Defense 9 7 2 0 77.8%
Barnes Defense 8 6 1 1 75.0%
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit 8 6 2 0 75.0%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 392 203 152 37 51.8%
Scandinavian Defense 300 128 154 18 42.7%
Amar Gambit 133 85 44 4 63.9%
East Indian Defense 130 67 53 10 51.5%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 122 66 40 16 54.1%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 121 61 50 10 50.4%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation 116 42 62 12 36.2%
Caro-Kann Defense 115 63 45 7 54.8%
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 107 53 50 4 49.5%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 96 39 49 8 40.6%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 3476 1602 1681 193 46.1%
Scandinavian Defense 1793 767 896 130 42.8%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation 1570 717 740 113 45.7%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 1309 542 680 87 41.4%
East Indian Defense 1110 465 564 81 41.9%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 810 344 408 58 42.5%
Amar Gambit 660 309 312 39 46.8%
Caro-Kann Defense 427 191 212 24 44.7%
French Defense: Classical Variation, Svenonius Variation 363 151 189 23 41.6%
Amazon Attack 358 147 191 20 41.1%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown 5 4 1 0 80.0%
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Barnes Defense 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 2 0 0 2 0.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 2 0 0 2 0.0%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 2 1 0 1 50.0%
Amar Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Dresden Opening: The Goblin 1 0 1 0 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 25 1
Losing 14 0
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