Max "CencisCan": The Midnight Bullet Marauder
Max, who plays under the username CencisCan, is a chess addict with a Bullet habit. His preferred time control is Bullet, but that has not stopped him from building a massive Blitz catalog too. With more than 5,000 analyzed games, peak ratings of 2129 in Bullet and 2229 in Blitz, and a 14 game winning streak, he is the kind of player who makes the rematch button work overtime.
An Opening Repertoire With Character
Max is not afraid of weird openings. As Black he regularly dives into the Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation, a hypermodern adventure that appears in over 300 of his games, and he often answers 1.e4 with the Sicilian Defense. As White, the database tags many of his games with the Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit even though he is the one playing 1.d4. His first move is almost always 1.d4, and when he starts checking, the queen does a lot of the heavy lifting.
A Comeback Machine
Numbers suggest Max plays like someone who never read the memo about giving up. He recovers from losing positions at an 87% clip and still wins 46.6% of games after dropping a piece. His longest losing streak of 11 games shows he can crash, but his longest winning streak of 14 shows he can also fly. He is stronger with the white pieces at 51.1% versus 45% with black, and his best time of day appears to be midnight, when his win rate is a perfect 100%.
- Average decisive game lasts roughly 70 moves, so even in Bullet he battles into deep endgames.
- His comeback rate of 87% is the signature stat of his profile.
- A tilt factor of 11 means he is human, but a 14 game winning streak proves how high the ceiling can go.
Familiar Rivals
Max builds rivalries the old fashioned way, by refusing to leave the queue. His most frequent opponent is nbasescu, with 11 meetings and a slim 6 to 4 edge for Max. He also owns a strong record against desmondexpo, winning 7 of their 9 battles. Other regulars in his orbit include Rico B, tubbie-toetje, plouffsy, and chess_sar_tiger.