Meet cjlammert
cjlammert has been a fixture of online chess since July 2010, when they opened their account with a modest 1200 Daily rating and four games played. Nearly sixteen years later, they are still going, with thousands of games under their belt and a hard earned reputation as one of the most persistent players on the site.
Their preferred habitat is the Daily time control, where slow thinking and patience turn every game into a miniature marathon. 1624 (2025-07-19) is the ceiling they reached in July 2025, while their Rapid play climbed all the way to 1721 (2026-03-19) in March 2026.
The Grind and the Glory
cjlammert's career is a study in resilience. Early on they were a blitz addict; December 2010 alone saw 227 blitz games, a whirlwind month that produced 73 wins and 152 losses. It was the kind of volume that builds character, or at least a very busy mouse hand.
By 2019 the Daily game sharpened into something dangerous. October 2019 brought a perfect 11-0 run, November added 9-0, and March 2020 delivered 13 straight wins. The hot streak peaked with a 29 game winning streak overall, a number that would make any club player jealous.
Of course, no chess story is complete without a cold shower. August 2020 was brutal, a 1-15 stretch, and a 12 game losing streak lurks in the record books as a reminder that the board always gets its revenge.
tells the full roller coaster.Fierce Rivalries
Every long career needs a foil, and cjlammert has two of the best. Against hackerpat they have played 383 games and won 366 of them. That is not a rivalry, that is a pension plan.
Then there is Ruslan Ahundov, the worthy nemesis. Across 205 games the series stands at 4 wins for cjlammert and 197 for the classroom, a one sided saga that would break lesser players. cjlammert kept coming back anyway.
And for comic relief there is stevetheeegg, who lost all 73 meetings. Not one draw. Not one win. Just 73 gentle lessons.
Opening Repertoire
In Daily chess, cjlammert is a creature of habit with a taste for the offbeat. The Czech Defense has been a reliable weapon with an 81.82% win rate across 55 games, while the Amazon Attack and Scotch Game both hover near 80%. As Black, the Sicilian Defense has been almost unfair, winning 81.25% of the time.
shows a player who is comfortable as both colors and happy to steer the game into familiar territory, whether that means the Amazon Attack or the Amar Gambit. The openings may be quirky, but the results are serious.Playing Style and Quirks
The data paints cjlammert as a fighter. They come back from losing positions 70.07% of the time, and after losing a piece they still win 46.95% of games. One sided losses are rare, just 3.18%, and early resignations are almost unheard of at 1.9%. When the endgame arrives, which happens 63.3% of the time, cjlammert is ready to grind.
There is a psychological dimension too. The tilt factor sits at 12, which sounds high until you remember the 29 game streak. The best time to play is 10:00 AM, so the coffee is hot and the tactics are clear.
The queen is the preferred instrument of chaos. Across thousands of games the queen delivered the most checks, and when cjlammert lands the first check they win 63.32% of the time. Put that in your opening prep.
By the Numbers
- Daily: 810 wins, 401 losses, 28 draws
- Rapid: 739 wins, 593 losses, 95 draws
- Blitz: 369 wins, 464 losses, 10 draws
- Bullet: 3 wins, 19 losses, 0 draws (bullet is not the home turf)
- Longest winning streak: 29 games
- Longest losing streak: 12 games
cjlammert is proof that longevity, a thick skin, and a favorite opening beat raw talent more often than people expect. The story is still being written, one Daily move at a time.