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Miguel Marçola

Username: cortexSato

Playing Since: 2024-12-14 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟

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Daily: 400
0W / 1L / 0D
Rapid: 894
623W / 539L / 26D
Blitz: 563
1208W / 1155L / 35D
Bullet: 510
375W / 342L / 7D

Miguel Marçola: The Biology Buff of the Board

Meet Miguel Marçola, a chess player whose moves are as calculated as a biologist’s experiment. With a blitz rating peaking at 273 and a rapid max of 687, Miguel’s gameplay evolves like an organism adapting to its environment—sometimes thriving, sometimes needing a little extra incubation.

Known in the chess ecosystem as cortexSato, Miguel’s style blends tactical awareness with a hint of scientific precision. His longest winning streak is an impressive 8 games, proving that his strategies can multiply effectively over time.

An opening specialist, Miguel’s favorite “spawning grounds” are the King’s Pawn and Bishop’s openings, boasting win rates up to 81.8% and 64.1% respectively in blitz. When it comes to defense, his performance with the Scandinavian Defense is particularly infectious, winning 80% of games played. Though the Van t Kruijs Opening might be a rare genetic mutation in his repertoire with only a 10% win rate, he’s steadily evolving beyond it.

Time-wise, Miguel thrives in the early morning and afternoon “sunlight” hours, achieving a stellar 100% win rate at 8 AM and over 60% around noon. Notably, his win rate on Sundays soars to 56.7%, proving that even chess players enjoy a good weekend flourish.

On the psychological front, Miguel maintains a low tilt factor of 7 — a sign he keeps stress at bay like a true neuron firing calmly in the brain. And when faced with losing a piece? His comeback rate spikes to a perfect 100%, showing that like a cell repairing DNA damage, he’s resilient and adaptive.

Overall, Miguel Marçola is a fascinating fusion of brainpower and chess prowess, whose moves remind us that in the game of life and chess, evolution favors the player who can anticipate, adapt, and sometimes even outwit their opponent’s genetic code.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
edwa-nj 1W / 0L / 0D
vladparkk 0W / 1L / 0D
mertgoksu 1W / 0L / 0D
praise_999 1W / 0L / 0D
ofmann 1W / 0L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
lamsiharsiahaan 3W / 0L / 0D
oshi_freya_jkt48 2W / 1L / 0D
tboyamamaschluha 2W / 1L / 0D
alecianca1 0W / 2L / 0D
dr8koqc 2W / 0L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 244 400 354 400

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 515W / 450L / 14D 465W / 497L / 14D 40.3

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 183 91 91 1 49.7%
Kings Pawn Opening 43 25 18 0 58.1%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 24 13 11 0 54.2%
Queens Pawn Opening Mikenas Defense 18 7 11 0 38.9%
Italian Game 16 10 6 0 62.5%
Reti Opening 14 6 6 2 42.9%
Van t Kruijs Opening 13 7 5 1 53.9%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 12 7 5 0 58.3%
Alekhines Defense 11 5 6 0 45.5%
Queens Pawn Opening 11 4 7 0 36.4%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 502 252 244 6 50.2%
Englund Gambit 68 34 33 1 50.0%
Kings Pawn Opening 35 21 14 0 60.0%
Italian Game 30 17 13 0 56.7%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 26 17 8 1 65.4%
Sicilian Defense 23 13 10 0 56.5%
Sicilian Defense Old Sicilian Variation 20 7 12 1 35.0%
Queens Pawn Opening 19 10 9 0 52.6%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 19 11 7 1 57.9%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 19 12 7 0 63.2%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 13 5 8 0 38.5%
Englund Gambit 8 4 4 0 50.0%
Ruy Lopez Opening Old Steinitz Defense 4 2 2 0 50.0%
Kings Pawn Opening 4 1 3 0 25.0%
Caro Kann Defense 4 1 2 1 25.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 4 3 1 0 75.0%
Italian Game 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Philidor Defense 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Three Knights Opening 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Ruy Lopez Opening Berlin Defense 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 15 1
Losing 10 0