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cruz29

Playing Since: 2013-06-05 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟♟♟

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Daily: 1201
5W / 20L / 0D
Rapid: 1553
16W / 14L / 0D
Blitz: 2439
94989W / 78241L / 15103D
Bullet: 1033
2W / 7L / 0D

Profile Summary: cruz29

Meet cruz29, a relentless chess aficionado whose passion for the 64 squares is as deep as their opening repertoire is... mysterious. Specializing primarily in Blitz chess, cruz29 has dazzled opponents with a peak rating hovering around 2540—definitely someone you don’t want to face in a timed scramble.

With over 76,000 blitz wins out of nearly 122,000 games played, this player’s keen tactical awareness is reflected in a 91.96% comeback rate and a perfect record of winning after losing a piece (talk about fighting spirit!). However, cruz29’s psychological battlefield is no less intriguing: a Tilt Factor of 41 suggests that even the best keep their nerves in check... most of the time.

This player’s style? Patience laced with aggression. Ending over 85% of games via endgame play and racking up an impressive 78 average moves per win shows they’re not about quick tricks but deep, strategic battles. Although the Early Resignation Rate is a modest 1.46%, cruz29 prefers to fight till the very last pawn drop.

A popular choice of openings carries a touch of enigma, with a “Top Secret” opening used in over 86,000 blitz games yielding an almost equal win and loss ratio—clearly, cruz29 likes to keep opponents guessing. Other favorite weapons include the Slav Defense and a Scandinavian Defense variant where their win rate shoots up to almost 86%—not bad for an opening that sounds like a Viking raid!

Rapid and Bullet play? Let’s just say cruz29 enjoys 3-minute and 1-minute frenzies but dominates most firmly when ticking down those middle-ground blitz seconds. Daily chess seems to be more of a “special occasion” for this player, with a moderate rating hovering just above 1200.

Behind the scenes, cruz29 has developed a sort of chess résumé filled with thousands of games against a diverse range of opponents—from casual blitz friends to hardcore bullet contenders. With long winning streaks topping 26 games and current streaks lasting 2 games, cruz29 proves that consistency is as much a part of their game as chaos.

In summary: if you ever find yourself facing cruz29 on the board, expect a determined, strategic opponent who will puzzle you with unorthodox openings and tire you out in captivating endgames. Just don’t mess with their nerves—because even chess heroes have their off days.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
chesswastetime 5W / 4L / 0D
a-boy415 7W / 2L / 0D
decode 4W / 1L / 0D
eonamen 2W / 2L / 1D
thegreenwizard71 0W / 3L / 1D
iam_a_looser 1W / 0L / 0D
jepldvv 1W / 1L / 0D
ante 0W / 2L / 1D
leogrindsyou 2W / 0L / 0D
dhanush2001 0W / 1L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
2011KING 166W / 194L / 23D
cpineda2 140W / 116L / 38D
ofer zemertov 118W / 118L / 6D
Dragan Popadic 99W / 108L / 26D
Darko Jelen 103W / 70L / 38D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2281
2024 2169 1553
2023 2307
2022 2364 1631 1201
2021 2272 1436
2020 883 2366 1594
2019 2426
2018 2455
2017 2273
2016 1005 2235 1201
2015 2248
2014 1195 2216
2013 2100
Rating by Year20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252455883YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 1841W / 1392L / 277D 1641W / 1587L / 279D 80.9
2024 3473W / 2589L / 437D 3070W / 2940L / 497D 76.7
2023 3618W / 2636L / 571D 3153W / 3066L / 566D 81.0
2022 2968W / 2142L / 600D 2722W / 2337L / 589D 84.5
2021 3340W / 2309L / 596D 2943W / 2616L / 617D 83.8
2020 3123W / 2781L / 645D 2772W / 3119L / 637D 84.4
2019 2766W / 2269L / 475D 2384W / 2679L / 484D 84.1
2018 3215W / 2238L / 452D 2796W / 2624L / 451D 83.6
2017 2709W / 1841L / 342D 2304W / 2213L / 358D 83.1
2016 4253W / 3177L / 531D 3787W / 3634L / 554D 81.1
2015 2434W / 1735L / 304D 2110W / 2062L / 294D 84.1
2014 5798W / 3611L / 697D 5276W / 4110L / 701D 81.1
2013 1588W / 875L / 209D 1486W / 997L / 200D 83.0

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 86866 42614 36628 7624 49.1%
Unknown Opening 64302 33833 25935 4534 52.6%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Main Line 325 150 144 31 46.1%
Slav Defense Exchange Variation 130 65 54 11 50.0%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 102 42 46 14 41.2%
Kings Indian Defense Four Pawns Dynamic Line 95 59 30 6 62.1%
Queens Gambit Declined Exchange Positional Line Reshevsky Variation 65 33 25 7 50.8%
Queens Gambit Declined Exchange Positional Line 53 27 21 5 50.9%
Kings Indian Defense Four Pawns Attack 41 25 13 3 61.0%
Scandinavian Defense Closed 39 25 13 1 64.1%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 30 16 14 0 53.3%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 22 3 19 0 13.6%
Unknown Opening 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown Opening 8 2 6 0 25.0%
Top Secret 1 0 1 0 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 26 1
Losing 41 0