About dedefave
dedefave is an energetic online chess player who prefers Rapid games but is no stranger to marathon Blitz sessions. Quick with a trick and fond of cheeky traps, dedefave mixes tactical fireworks with long, grindy endgames — sometimes intentionally, sometimes because the opponent blunders into them. Expect imaginative play, a stubborn defense, and the occasional brilliant comeback.
Playing style & strengths
Part tactician, part endurance athlete, dedefave combines sharp opening tricks with a willingness to fight long endgames. Highlights:
- Favours dynamic, trap-rich lines like the Blackburne Shilling Gambit when the moment calls for surprise.
- Comfortable in both attacking and technical positions — long decisive games are common (average decisive length often long).
- Strong comeback ability: able to reverse bad positions and score wins after setbacks.
Notable openings (what to expect)
dedefave has a soft spot for openings that generate imbalanced play and practical chances. Frequent and successful choices include:
- Blackburne Shilling Gambit — a go-to for surprise value and scorable complications.
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense — sharp tactical lines and Fegatello-style fireworks.
- Ruy Lopez — solid, classical play when patience is rewarded.
- Also often sees play: Scandinavian Defense, Sicilian Defense, and the London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation.
Stats & milestones
A few career highlights and handy facts (keeps the bragging short and factual):
- Prolific blitz competitor with hundreds of games on record and a solid winning habit in quick time controls.
- Notable streaks: longest winning run reached 10 games; longest losing streak 7 games.
- Prefers Rapid as a primary pace — more concentrated, more thoughtful, fewer accidental mouse slips.
- Peak Rapid rating: 1670 (2021-01-26)
- Rating trend snapshot:
Memorable opponents & games
dedefave has a handful of repeat rivals and a few one-sided matchups that make for fun stories:
- Frequent opponent: shinosa — a tidy record and some sharp fights.
- Sample sparkling finish: Blitz win vs shinosa
Fun facts & quirks
- Best time of day to play (surprisingly): 04:00 — apparently the brain likes it quiet and cheaty-looking positions thrive then.
- Tactical resilience: high comeback rate and respectable performance after material losses.
- Average decisive games tend to be long — if you beat dedefave, you likely earned it by outlasting them.
- Placeholder for studying openings: Italian Game: Two Knights Defense