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Delusional_Knight CM

Playing Since: 2023-10-13 (Active)

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Rapid: 2342
83W / 121L / 53D
Blitz: 2676
3272W / 3984L / 856D
Bullet: 2481
215W / 250L / 32D

Delusional_Knight: The Candidate Master with a Twist

Meet Delusional_Knight, a titled Candidate Master who battles across the 64 squares with a rating rollercoaster that would make a soap opera jealous. With blitz ratings skimming as high as 2760 in 2025 and bullet speeds flirting with near-2800, this player proves that speed and style can sometimes do a happy dance — even if losses occasionally crash the party.

Known for a come-back rate that’s almost magical (91.48%) and an uncanny 100% win rate after losing a piece, Delusional_Knight refuses to wave the white flag early, despite an early resignation rate creeping up on half a percent—sometimes surrendering just to keep the suspense alive!

A fan favorite of the Sicilian Defense Chekhover Variation, the Ruy Lopez Morphy Defense, and the French Defense Horwitz Papa Ticulat Gambit, they've perfected a chess cocktail that's part cunning, part chaos, and all parts fun—leading to win rates hovering around a respectable 40-45% in these aggressive openings. Though, their love for the London System shows they can be a bit... traditional but with less than 40% win rate — hey, no one’s perfect!

Their psychological profile reads like a fascinating chess drama: a modest tilt factor of 14, a testament to their fiery spirit, combined with a willingness to fight through losses and a streak of patience with average game lengths stretching to 88 moves in wins. Their white pieces wield just a touch more power, with a 40.63% win rate versus black at 39.96%, making the opening move all the more exciting.

Opponents beware: whether it’s blitz, bullet, or rapid, Delusional_Knight has faced thousands of challengers, sometimes handing out checkmates, sometimes taking them with grace — and often keeping a win/loss/draw record that reads more like a saga than stats.

Off the board, Delusional_Knight might just be the kind of player who laughs at their own blunders and plots a sneaky comeback for the next game, because in the grand saga of chess, they know the thrill is in the journey... and the delusions of grandeur.

Currently rocking a 2459 blitz rating in 2025, but always dreaming of 2800 and beyond!

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Feedback for Delusional_Knight

Hi Delusional_Knight, I've reviewed some of your recent games and would like to share some constructive feedback to help you improve your chess skills further.

Strengths

  • Opening Preparation: You demonstrate solid knowledge in your openings, frequently using systems like the Reti and Queens Gambit Declined. Your move choices show clear understanding of positional play and development principles.
  • Active Piece Play: Your knight maneuvers and strategic control of key squares are notable — moves like Nd4 and Nc6 in your games show good activity and tactical awareness.
  • Effective Endgame Technique: In your wins, you manage to coordinate your pieces well in the endgame, applying pressure practically and converting advantages efficiently.

Areas for Improvement

  • Time Management: In some of your games, particularly the loss against Danghiotto, the clock pressure seemed to impact your play negatively. Try to allocate your time more evenly across the game, especially in the opening and early middlegame, to avoid rushed decisions later on.
  • Tactical Accuracy: Although you have strong positional play, a few tactical oversights have cost you games (for example, the quick mating sequence in the loss to prabala1359). Regular tactical puzzles and focused calculation training could help reduce these errors.
  • Opponent’s Threat Awareness: There were moments where opponent threats, such as pins or forks, were not immediately addressed (seen in the game versus Spieler1 where early pressure mounted). A habit of double-checking opponent's possible threats before each move can prevent such positions.

Tips to Advance

  1. Incorporate tactical drills daily to sharpen calculation speed and pattern recognition.
  2. Analyze your losses specifically for critical moments where you missed defensive resources or overlooked attacks.
  3. Focus on consistent time use—try to spend adequate time in the opening to avoid time trouble in the endgame.
  4. Study model games in your favorite openings and pay attention to typical plans and pawn structures.

Keep up the good work, and with a few adjustments in your practice and in-game approach, you can raise your level even further!

Feel free to ask if you'd like deeper analysis on any particular game or position.



🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
Vladimir Bilic 1W / 7L / 2D
Ilia Martinovici 1W / 1L / 0D
Helgi Olafsson 1W / 0L / 1D
Toms Kantans 0W / 1L / 0D
Vjacheslav Weetik 0W / 3L / 2D
Yaacov Norowitz 1W / 5L / 0D
cinghialuck 1W / 1L / 1D
llaveritito 1W / 0L / 0D
calmpython_19 0W / 2L / 0D
bhavesh1357gh 0W / 0L / 1D
Most Played Opponents
Bhavik Ahuja 51W / 41L / 9D
becalmncool 24W / 31L / 13D
Rix_pv 16W / 11L / 0D
Yasin Buenadicha 25W / 1L / 0D
harvardrocks 3W / 13L / 6D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2481 2707 2334
2024 2437 2707 2418
2023 2555 2503 2503
Rating by Year20232024202527072334YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 611W / 721L / 187D 612W / 758L / 156D 83.3
2024 899W / 1039L / 252D 872W / 1118L / 205D 80.6
2023 327W / 366L / 82D 297W / 391L / 74D 81.0

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Caro-Kann Defense 262 128 101 33 48.9%
French Defense: Burn Variation 258 95 135 28 36.8%
French Defense 224 95 109 20 42.4%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 222 85 111 26 38.3%
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation 193 84 93 16 43.5%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 180 85 78 17 47.2%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 174 69 88 17 39.7%
Barnes Defense 164 71 76 17 43.3%
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense 151 43 87 21 28.5%
Four Knights Game 149 57 73 19 38.3%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 11 5 2 4 45.5%
French Defense 9 6 1 2 66.7%
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation 9 1 5 3 11.1%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 8 3 4 1 37.5%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 8 4 4 0 50.0%
Caro-Kann Defense 8 3 5 0 37.5%
Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation 7 1 5 1 14.3%
Amazon Attack 7 1 5 1 14.3%
French Defense: Burn Variation 7 2 4 1 28.6%
Czech Defense 6 2 4 0 33.3%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 41 16 25 0 39.0%
Australian Defense 28 14 10 4 50.0%
Amar Gambit 24 11 12 1 45.8%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 22 13 7 2 59.1%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 21 8 10 3 38.1%
Modern 17 3 11 3 17.6%
Döry Defense 14 5 5 4 35.7%
Caro-Kann Defense 14 3 11 0 21.4%
East Indian Defense 13 5 8 0 38.5%
King's Indian Attack 13 4 8 1 30.8%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 14 0
Losing 14 3