Denis M

Denis M. — The Patient Pawn Pusher

Denis M., known online as denis687, is a spirited chess enthusiast who marches across the chessboard with the tenacity of an ant colony defending its territory. Not one to shy away from the grind, Denis has played nearly 3,200 rapid games over the years, weaving a complex biological tapestry of wins, losses, and draws — the battle of neurons firing and pawns falling.

Rating Evolution & Playing Style

Starting in 2020 with a modest rapid rating of 511, Denis's strategic genome has evolved steadily, peaking around 862 in rapid rating by 2022 before fluctuating around the 800 mark. He’s the kind of player who thrives on long, drawn-out battles (his average winning game lasting about 57 moves), clearly enjoying the endgame as much as a crab enjoys its shell — with a 57% frequency to boot!

Despite the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune (read: losses), Denis’s comeback rate is a whopping 66%, showing a resilience that would make even a cockroach jealous. Lose a piece? No problem — Denis’s win rate after losing material is a flawless 100%, which is basically chess evolution in action!

Opening Moves: A Diet of King's Pawn and Scandinavian Defense

Like a true organism adapting to its environment, Denis favors the tried-and-true King's Pawn Opening, amassing 1,055 rapid games with an almost 49% win rate. He's also brewed up some success with the Scandinavian Defense Mieses-Kotrč Variation, showing a classy 66% win rate in 56 appearances — a finesse move that might be the secret enzyme in his playing DNA.

Psychology & Time-of-Day Trends

Even chess neurons need rest, and Denis seems to perform best around 11 AM (a cool 60% win rate), and also likes to operate late at night, with surprisingly high success at 4 AM – a whopping 83% win rate. Maybe the midnight oil fuels the brain’s mitochondria more efficiently! He’s the kind of player who knows when to fold — only resigning early 4.3% of the time — and keeps a tilt factor of 10, meaning he rarely lets frustration mutate into rash decisions.

Quick Bits

• Longest winning streak: 9 games — definitely no dino-sized stalling here!
• Win/loss/draw in Rapid: 1479 / 1491 / 207 — a near Darwinian balance of survival of the fittest.
• Bullet rating peaked at 970 but with very few games played, Denis prefers the steady metabolic rate of rapid battles.
• White pieces yield a slightly better success rate (48.3%) than black (44.7%) — a classic example of photosynthesis vs. respiration in chess form.

In all, Denis M. embodies a chess player evolving through every skirmish and sacrifice, proving that with enough patience and adaptation, even the humblest pawn can reach the far ranks and become a queen.