Joan Trepat Herranz (aka DirtyKabab)
FIDE Master Extraordinaire
Joan Trepat Herranz, known in the chess cosmos under the enigmatic handle DirtyKabab, is no ordinary player – they’ve earned the prestigious title of FIDE Master. With a cunning blend of tactical prowess and psychological endurance, Joan dances on the 64 squares with style and determination.
Rating Rollercoaster & Stats
This maestro’s peak blitz rating soared to an impressive 2666 in early 2024, with bullet bullets flying up to a blazing 2719 near the end of 2023. The daily chess battlegrounds are handled with calm precision, boasting a solid rating over 1600.
Over thousands of brutal blitz games, Joan has amassed over 1200 wins, though even the best stumble sometimes with 1346 losses—hey, no one’s perfect, but the fighting spirit remains undefeated! And let's not forget the lightning-fast bullet games where reactions are honed sharper than a knight’s fork!
Playing Style & Personality
An endgame aficionado, Joan rarely quits early, with an early resignation rate of just about 0.7%. They savor long battles – the average moves per win hover around 77 moves, showing patience that would exhaust most humans. When the going gets tough, Joan’s comeback rate is a staggering 87%, like a chess phoenix rising from the ashes of lost pawns!
Beware if you face Joan at 4 AM, their statistically best time to strike – it’s been dubbed the “DirtyKabab witching hour” by those who tried and failed to hold a draw.
Signature Openings & Favorite Battles
Joan’s opening repertoire includes some well-guarded secrets but loves dabbling with the English Opening (including the tricky Reversed Sicilian Three Knights) and the elegant Ruy Lopez variations. The Top Secret category covers a myriad of games, leaving opponents puzzled where the kabab spice might come from.
Memorable Moments
One of the most recent stunning finishes saw Joan mate their opponent with the finessed use of the Ruy Lopez Opening – Fianchetto Defense, proving once again that patience and precision win the day. When time pressure mounted, “DirtyKabab” kept their cool, winning games on time with the swiftness of a lightning blitz storm.
In Conclusion
Joan Trepat Herranz is a formidable force in online chess arenas—part strategist, part gladiator, part chess magician. Their nickname DirtyKabab suggests a bit of spice and unpredictability on the board, which might just be the secret ingredient to their many victories. Against them, you never just play a game; you survive an epic saga.