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DrTancredi GM

Playing Since: 2017-07-16 (Inactive)

Wow Factor: ♟♟

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Blitz: 2816
299W / 166L / 62D
Bullet: 3054
330W / 174L / 27D

About DrTancredi

DrTancredi is a fierce Grandmaster known for conquering the rapid-fire chaos of Bullet chess with a knack for lightning-fast decisions and deep strategic insight. With a peak Bullet rating soaring above 3000, DrTancredi has established themselves as a formidable force on the board, combining precision with a hint of flair that keeps opponents guessing.

Playing Style & Strengths

With an impressive endgame frequency of over 84%, DrTancredi knows how to patiently grind down opponents. Their games often feature a lengthy battle averaging about 80+ moves before victory, showing resilience and deep positional understanding.

Known for:

  • Excellent recovery skills with a comeback rate near 89%
  • Winning more than half of games even after losing material
  • High tactical awareness with a minuscule one-sided loss rate of just 0.29%

And if you thought quick moves meant quick losses, think again—DrTancredi boasts a bullet win rate over 52%, proving speed doesn't compromise quality.

Opening Repertoire Highlights

DrTancredi is a specialist in the flexible Nimzo-Larsen Attack, scoring up to 80% wins in some variations in Bullet play! Other favored Bullet openings include:

  • Reti: KIA – 75% win rate
  • Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense – 75% win rate
  • Van't Kruijs Opening – 60% win rate
  • Queen's Pawn: Modern – over 63% win rate

In Blitz games, DrTancredi shines with the Modern Defense and the aggressive Modern: 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 a6 variation – winning all 5 recorded Blitz games with the latter. Quite the tactician!

Notable Records & Rivals

DrTancredi holds impressive records against several renowned players:

  • Over 66% wins against kempsy in 157 battles
  • Strong 43%+ performance against zhigalko_sergei across 65 games
  • Solid wins vs. wonderfultime (60%) and penguingm1 (51%)

They've had epic duels with chess luminaries, maintaining a respectable 32% win rate versus hikaru — definitely not a player to be underestimated, even against the elite.

Playing Habits & Fun Facts

DrTancredi prefers the wee hours of the morning — their best time to play is around 5 AM, when most mortals are dreaming of openings, but DrTancredi is busy delivering checkmates.

Fun fact: DrTancredi seems to like Mondays, boasting an outstanding 80% win rate on that day — possibly a sure way to beat the Monday blues! Meanwhile, beware if you match wits on Sunday; wins dip below 50% then.

Despite the intensity, DrTancredi never resigns early, showing the fighting spirit to battle until the very end.


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🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
Robin van Kampen 104W / 39L / 14D
Hikaru Nakamura 33W / 56L / 14D
Tuan Minh Le 43W / 28L / 1D
Sergei Zhigalko 29W / 34L / 2D
Andrew Tang 24W / 21L / 2D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2019 2904 2816
2018 2871 2779
2017 2893 2816
Rating by Year20172018201929042779YearRatingBulletBlitz

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2019 9W / 9L / 0D 6W / 10L / 3D 104.4
2018 19W / 17L / 1D 23W / 11L / 2D 84.9
2017 272W / 150L / 49D 302W / 143L / 34D 86.6

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amar Gambit 34 17 13 4 50.0%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 28 13 10 5 46.4%
Amazon Attack 27 19 7 1 70.4%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 25 10 12 3 40.0%
Modern 24 18 5 1 75.0%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 20 8 10 2 40.0%
Barnes Defense 15 6 8 1 40.0%
Döry Defense 14 8 4 2 57.1%
Czech Defense 12 7 5 0 58.3%
French Defense 11 7 2 2 63.6%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 31 20 8 3 64.5%
Amar Gambit 26 16 8 2 61.5%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 23 15 8 0 65.2%
King's Indian Attack 23 12 10 1 52.2%
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation 19 9 9 1 47.4%
Modern 18 12 6 0 66.7%
East Indian Defense 17 11 6 0 64.7%
Alekhine Defense 16 8 6 2 50.0%
Caro-Kann Defense 15 11 2 2 73.3%
Döry Defense 13 8 5 0 61.5%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 21 0
Losing 8 5