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Steven Manwaring

Username: EmptyFireman

Location: vermont

Playing Since: 2020-11-14 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟♟

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Daily: 1520
312W / 114L / 23D
Rapid: 1084
518W / 423L / 31D
Blitz: 1093
1477W / 1457L / 99D
Bullet: 1311
12509W / 12749L / 693D

Steven Manwaring - The Chess Biologist

In the vast ecosystem of online chess, Steven Manwaring, also known by his username EmptyFireman, is a fascinating species. With a Daily rating peak hovering near 1779 and a Bullet bloom reaching 1372, Steven has cultivated a robust portfolio of victories across the board.

Born into the microcosm of 2020 chess beginnings, Steven has evolved rapidly, adapting his openings like a chameleon shifting shades. His signature King's Pawn Opening in Daily matches boasts an impressive 86.67% win rate, proving he’s no mere pawn in this game of pawns and kings!

Curiously, his bullet games swarm with activity—over 7,000 games logged, demonstrating his infectious zest for fast-paced battles, where his win rate scales up to a bubbling 52%. Like a true predator of time, his win streaks crest at a stunning 19 consecutive victories. Talk about genetic dominance in the wilds of blitz!

Steven's style is an intricate dance of patience and aggression, with an average of 53 moves per win, and a tactical awareness that revives him from losing pieces with a perfect 100% win rate after such setbacks. His endgame frequency is high—embracing the final biological tipping point of any chess battle about 62% of the time.

Despite sometimes feeling the psychological pressure (a tilt factor of 26), his comeback gene is remarkably strong at nearly 71%, showing resilience worthy of the toughest survivalists.

His daily encounter record reads like a who's who of opponents, with a legendary rivalry against “stevenplawe” at 46 games, and a general knack for convincing opponents to shed their defenses.

While his preferred hunting grounds are the chessboard’s center, Steven occasionally experiments with more exotic openings, with a pinch of secretive strategies akin to hidden DNA sequences waiting to surprise.

An enthusiast of the game's biological intricacies, Steven Manwaring continues to proliferate his legacy, checkmating opponents and propelling his rating higher in the grand biosphere of chess.

Keep an eye on this grandmaster in the making – he's evolving faster than a hypermodern opening!


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
crynaljane126 1W / 0L / 0D
squrizz 0W / 1L / 0D
dreams4 1W / 0L / 0D
markovsamle 0W / 1L / 0D
doodledinks 0W / 1L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
stevenplawe 41W / 17L / 0D
coachrp 13W / 21L / 0D
kingsgambit510 23W / 10L / 1D
the-strider 17W / 17L / 0D
chess_in_piece000 10W / 23L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1177 1036 1573
2024 820 761 1143 1522
2023 1194
2021 982 922 1556 1733
2020 794 819 942 1265
Rating by Year202020212023202420251733761YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 2822W / 2905L / 195D 2798W / 2943L / 167D 58.1
2024 2557W / 2404L / 112D 2419W / 2545L / 106D 57.7
2023 0W / 5L / 0D 1W / 5L / 0D 71.9
2021 562W / 430L / 36D 537W / 440L / 38D 67.7
2020 173W / 127L / 8D 156W / 140L / 10D 55.4

Openings: Most Played

Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 31 27 3 1 87.1%
Top Secret 21 13 6 2 61.9%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 14 6 6 2 42.9%
Bishops Opening 11 6 5 0 54.5%
Undefined 11 11 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense 10 6 4 0 60.0%
Caro Kann Defense 10 5 3 2 50.0%
Italian Game 8 6 2 0 75.0%
Philidor Defense 8 6 2 0 75.0%
Queens Pawn Opening 8 4 4 0 50.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Englund Gambit 1659 764 860 35 46.0%
Scandinavian Defense 1231 586 608 37 47.6%
Kings Pawn Opening 1096 531 542 23 48.5%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 917 432 470 15 47.1%
Caro Kann Defense 647 307 326 14 47.5%
Top Secret 618 328 262 28 53.1%
Van t Kruijs Opening 611 319 281 11 52.2%
French Defense Knight Variation 526 265 251 10 50.4%
Bishops Opening Boi Variation 462 213 234 15 46.1%
Bishops Opening 456 229 220 7 50.2%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Caro Kann Defense 35 16 17 2 45.7%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 34 17 17 0 50.0%
Scandinavian Defense 30 14 13 3 46.7%
Scotch Game 30 16 13 1 53.3%
Italian Game 26 12 14 0 46.1%
Kings Pawn Opening 25 8 16 1 32.0%
Sicilian Defense Old Sicilian Variation 18 9 7 2 50.0%
Philidor Defense 16 7 9 0 43.8%
Sicilian Defense Bowdler Attack 15 8 7 0 53.3%
Three Knights Opening 15 7 8 0 46.7%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 177 81 91 5 45.8%
Englund Gambit 174 84 86 4 48.3%
Scandinavian Defense 149 81 65 3 54.4%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 132 57 71 4 43.2%
Italian Game 117 52 58 7 44.4%
Caro Kann Defense 101 50 49 2 49.5%
Bishops Opening 91 42 45 4 46.1%
Philidor Defense 75 37 34 4 49.3%
French Defense Knight Variation 56 33 23 0 58.9%
Three Knights Opening 52 22 27 3 42.3%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 19 1
Losing 26 0