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eoins2345

Playing Since: 2017-03-04 (Active)

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Daily: 1151
137W / 90L / 16D
Rapid: 2001
1648W / 1623L / 170D
Blitz: 1809
2766W / 2761L / 234D
Bullet: 1610
1839W / 1851L / 89D

About eoins2345

eoins2345 is a dedicated and enthusiastic chess player particularly fond of blitz games, showing a gradual improvement and a serious commitment to mastering the fast-paced format. This player has steadily worked their way up from a beginner level, embracing a variety of chess openings and constantly refining their skills through thousands of competitive games.

Playing Style and Strengths

Known for their tactical awareness and a knack for making comebacks, eoins2345 thrives in intense games that test strategic depth and quick thinking. With an average game length hovering around 64 moves on wins, they play thoughtfully but are not afraid to take risks. Here are some distinctive facets of their style:

  • Preferred Time Control: Blitz – where creativity and speed rule.
  • Tactical Awareness: Exceptional comeback rate of 79%, reflecting resilience and fighting spirit.
  • Opening Preferences: Frequently experiments with the Caro-Kann Defense, Bird Opening, and Amazon Attack, showing a taste for solid, strategic, and occasionally offbeat openings.
  • Endgame Frequency: Plays long games resulting often in complex endgames (67.7% of games).
  • Psychological Tendencies: Manages tilt well with only a 14 point tilt factor and has a good sense of timing, preferring to play in early mornings when sharpness peaks.
  • Win Rates: Achieves roughly a 50.7% win rate in blitz and above 63% in daily games.

Performance Highlights

eoins2345’s chess journey is marked by consistent effort and notable accomplishments:

  • Accumulated over 3,000 wins in blitz with a near-even split against challenges — a testament to stamina and experience.
  • Peak blitz rating of 1776 reached in mid-2025, showcasing impressive growth from a humble start below 700 in 2017.
  • Strong performances in rapid and bullet chess with peak ratings of 1865 and 1635, respectively, proving versatility across time controls.
  • Often employs the increasingly popular Nimzo-Larsen Attack, the Blackburne Shilling Gambit, and Amazon Attack, each providing unique chances and diverse gameplay styles.
  • A resilient player with a longest winning streak of 12 games, balanced by persistence even during a 14-game losing streak.
  • More wins recorded against familiar faces, notably beating 'bobabeads' over 236 times, reflecting competitive but friendly rivalries.

Notable Opponents and Rivalries

eoins2345 has tangled with a wide range of opponents, some favorites and a few challengers:

  • Maintains a positive record against many frequent opponents such as bobabeads and landondevault1, often engaging in tough but rewarding battles.
  • Has a 100% win record against a good number of players, showing a certain dominance when in top form.
  • Engages in developing rivalries with players like dianamirza and delshiar, offering intense and frequent matchups.

Favourite Openings

This player has a flair for both classical and creative openings that fit their versatile style:

  • Caro-Kann Defense: A staple defense choice in blitz for its solid yet flexible nature.
  • Bird Opening: A sharp and less common approach that surprises many opponents.
  • Amazon Attack: A tactical system leading to dynamic play.
  • Blackburne Shilling Gambit: Known for its tricky traps — perfect for blitz chaos.
  • Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Favored for its imbalance and attacking chances.

Fun Facts

What makes eoins2345 a delight to follow:

  • They prefer the chaos of blitz but have steadily mastered all the time controls—bullet to daily games.
  • Has a surprisingly low early resignation rate considering their vast number of games – showing fighting spirit!
  • Has a penchant for turning the tables after losing a piece, winning nearly 44% of such tricky positions.
  • Enjoys the early hours to play, with peak performances at 6 AM – reminiscent of a chess ninja in the mist.

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General Performance Overview

Your recent games show a positive overall progression, especially over the medium to long term, with a notable rating increase of 344 points over 6 months and consistent upward trends in your performance. Your strength adjusted win rate is just above 50%, indicating steady play against opponents of varying strength.

However, the most recent 1 month rating shows a decline by 88 points, signaling some challenges or inconsistency in recent play that can be addressed.

Strengths from Recent Wins

  • Opening Knowledge: You have a good grasp of openings like the Bird's Opening and the Giuoco Piano variations, using them to develop solid positions.
  • Aggression and Tactical Awareness: Moves like advancing pawns in the center and early piece exchanges show good tactical insight, as well as bold actions such as sacrificing for positional gain.
  • Endgame Technique: Several wins come from well-played endgame positions, demonstrating your ability to capitalize on small advantages.
  • Time Management: You handle the blitz time control competently, often maintaining enough time to execute plans carefully.

Areas for Improvement from Recent Losses

  • Opening Consistency: Some losses occurred following early exchanges or during transitions from opening to middlegame, suggesting reviewing openings and typical plans might help.
  • Defensive Awareness: A couple of games showed you getting into difficult positions due to missed defensive resources or allowing your opponent to control key squares.
  • Tactical Oversights: Watch for tactical motifs that opponents exploit, particularly in complex or sharp positions like the Bird's Opening From Gambit or Caro-Kann structures.
  • Handling Pressure: Some losses came after aggressive opponent play or time pressure; working on staying calm and finding resourceful moves in tricky moments can help.

Opening Insights

Your choice of openings such as Bird's Opening and Giuoco Piano suggests you aim for classical control and active play. To improve further:

  • Deepen your understanding of the typical pawn structures and middlegame plans in these openings to avoid early pitfalls.
  • Study common tactical themes opponents use against your preferred lines to anticipate threats.
  • Experiment with a small range of rebuttals to counter aggressive setups like From's Gambit or sharp lines in the Caro-Kann to increase confidence.

Next Steps & Training Recommendations

  • Analyze Losses: Review your losses, especially where you lost material or position early, to identify critical turning points.
  • Tactics Training: Engage in regular tactical puzzles focusing on pins, forks, and discovered attacks to reduce tactical blunders.
  • Opening Study: Use dedicated opening resources to solidify understanding of your favorite openings and typical counterplays.
  • Endgame Practice: Strengthen fundamental endgames to convert advantages more reliably and defend worse positions.
  • Blitz Strategy: Work on time management by practicing bullet or 3-minute games to enhance speed without sacrificing accuracy.

Encouragement

Your progress over the past months is very promising. Blitz chess can be unforgiving, but your consistent upward rating trends show that your foundation is solid. Focusing on key improvements should help you regain momentum and continue climbing the ladder. Keep studying and practicing, and enjoy the process!



🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
Georgiana Morea 11W / 32L / 3D
sahil096 0W / 1L / 0D
ejgianforti1 0W / 1L / 0D
john_p_masters 1W / 0L / 0D
apynewyear 0W / 1L / 0D
2painter 0W / 1L / 0D
nill123 1W / 0L / 0D
benakam 0W / 1L / 0D
somethingformyself 0W / 1L / 0D
mohammadtaha2014 2W / 1L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
boba b 324W / 171L / 23D
Diana Mirza 23W / 49L / 5D
Georgiana Morea 11W / 32L / 3D
Elaynah 22W / 18L / 0D
relentlessnikos 9W / 24L / 1D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1627 1816 2001 900
2024 1486 1502 1840 1100
2023 1048 1139 1353 947
2022 847 853 993 614
2021 437 795 869 753
2020 941 1064
2019 930 894
2018 428 765
2017 548 683
Rating by Year2017201820192020202120222023202420252001428YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 1188W / 1083L / 88D 1161W / 1068L / 120D 72.6
2024 962W / 933L / 70D 883W / 968L / 117D 71.7
2023 948W / 910L / 48D 898W / 945L / 56D 65.8
2022 488W / 435L / 35D 449W / 499L / 21D 62.5
2021 175W / 188L / 10D 168W / 194L / 13D 55.9
2020 120W / 114L / 11D 123W / 119L / 7D 59.8
2019 22W / 17L / 2D 23W / 23L / 0D 56.3
2018 31W / 22L / 0D 24W / 29L / 2D 50.2
2017 5W / 9L / 0D 3W / 10L / 0D 46.9

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Caro-Kann Defense 479 234 209 36 48.9%
Amazon Attack 254 136 113 5 53.5%
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 213 97 94 22 45.5%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 163 82 76 5 50.3%
Bird Opening 137 72 60 5 52.5%
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 136 71 62 3 52.2%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 120 61 54 5 50.8%
Bishop's Opening: 3.d3 119 58 55 6 48.7%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 114 58 48 8 50.9%
Scandinavian Defense 101 52 44 5 51.5%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Bird Opening 742 378 347 17 50.9%
Caro-Kann Defense 582 301 264 17 51.7%
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation 343 172 157 14 50.1%
Amar Gambit 215 92 119 4 42.8%
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 185 81 98 6 43.8%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 157 72 82 3 45.9%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation 146 71 71 4 48.6%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 134 58 73 3 43.3%
Amazon Attack 126 58 68 0 46.0%
French Defense 113 63 48 2 55.8%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Caro-Kann Defense 816 376 401 39 46.1%
Bird Opening 415 206 190 19 49.6%
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 353 163 166 24 46.2%
Amazon Attack 304 160 131 13 52.6%
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation 299 138 153 8 46.1%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 293 129 155 9 44.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 243 106 130 7 43.6%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation 229 123 98 8 53.7%
Amar Gambit 224 118 95 11 52.7%
Barnes Defense 215 101 104 10 47.0%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Caro-Kann Defense 35 16 14 5 45.7%
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 20 10 8 2 50.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 15 6 8 1 40.0%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 14 8 5 1 57.1%
Amazon Attack 12 11 1 0 91.7%
Barnes Defense 11 8 3 0 72.7%
Bishop's Opening 10 7 3 0 70.0%
Bird Opening 9 1 7 1 11.1%
Bishop's Opening: 3.d3 9 6 3 0 66.7%
Amar Gambit 8 4 4 0 50.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 12 0
Losing 14 1