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Erin Bian WFM

Username: equeen7

Playing Since: 2018-11-25 (Active)

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Daily: 2008
68W / 8L / 14D
Rapid: 2120
49W / 27L / 5D
Blitz: 2447
342W / 285L / 42D
Bullet: 2513
344W / 251L / 45D

Erin Bian (equeen7) - Woman FIDE Master

Meet Erin Bian, known in the chess world as equeen7, a formidable force with the prestigious title of Woman FIDE Master. Erin’s journey on the 64 squares is a story of steady growth, tactical brilliance, and the occasional cheeky gambit that leaves opponents scratching their heads.

A Rising Star with a Steady Climb

Starting with modest ratings around 1000 in bullet chess back in 2019, Erin has methodically scaled the ranks, reaching a peak bullet rating of 2305 in early 2025. The blitz arena sees them even sharper, boasting a jaw-dropping peak rating of 2447, while rapid chess performances soared to an impressive 2245. Not bad for someone who probably sometimes sacrifices pawns just for the fun of it!

The Style and The Streak

Erin’s games average around 50 moves when winning — a tactic master who enjoys the long game rather than quick-fire checkmates. Yet, don’t be fooled by the slow burn! With a comeback rate near 60%, equeen7 is not one to surrender easily, often turning tables when down a piece or two. Although prone to early resignation about one-third of the time (which is just smart time management, right?), Erin balances it out with solid endgame play in over half their games.

Opening Secrets and Winning Formulas

When it comes to openings, keep an eye out for the so-called “Top Secret” repertoire—Erin’s secret sauce that secures over 57% wins in bullet chess and a respectable 53% in blitz. The Reti Opening is another favored weapon in blitz, boasting an impressive 89% win rate, proving that unconventional lines can be most effective. Opening surprises? Always.

Playing Times and Psychological Trends

Erin seems to truly come alive at odd hours, with near-perfect winning performances at 7 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, and 2 PM — clearly an early riser or perhaps an avid coffee drinker fueling those critical battles. Interestingly, the best time of day to catch their peak play is at 2 PM, so plan your challenges wisely. And a tilt factor of 8? Erin keeps cool even when the heat is on — good luck rattling this calm warrior!

Memorable Battles and Recent Highlights

Among countless wins, a recent gem involved a gritty resignation victory in a tense daily chess championship match, showcasing Erin’s endgame precision and strategic patience. But like any epic hero, there are fierce rivalries too—facing off against tough opponents such as “eggroll1234” and “orzducky,” where every game is a thrilling chess saga.

Fun Fact

Despite a commanding rating peak and tactical prowess, Erin never gives up the joy of experimenting — whether it's blitzing with a dazzling Scandinavian Defense or casually testing out the Queen's Pawn openings. To Erin, chess is more than competition; it’s a creative playground where every game tells a story.

Erin Bian (equeen7), a true chess adventurer and tactical artist — keep watching the board, their checkmate might be just a move away!


Coach's Avatar

Hi Erin, great work lately!

🥇 What you’re already doing well

  • Initiative-driven play – In your daily win against Seb1907 you accepted the pawn sacrifice in the Giuoco Piano and never looked back, keeping Black under constant pressure with 21.Re7! and 26.Rd8+.
  • Piece activity in simplified positions – Your conversion of the minor-piece endgame (…Bg2–e6–a2) was smooth; you restrained White’s king side pawns before queening the a-pawn.
  • Time-management (classical) – In the correspondence games you regularly finish with large clock reserves, showing good discipline about calculating once and recording the line.

🔍 Priority areas to improve

  1. Move-order traps in your favourite openings
    • In two recent Evans-style games you allowed …Bb4+ too early (Game vs Eggroll1234, move 7 and 31). Review the critical tabiya after 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4.
    • Against the Scandinavian you sometimes misplace the queen with Qd4/a5 ideas for Black. Spend one session on the Modern variation: “Scandinavian 3…Qa5”.
  2. Translating a space advantage into concrete threats
    In your Daily win versus Seb1907 you had 30 minutes where your rook on d7 & bishop on c7 dominated, yet Black regrouped with …Nd6/…Ne5. Look for pawn breaks (c4-c5 or h4-h5) earlier so the initiative doesn’t cool off.
  3. Crazyhouse defence (optional)
    Many of the live losses are from optimistic piece drops near your king. Basic rule: never allow a knight or pawn drop on e6/e7/f6/f7 when your king is still in the centre. Practise 5-minute Crazyhouse puzzles to build the reflex.

📚 Weekly training plan

DayFocusTime
MonReview 3 recent wins & losses (annotations)30 min
TueOpening drill: Italian & Evans (Chessable / flashcards)20 min
WedMiddlegame theme: Outposts & pawn breaks25 min
ThuEndgame technique (rook + pawn vs rook)20 min
FriPlay 3 rapid games; apply the week’s theme45 min
SatTactics set (40 puzzles) + Crazyhouse defence drills30 min
SunRest / light video recap

🚀 Next milestones

  • Reach 2245 (2022-04-30) + 50 by mastering the first ten moves of your two main openings.
  • Add one solid reply to 1.d4 (recommendation: Queen’s Gambit Accepted or Slav) this month.
  • Upload two annotated games each week to the club forum for peer feedback.

Progress at a glance

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Most instructive recent encounter

Study the critical sequence 21.Re7 Nxc4 22.Rxd7! from your win vs Seb1907 – it shows how activity can justify material sacrifices.

Keep up the energetic style, Erin. With a bit more structure in the transition from advantage to victory you’ll convert games even more cleanly. Happy studying!



🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
yoni grabinsky 2W / 4L / 0D
Hernan Ramon Filgueira 1W / 0L / 0D
pandamaster3000 1W / 0L / 0D
SR33A 0W / 1L / 0D
zeaxanthin24 0W / 2L / 0D
2ddreamfever 0W / 1L / 0D
leokom 0W / 1L / 0D
gfernandez1 0W / 1L / 0D
aschmedai 1W / 0L / 0D
detox93 0W / 5L / 1D
Most Played Opponents
Eggroll1234 12W / 13L / 0D
orzducky 14W / 7L / 2D
rodin_mikl 16W / 4L / 0D
1christoperlabrague 8W / 7L / 1D
RyanTime 4W / 8L / 1D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2449 1708 2008
2024 2079 2344 2120
2023 1978 1996 2112
2022 2025 2110 2245
2021 2035 1397 2184
2020 1917 1952 2103 1636
2019 1355 1853 1336
2018 1479
Rating by Year2018201920202021202220232024202524491336YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 312W / 215L / 9D 276W / 232L / 20D 31.1
2024 17W / 12L / 2D 18W / 12L / 1D 84.2
2023 11W / 4L / 3D 11W / 7L / 1D 94.5
2022 5W / 3L / 0D 6W / 4L / 0D 82.6
2021 90W / 54L / 11D 82W / 60L / 14D 82.4
2020 158W / 142L / 23D 168W / 128L / 23D 77.1
2019 31W / 6L / 4D 31W / 10L / 1D 59.9
2018 2W / 0L / 0D 0W / 1L / 0D 67.0

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown 694 378 312 4 54.5%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 30 20 10 0 66.7%
Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation 27 14 10 3 51.9%
Amar Gambit 26 24 2 0 92.3%
Scotch Game 21 12 8 1 57.1%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 19 10 7 2 52.6%
Scandinavian Defense 19 11 7 1 57.9%
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 19 9 9 1 47.4%
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 18 13 5 0 72.2%
Caro-Kann Defense 18 7 10 1 38.9%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 10 9 0 1 90.0%
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Ghulam-Kassim Variation 6 5 0 1 83.3%
Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation 5 3 0 2 60.0%
Giuoco Piano: Tarrasch Variation 4 4 0 0 100.0%
Petrov's Defense 4 3 0 1 75.0%
Barnes Defense 4 4 0 0 100.0%
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Scandinavian Defense 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Scotch Game 3 1 2 0 33.3%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Scandinavian Defense 41 30 10 1 73.2%
Amar Gambit 29 17 10 2 58.6%
Modern 28 18 7 3 64.3%
Caro-Kann Defense 25 14 8 3 56.0%
Czech Defense 21 11 8 2 52.4%
Four Knights Game 18 8 8 2 44.4%
Döry Defense 17 9 7 1 52.9%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 16 5 10 1 31.2%
Barnes Defense 16 9 5 2 56.2%
French Defense: Exchange Variation 13 7 5 1 53.9%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 17 0
Losing 8 6