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Fabadamus

Playing Since: 2022-12-17 (Active)

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Daily: 872
1W / 0L / 0D
Rapid: 1234
661W / 576L / 48D
Blitz: 880
997W / 887L / 33D
Bullet: 642
972W / 1006L / 47D

About Fabadamus

Fabadamus is a chess player who treats the board as a playground and the clock as a friendly nemesis. Known for bold, fast decisions and a good-natured attitude, Fabadamus has become a familiar face in blitz battles and late-night puzzles. Blitz is the preferred time control, and the flair for dramatic comebacks keeps games lively and memorable.

Playing Style

  • Blitz aficionado who thrives on sharp tactics and fast clocks
  • Turns precarious positions into creative endgames with resourceful defense
  • Humorous at the board and fearless in improvisation

Opening Repertoire

  • Sicilian Defense: Closed and other aggressive branches
  • Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit
  • Vienna family: Vienna Hybrid and Max Lange defenses
  • Scandinavian Defense for practical, direct play

Record and Milestones

  • Longest winning streak: 14 games
  • Longest losing streak: 16 games
  • Active across Rapid, Blitz and Bullet in 2023–2025 with notable 2025 activity

Recent Activity

Blitz and Bullet activity surged into 2024–2025, with peak performances mid-2025. For a quick look at recent momentum, see

Blitz Rating202320242025906621YearBlitz Rating
and the peak snapshot 950 (2025-07-20).

Notable Opponents

  • Most played opponents include cruz194491 (23 games), cupid18 (18 games), auli79 (11 games)

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What went well in your blitz games

You show a willingness to enter sharp, tactical positions and keep up the pace when you have initiative. In several wins you created concrete threats that pressured your opponent and forced difficult decisions, which is a strong asset in blitz where time and accuracy clash. Your willingness to mix in aggressive ideas, especially in openings where you aim for forcing lines, helps you seize momentum early in the game.

  • You frequently find active development and keep your king safe while launching or sustaining an attack.
  • Your ability to convert initiative into material or positional advantages in the middlegame has produced decisive results in several outings.
  • You adapt to different openings and still maintain pressure, which shows good practical understanding of dynamic pawn structures and piece activity.

Focus areas to improve

  • Time management under pressure: in blitz, pace your early moves and spend a little time evaluating critical moments rather than rushing to complicated lines. A simple plan for the first 12 moves can prevent hasty decisions later in the game.
  • Minimize risky exploits without a concrete follow-up: while sharp lines can win, ensure each sacrificed or forcing move has a clear continuation. If a tactical idea doesn’t have a tangible payoff within a couple of moves, consider a safer developing move that keeps your king safe.
  • Endgame conversion: in several games you finished with material imbalances or passed pawns still on the board. Practice straightforward endgame technique (king activity, rook endgames, and simple pawn endings) so you convert advantages reliably in blitz.
  • Recognize and defend against early threats from opponents who aim to destabilize your structure. A quick check after each consolidation helps you avoid back-rank or piece-skewering motifs.

Opening plan to sharpen

Your openings data shows solid results with several flexible lines. A focused, small repertoire can boost consistency and reduce mistakes in time pressure. Consider prioritizing the following as your core tools this season:

  • White side – Vienna-based ideas and the Three Knights Opening, both of which have shown strong practical results and lead to dynamic middlegames with clear plans. These can be your primary White choices in blitz.
  • Black side – a compact, solid approach like the Caro-Kann or Scandinavian can help you withstand sharp opposition and keep games manageable in the time scramble.
  • Keep a couple of flexible responses to common White setups so you aren’t caught unprepared in the opening phase. Gather a few key lines that you can memorize and apply quickly.

Recommended study anchors: Vienna Game and Three Knights Opening. You can also review patterns and typical middlegame ideas that arise from these families to improve transitions from opening to middle game. If you want, I can pull a short study plan with sample lines for your next sessions.

Practice plan to execute

  • Daily drills (15–20 minutes): 10–15 tactical puzzles focused on common blitz motifs (forks, pins, skewers, back-rank motifs) to sharpen calculation under pressure.
  • Opening study (20 minutes, 3–4 days a week): pick 2 White openings and 2 Black defenses from your core set and learn 3–5 main lines for each up to move 10, plus typical middlegame plans.
  • Game review routine (2–3 times per week): review your blitz games to identify one choose-wrong move and one good fundamental plan from the middlegame. Write down the lesson and try to apply it in the next game.
  • Endgame simplification practice (once per week): play short endgames (rook endings, basic king + rook vs king, etc.) to improve conversion when ahead or in drawn positions.

If you’d like, I can generate a tailored 2-week plan with concrete lines and puzzles aligned to your chosen openings.

Quick references and next steps

To keep things practical in your next sessions, focus on these actions:

  • Choose 2 White openings and 2 Black defenses as your core repertoire and drill the main lines until they feel automatic.
  • In every game, aim to complete development and castle by move 12 at the latest, then decide between a solid plan or a forcing line depending on the position.
  • Set a time budget for each stage of the game (opening, middlegame, endgame) to avoid excessive time spent in the early phase.

Notes and placeholders

If you want to review specific lines from your recent games, we can add example Pgn snippets or targeted openings. For quick reference, you can explore study anchors like Vienna Game or Three Knights Opening using placeholders such as
or Vienna Game to create a personal study pack.



🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
subhogamer 1W / 0L / 0D
fsocietefr 1W / 0L / 0D
jisecv 0W / 1L / 0D
battur8819 0W / 1L / 0D
tris-201 0W / 1L / 0D
vela1712 1W / 0L / 0D
hitarthgandhi33 0W / 1L / 0D
not_4elik 1W / 0L / 0D
alexspaghetti47 0W / 1L / 0D
lumamia24 0W / 1L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
cruz194491 16W / 7L / 0D
cupid18 2W / 16L / 0D
auli79 7W / 3L / 1D
isaecjonathan 1W / 6L / 3D
revocs 2W / 7L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 645 906 1228 872
2024 703 867 1069
2023 621 944
2022 321
Rating by Year20222023202420251228321YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 354W / 323L / 22D 322W / 368L / 22D 63.4
2024 585W / 580L / 21D 577W / 574L / 36D 57.3
2023 414W / 314L / 17D 373W / 324L / 11D 56.3
2022 2W / 2L / 0D 1W / 4L / 0D 41.6

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Hromádka Variation 111 67 37 7 60.4%
Sicilian Defense 111 48 57 6 43.2%
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense 95 53 38 4 55.8%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 70 42 26 2 60.0%
Scandinavian Defense 60 31 26 3 51.7%
Caro-Kann Defense 51 28 22 1 54.9%
Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation 50 25 22 3 50.0%
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line 47 26 21 0 55.3%
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit 44 25 19 0 56.8%
Four Knights Game 38 22 14 2 57.9%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense 207 103 101 3 49.8%
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Hromádka Variation 153 91 62 0 59.5%
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense 124 64 58 2 51.6%
Scandinavian Defense 113 58 52 3 51.3%
Three Knights Opening 108 67 39 2 62.0%
Four Knights Game 96 56 38 2 58.3%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 87 41 46 0 47.1%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 82 38 43 1 46.3%
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit 81 37 43 1 45.7%
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 77 43 32 2 55.8%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense 266 137 122 7 51.5%
Scandinavian Defense 134 63 69 2 47.0%
Four Knights Game 127 74 51 2 58.3%
Three Knights Opening 112 57 54 1 50.9%
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Hromádka Variation 108 59 48 1 54.6%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 106 49 55 2 46.2%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 99 58 38 3 58.6%
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 99 43 54 2 43.4%
Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense 80 37 38 5 46.2%
East Indian Defense 74 27 46 1 36.5%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 14 2
Losing 16 0