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Gus Tavo

Username: FGAG1976

Playing Since: 2022-03-31 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟

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Rapid: 570
9W / 12L / 0D
Blitz: 472
370W / 365L / 34D
Bullet: 405
0W / 2L / 0D

Biography of Gus Tavo (FGAG1976)

Gus Tavo is a dynamic chess player whose rating history tells a tale of resilience and adaptability, much like a mitosis process splitting challenges into manageable breakthroughs. Starting with a Blitz rating of 908 in 2022 and navigating through highs and lows, Gus has shown a fascinating evolution, peaking impressively at 513 in 2024 and maintaining a steady tempo into 2025.

In the fast-paced world of Blitz and Bullet games, Gus's statistics reveal a player who thrives under pressure, boasting a comeback rate of 65.68% and an astonishing 100% win rate after losing a piece — a true testament to tactical regeneration. Their longest winning streak of 9 games is no mere fluke, but a demonstration of strategic cell division, where each move builds upon the last to multiply victories.

Gus has a penchant for the King’s Pawn Opening, engaging in 249 Blitz games with a solid 50.2% win rate, hugging the center of the board like a membrane enveloping vital chess cytoplasm. Other favored openings include the Van t Kruijs Opening and the Queen’s Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense, where they display their knack for clever branching and calculated growth.

Not just a Blitz enthusiast, Gus dabbles in Rapid games with a respectable 75% win rate using the King's Pawn Opening, and their Bullet performance, although limited, showcases a learning curve with room for further mitotic expansion.

Their playing style is characterized by an average of around 54 moves per game, indicating a patient and enduring approach — no quick apoptosis here, but a battle of wits that keeps opponents on their toes. Gus’s psychological resilience is noteworthy with a tilt factor of 10, staying cool even when cellular chaos threatens.

Off the board, Gus’s opponent records read like a genomic map of challenging addresses, with mixed win rates but a clear ability to adapt and evolve in a wide range of game conditions—from Saturday’s flawless 100% win rate to Monday’s more capricious 43.69%.

Like a carefully balanced ecosystem, Gus Tavo ('FGAG1976') is a chess player whose strategic genome is rich in diversity and whose tactical cells continue to divide, mutate, and flourish across the grand board of the game.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
renatoyto 0W / 1L / 0D
notchessno 0W / 1L / 0D
bulten73 1W / 0L / 0D
20_xd 0W / 0L / 1D
negavno 0W / 0L / 1D
Most Played Opponents
bithatho 1W / 2L / 0D
dxxriann 0W / 1L / 1D
mourya_chess 1W / 0L / 1D
pollystaf 2W / 0L / 0D
this_side_vishalsigh 1W / 1L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 517
2024 480
2023 308
2022 405 192 570
Rating by Year2022202320242025517192YearRatingBlitz

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 26W / 21L / 5D 25W / 26L / 3D 59.8
2024 107W / 100L / 9D 109W / 95L / 7D 59.5
2023 21W / 13L / 1D 18W / 19L / 2D 49.7
2022 25W / 33L / 3D 19W / 42L / 2D 46.2

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 242 123 110 9 50.8%
Philidor Defense 51 26 23 2 51.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense 47 25 20 2 53.2%
Top Secret 38 20 16 2 52.6%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 27 12 13 2 44.4%
Scandinavian Defense 26 11 12 3 42.3%
Van t Kruijs Opening 25 14 11 0 56.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation 20 6 13 1 30.0%
Bishops Opening 19 7 12 0 36.8%
French Defense Reti Spielmann Attack 17 9 7 1 52.9%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Scandinavian Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Van t Kruijs Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 4 3 1 0 75.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation 3 1 2 0 33.3%
Bishops Opening 2 2 0 0 100.0%
French Defense Normal Variation 2 0 2 0 0.0%
French Defense Knight Variation Two Knights Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Center Game 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Italian Game Knight Attack 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Alekhines Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Queens Pawn Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Undefined 1 0 1 0 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 9 0
Losing 10 2