FIDE Master Francisco Javier Muñoz (aka Franmu14)
Francisco Javier Muñoz, known in the chess realm as Franmu14, is a FIDE Master who plays the game with the cunning of a grandmaster and the tenacity of a chess beast. His journey from a 1383 blitz rating in early 2017 to a blistering peak of 2842 in 2025 is nothing short of legendary—talk about an upgrade from pawn to king status!
Playing Style & Strengths
Franmu14 loves the endgame so much, he almost lives there, boasting an 86.25% endgame frequency. His tactical awareness is so sharp that his comeback rate is a jaw-dropping 88.02% — don’t count him out when he’s down a piece, because the comeback king is real! With an early resignation rate under 0.5%, he fights till the end, proving chess patience is one of his virtues. Playing White? He wins about 55.61% of the time. Playing Black? Nearly 50%— not bad for the challenger’s seat!
Formats & Ratings
- Blitz: Peak rating of 2842 (April 2025), with over 3,300 games using the mysterious and deadly "Top Secret" opening—a move so top-secret even opponents blink and lose on the spot.
- Bullet: Smokes opponents with a peak of 2691 and a win rate almost hitting 58% in this lightning-fast format.
- Daily Chess: A more contemplative side to Franmu14, showing a solid 71.43% win rate in slow, day-spanning games.
- Rapid: Rapid results are less his domain, with room to grow and a “failure is just another move” mindset.
Notable Stats & Records
With a career record including over 1,700 wins in blitz alone, Francisco has bullied the 2700+ rating barrier with exciting attacks, timing traps, and quick transitions from defense to attack. His longest winning streak is an impressive 11 games, and although he sometimes faces losing streaks (hey, even champions have off days), his current streak shows he’s ready to pounce.
Recent Memorable Game
Just recently, Francisco dazzled the chess world by checkmating a 2781-rated opponent in a fierce Indian Game battle. Featuring precision, patience, and tactical fireworks, Franmu14 executed a stunning mating net after a beautiful queen and rook collaboration. If this doesn’t say “I’m here to rule the board,” what does?
Personality & Fun Facts
Off the board, he keeps his enigmatic "Top Secret" openings guarded like a CIA agent guarding state secrets. But online, “Franmu14” is known for his competitive spirit, occasional cheeky wins, and an uncanny ability to win just when his opponents think they’re safe. If chess were a movie, Francisco’s games would be the thrilling sequels nobody can stop watching.
Whether you’re facing him in blitz, bullet, or a slow-burning daily duel, remember this: Francisco Javier Muñoz doesn’t just play chess — he dances with it, laughs in its face, and wins with a grin.
Positive Highlights
Francisco, your recent games show some great strengths and areas where you're making good progress:
- You have effectively used aggressive openings like the Modern Defense and Sicilian Alapin Variation, securing wins in those lines.
- Your win in the Queen's Gambit Defense Exchange shows your tactical awareness and patience in positional play.
- The ability to win complex positions, such as the one against GarnikN in the rapid Chess960 game, demonstrates your calculation skills under time pressure.
- You're actively experimenting with various openings and trying to understand their strategic ideas, which is key for long-term improvement.
Areas for Improvement
To improve your consistency and overall performance, consider focusing on these areas:
- Opening knowledge: Some of your losses come from unfamiliar or less effective responses in your openings. Spend time reviewing the key ideas in your main openings and typical plans you want to achieve.
- Endgame technique: Several games ended with you being outplayed in the late middlegame or endgame phases. Strengthening your knowledge of common endgames and practicing them could convert close games into wins or saves draws.
- Time management: The games show some time usage dips that could impact decision quality. Work on playing intuitive moves faster in the opening and early middlegame to save time for critical moments later.
- Consistency against higher-rated opponents: Losses show a gap when facing stronger players, so gradually increasing challenge levels while learning from these encounters can build resilience.
Next Steps for Improvement
Here are practical suggestions to help raise your game moving forward:
- Review and practice openings where you have both wins and losses: focus on the Modern Defense, Queen's Gambit variations, and Sicilian Alapin, understanding critical move orders and plans.
- Use puzzles and tactical trainers regularly to improve pattern recognition and calculation speed.
- Analyze your losses to identify recurring mistakes or weak spots, such as inaccurate piece placement or missed defensive resources.
- Play longer time control games occasionally to allow deeper calculation and solidify your understanding.
- Maintain your aggressive attitude in the opening but balance it by carefully considering opponent threats and solidifying your position.
Encouragement
Francisco, the recent rating changes indicate you are facing challenges, but the positive trend slope suggests your potential is improving. Focus on steady learning and review, and you will see your results improve over time. Keep enjoying the game and learning from each experience!
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| chesssknock | 0W / 3L / 0D | View |
| lucidination | 0W / 1L / 0D | View |
| Jan Vykouk | 0W / 1L / 0D | View |
| TheArcticCold | 1W / 1L / 1D | View |
| The_Swedish_Mafia | 5W / 0L / 0D | View |
| vovachesss | 0W / 0L / 1D | View |
| Robert Fontaine | 3W / 2L / 0D | View |
| Dylan Tang | 1W / 1L / 0D | View |
| jacksterthepro | 0W / 0L / 1D | View |
| Bruno André Leite Martins | 1W / 1L / 0D | View |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vjacheslav Weetik | 12W / 9L / 2D | View Games |
| Vladimir Bilic | 10W / 4L / 6D | View Games |
| Nebojsa Djordjevic | 6W / 8L / 3D | View Games |
| golaiet123 | 9W / 5L / 0D | View Games |
| Netfare | 9W / 4L / 1D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2807 | 1506 | ||
| 2024 | 2631 | 2729 | ||
| 2023 | 2676 | 2692 | ||
| 2022 | 2662 | 2589 | ||
| 2021 | 2490 | |||
| 2020 | 2006 | 2241 | ||
| 2019 | 1929 | |||
| 2017 | 2054 | 823 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 253W / 134L / 43D | 182W / 209L / 37D | 91.9 |
| 2024 | 515W / 395L / 57D | 457W / 417L / 101D | 86.3 |
| 2023 | 206W / 135L / 22D | 197W / 139L / 34D | 83.6 |
| 2022 | 169W / 111L / 12D | 160W / 101L / 28D | 83.5 |
| 2021 | 0W / 0L / 0D | 0W / 1L / 0D | 85.0 |
| 2020 | 10W / 4L / 1D | 3W / 5L / 1D | 87.6 |
| 2019 | 6W / 0L / 2D | 4W / 0L / 2D | 56.7 |
| 2017 | 8W / 3L / 0D | 8W / 1L / 2D | 72.1 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 600 | 332 | 240 | 28 | 55.3% |
| Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation | 301 | 153 | 121 | 27 | 50.8% |
| Ruy Lopez: Bird's Defense Deferred | 160 | 85 | 55 | 20 | 53.1% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 150 | 74 | 65 | 11 | 49.3% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 127 | 77 | 43 | 7 | 60.6% |
| Amazon Attack | 126 | 69 | 49 | 8 | 54.8% |
| Czech Defense | 118 | 65 | 42 | 11 | 55.1% |
| Ruy Lopez | 114 | 59 | 38 | 17 | 51.8% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 105 | 41 | 55 | 9 | 39.0% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 101 | 51 | 40 | 10 | 50.5% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 60.0% |
| Sicilian Defense | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 63.6% |
| Amar Gambit | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 55.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 69.2% |
| Barnes Defense | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 84.6% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Amazon Attack | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 45.5% |
| Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 63.6% |
| Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 70.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philidor Defense | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Czech Defense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Amazon Attack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| King's Indian Defense: Larsen Variation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Modern Defense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Modern | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Unknown Opening* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| QGD: Exchange, 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 g6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| QGD: 4.Nf3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 11 | 0 |
| Losing | 7 | 3 |