Profile: gaurav8886
Meet gaurav8886, a dynamic chess enthusiast whose rating journey has been as thrilling as a well-executed fork on the board. With an impressive Rapid play history spanning over 500 games, Gaurav has danced through openings like the Grob — where the win rate spikes to almost 77% — proving that sometimes thinking outside the bishop's diagonal pays off in a big way.
Though not always immune to the decay of a losing streak (with a 10.47% rate of one-sided losses), Gaurav's tactical resilience shines like ATP synthase in mitochondria, boasting a remarkable 70% comeback rate and a flawless 100% win rate after losing a piece. When the chips are down, Gaurav channels evolutionary fitness, adapting and overcoming.
Known affectionately as the Pawn Star within close circles, Gaurav’s style favors endgames (appearing in nearly 58% of games) with an average victory stretching almost 60 moves — a marathon runner in a sprinter’s game. The journey toward checkmate is savored, not rushed. With an early resignation rate under 6%, it's clear that cellular endurance is key to his play.
When it comes to time, Gaurav’s brain fires best in odd hours, with a peculiar 75% win rate at 8 PM and an astonishing 70% success in those quiet 3 AM battles, proving that his circadian rhythms might just be optimized for midnight mating nets.
Opponents beware: while some have had the misfortune of hitting Gaurav's lethal form with 0% win rates against him, others have found openings, quite literally, to capitalize on — but with a longest winning streak of 8 games and a current streak of 2, this player’s not resting on their laurels.
Outside the board, Gaurav is known to exhibit a tilt factor of 10, meaning even the best of us sometimes feel a little under the microscope. But no worries — with a steady climb and strong psychological resilience, Gaurav’s chess cells keep replicating new strategies for success.
In a nutshell, gaurav8886 combines biology-level adaptability with chessboard finesse, proving that in the evolutionary game of queens, knights, and pawns, survival — and victory — is all about clever moves and a little bit of genius RNA.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| alok2729 | 46W / 8L / 8D | |
| balam143 | 1W / 15L / 1D | |
| kotiya123 | 3W / 4L / 0D | |
| 4bigmonkey | 1W / 1L / 1D | |
| madan_55 | 2W / 1L / 0D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 205 | 280 | 586 | |
| 2024 | 585 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 116W / 110L / 18D | 118W / 103L / 17D | 62.7 |
| 2024 | 24W / 39L / 2D | 21W / 52L / 3D | 60.2 |
Openings: Most Played
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pawn Opening | 64 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 51.6% |
| Top Secret | 62 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 51.6% |
| Van t Kruijs Opening | 40 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 52.5% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense | 21 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 28.6% |
| Pirc Defense | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 43.8% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 43.8% |
| Grob Opening | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 80.0% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 26.7% |
| Kings Fianchetto Opening | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 46.7% |
| Van Geet Opening | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.9% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pawn Opening | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Top Secret | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Queens Pawn Opening | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Polish Opening | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Pirc Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| English Opening Anglo Indian Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Indian Game Accelerated Variation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| French Defense Chigorin Variation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Van t Kruijs Opening | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Secret | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 60.0% |
| Van t Kruijs Opening | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% |
| Kings Pawn Opening | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% |
| French Defense Normal Variation | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Center Game | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Pirc Defense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| French Defense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Undefined | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| French Defense Knight Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 8 | 0 |
| Losing | 10 | 1 |