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gitmandan

Playing Since: 2016-11-20 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟♟

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Rapid: 515
2863W / 2979L / 417D
Blitz: 235
2236W / 2363L / 239D
Bullet: 752
3W / 10L / 0D

About gitmandan, the Chess Enthusiast

gitmandan is a seasoned player who’s certainly no pawn in the game of chess, though sometimes the rating graphs suggest a little bit of a knightmare journey through the ranks! Starting around 700 in rapid chess back in 2016, this player showed notable spikes reaching highs near 980 before the ELO bacteria started to settle, dropping to a more humble 500s in recent years. Talk about a chess metamorphosis!

With over 8,000 rapid games played, gitmandan exhibits a resilient endgame strategy, frequently dragging matches into late moves with an average of around 50 moves per win. The player’s style favors long rallies over quick checkmates—proving they appreciate the complexity of chess biology where patience and timing are critical survival skills.

Blitz and bullet formats reveal a faster heartbeat, with blitz peaks around 819 and bullet max ratings hitting as high as 1176—speed is an essential enzyme in gitmandan's chess DNA. Despite some losses (these pesky mutations are inevitable), the recovery rate after losing material is a perfect 100%, a testament to this player's tactical cellular repair mechanisms, bouncing back stronger than ever.

Interestingly, gitmandan’s opening repertoire is like a well-evolved ecosystem, favoring the King’s Pawn Opening, Van t Kruijs Opening, and the sneaky Scandinavian Defense, with win rates hovering around the 45-50% mark. A particular favorite seems to be the Queen’s Pawn Opening, Chigorin Variation, where they’ve evolved their game with a nearly 49% win rate.

Psychologically, gitmandan keeps calm under pressure, with a modest tilt factor of 13, and a remarkable comeback rate close to 59%. It's safe to say this player can regrow their chess instincts even after a setback—true cellular regeneration on the chessboard!

Playing mostly in the middle of the day, gitmandan’s most lethal hours are around 12pm and 1pm, hitting a win rate peak of over 54% and 49% respectively—clearly the brain cells are firing brightest at noon!

Having tangled countless knights and bishops in a sprawling chess genome of thousands of matches, gitmandan remains a formidable creature in the chess biosphere, one who embraces both rapid battles and the deep, strategic dance of longer games.

Whether you find yourself face-to-face with gitmandan's queen or deep within their labyrinthine endgames, expect a clash that’s as much a neurological masterpiece as it is a strategic endurance test. After all, in the game of kings, evolution favors the adaptable—and gitmandan adapts like a pro.


🆚 Opponent Insights

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Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 501 1000
2024 235 407
2023 752 545
2022 293 640
2021 653
2020 785 614 804
2019 664 905
2018 867 628 911
2017 605 701
2016 406 707
Rating by Year2016201720182019202020212022202320242025911235YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 115W / 102L / 10D 111W / 113L / 6D 64.1
2024 488W / 433L / 68D 422W / 497L / 74D 64.1
2023 360W / 356L / 48D 345W / 382L / 55D 63.0
2022 328W / 358L / 55D 336W / 356L / 44D 65.3
2021 59W / 68L / 16D 67W / 75L / 9D 61.0
2020 171W / 156L / 17D 140W / 185L / 20D 60.5
2019 160W / 158L / 23D 149W / 173L / 12D 61.8
2018 307W / 299L / 37D 286W / 323L / 41D 62.6
2017 498W / 469L / 47D 468W / 498L / 52D 53.3
2016 80W / 83L / 3D 68W / 91L / 5D 45.0

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Van t Kruijs Opening 655 299 306 50 45.6%
Kings Pawn Opening 648 299 306 43 46.1%
Queens Pawn Opening 353 161 167 25 45.6%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 333 152 153 28 45.6%
Philidor Defense 221 102 107 12 46.1%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 168 83 77 8 49.4%
Scandinavian Defense 158 65 86 7 41.1%
Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation 154 68 74 12 44.2%
Scotch Game 112 54 44 14 48.2%
French Defense Normal Variation 93 49 38 6 52.7%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 791 384 368 39 48.5%
Queens Pawn Opening 292 137 143 12 46.9%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 244 110 124 10 45.1%
Bishops Opening 213 109 99 5 51.2%
Van t Kruijs Opening 198 87 101 10 43.9%
Scandinavian Defense 131 69 55 7 52.7%
Reti Opening 126 60 60 6 47.6%
Alekhines Defense 105 47 51 7 44.8%
Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense 99 38 52 9 38.4%
Englund Gambit 99 48 48 3 48.5%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Van t Kruijs Opening 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Old Benoni Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Clemenz Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Reti Opening Queenside Fianchetto Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Kings Pawn Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Scandinavian Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Nimzowitsch Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 1 0 0 1 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 11 1
Losing 13 0