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GrandmasterOfPuppets

Playing Since: 2012-04-15 (Inactive)

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Blitz: 2376
788W / 700L / 73D
Bullet: 2513
30W / 5L / 1D

GrandmasterOfPuppets: The Puppetmaster of the Board

Once a humble pawn in the vast realm of online chess, GrandmasterOfPuppets has masterfully tugged the strings of pieces across the board and minds alike. Rising from a Blitz rating of 1314 in 2012 to a soaring 2376 by 2019, this player’s journey is nothing short of a thrilling chess saga filled with near-legendary comeback feats and tactical prowess.

Rating Rollercoaster & Playing Style

Known for a stubborn refusal to quit, GrandmasterOfPuppets has an astounding 91.7% comeback rate and a perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece—clearly, those puppets never drop their strings. With an average game length of over 82 moves regardless of win or loss, this player enjoys wrestling complex endgames, appearing more like a chess marathon runner than a sprinter.

Blitz & Bullet - Lightning on Chessboards

Blitz is where our puppetmaster truly shines, boasting 789 wins out of 1562 games using a “Top Secret” opening strategy with a respectable 50.5% win rate. The Bullet games paint an even flashier picture: out of 37 games, 31 wins with an amazing 83.8% success rate! It seems when the clock ticks loudest, so does the genius.

Quirks & Fun Facts

  • Longest winning streak? A mesmerizing 19 games—probably involved some actual puppetry magic.
  • Early resignation rate is a humble 14%, proving patience is a virtue, but not without limits.
  • White pieces bring a slight edge: a 53.3% win rate compared to 49.2% with Black.
  • Despite high-level play, the player exhibits a tilt factor of 9—chess is serious business, after all.

Opponent Dynamics & Psychological Battles

The puppetmaster’s foes range from the “most played” to occasional one-off battles. Some opponents have been puppeteered to a perfect 100% win rate, while a few have proven impossible to manipulate, leaving GrandmasterOfPuppets with a 0% win record against them—keeping the game interesting. Rated play and casual encounters differ, with a surprising -48.8% win difference indicating offline casual games might just be the toughest puppets to master.

When Does the Puppetmaster Strike?

Timing is everything. GrandmasterOfPuppets performs best in the early morning hours (midnight to 6 a.m.) and mid-afternoon, with win rates soaring above 60%. Clearly, whether fueled by night owl instincts or mid-day caffeine, this player’s strings are pulled just right.

Simply put, GrandmasterOfPuppets is a grandmaster of resilience, strategy, and maybe a little mischief—always ready to pull the right strings to outwit opponents and keep chess lovers guessing. Beware when the puppets come alive!


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GrandmasterOfPuppets – Performance Snapshot

Your recent blitz games show excellent tactical awareness and fighting spirit. However, several avoidable time losses hide your true strength. A few targeted tweaks will convert many of those “0-1 on time” results into wins.

What’s working

  • Sharp calculation under pressure. The finish 38.Rg4+ Kh3 39.Rxh5# against astroetereo demonstrates confidence in complex tactics with seconds left on the clock.
  • Dynamic openings. With White you seize space early (f3–f4 lines, 3.f3 vs Pirc); with Black you adopt flexible …g6 set-ups that keep the position unbalanced.
  • Conversion once ahead. When you reach a material plus you usually reel the game in efficiently. Your Benoni win versus zurital is a textbook example.

High-impact fixes

  1. Clock discipline.
    • 4 of the last 5 defeats were on time in roughly equal positions.
    • New rule: stay above 50 % of starting time after move 15.
    • Play a daily 3 + 2 session for a week; the increment trains you to move before the “panic zone”.
  2. Rook-ending fundamentals.
    In the loss to RAVI KUMAR 28…Kg7! followed by …Re8 would have held easily. Spend ten minutes per day on basic rook vs pawn endings.
  3. Fine-tune the Bogo-Indian.
    After 4.Bd2 c5 5.Bxb4 cxb4 you played 6.g3. Theory favours 6.a3! undermining the b4-pawn immediately:
  4. Avoid automatic …c6 in the Italian.
    Versus saveelephants the routine 13…c6?! weakened d6. Consider 13…Qe7 planning …d5 and only then decide on …c6.

One-week micro-plan

  • Mon/Wed/Fri – 20 tactical puzzles (≤ 90 s each).
  • Tue/Thu – Review two personal rook endings with tablebase.
  • Weekend – Play two 15 + 10 games focusing solely on time management; self-annotate one.

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Peak blitz rating: 2441 (2018-07-07)

Remember

Fast moves flow from familiar patterns—save your clock for the critical decisions.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
fischersfrisoer 20W / 21L / 1D View Games
coldsandwichesforall 13W / 14L / 4D View Games
netrepreneur 18W / 11L / 1D View Games
pavouk 14W / 12L / 2D View Games
bledi12 13W / 11L / 1D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2019 2376
2018 2363 2331
2017 1684 2301
2016 1200 2283
2015 2098
2014 2099
2013 2137
2012 2095
Rating by Year2012201320142015201620172018201923761200YearRatingBulletBlitz

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2019 3W / 0L / 0D 1W / 2L / 0D 82.8
2018 52W / 38L / 3D 50W / 34L / 4D 86.3
2017 145W / 117L / 14D 122W / 132L / 11D 84.2
2016 194W / 146L / 15D 176W / 160L / 20D 83.6
2015 16W / 15L / 3D 15W / 17L / 1D 78.3
2014 0W / 1L / 0D 0W / 0L / 0D 134.0
2013 0W / 0L / 1D 1W / 0L / 0D 133.0
2012 16W / 16L / 2D 21W / 14L / 0D 85.1

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Czech Defense 132 75 51 6 56.8%
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation 65 28 34 3 43.1%
Australian Defense 60 27 32 1 45.0%
King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation 59 34 22 3 57.6%
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack 42 24 17 1 57.1%
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation, Duchamp Variation 38 20 18 0 52.6%
Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit 35 17 16 2 48.6%
Diemer-Duhm Gambit (DDG): 4...f5 34 17 17 0 50.0%
Benko Gambit 31 13 17 1 41.9%
English Opening: Agincourt Defense 30 13 16 1 43.3%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation 4 4 0 0 100.0%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 4 4 0 0 100.0%
East Indian Defense 3 1 1 1 33.3%
Slav Defense 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Australian Defense 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Czech Defense 2 2 0 0 100.0%
English Opening: Agincourt Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
King's Indian Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 19 3
Losing 9 0
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