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Hanif Machrie

Username: hanifmachrie

Playing Since: 2017-05-13 (Inactive)

Wow Factor: ♟♟

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Rapid: 1072
10W / 9L / 0D
Blitz: 763
362W / 360L / 26D
Bullet: 684
59W / 71L / 0D

Meet Hanif Machrie: The Enigmatic Chess Warrior

Hanif Machrie, or hanifmachrie as known in the virtual battlefield, is a chess player who dances deftly through the complexities of Blitz, Bullet, and Rapid formats with a love-hate relationship to the 64 squares. With a rating journey resembling a rollercoaster at an amusement park (complete with thrilling peaks and mysterious drops), Hanif's highest Blitz rating reached 1509 in a flash of brilliance back in 2017. Since then, the ride has been full of twists — averaging around 1100 in Blitz and pushing comfortably over 1200 in Rapid chess.

Unlike those who fold at the first sign of trouble, Hanif boasts a remarkable comeback rate of 73.7% and wins 100% of games after losing a piece—talk about turning lemons into checkmates! Yet, even the mightiest have their Achilles’ heel; early resignations sneak in at around 7.7%, perhaps blameable on a sudden urge to binge-watch something more relaxing. Classic match temperament: tilt factor is 7, confirming that Hanif feels every win and loss with the intensity of a grandmaster-speed caffeine hit.

Not one to play it safe, Hanif's endgame is a favorite stage, appearing in 56.8% of matches—a true chess gladiator's arena where every move counts. The average game length hovers around 60 moves for wins, stretching to about 53 moves in losses, proving patience is a close ally.

Hanif’s opening strategy is under “Top Secret” (and indeed, so secretive that even the opponent’s blink twice before they realize what hit them). Across all time controls, this stealthy tactic secures nearly half of the game’s victories, making opponents wonder if they accidentally stumbled into a spy thriller instead of a chess game.

Opponents Beware!

Although Hanif enjoys a love-hate win record against most adversaries, a few poor souls like kaisa012 and babyewokk never get the winning moment, while players like kaang0rkem and mferg915 have discovered to their dismay that Hanif marks them with a perfect score, 100% win rate. Talk about personal rivalry flavor!

Playing Hours and Mood

Hanif performs best when the sun is shining or maybe just shining through the windows because the winning rate at 8 AM is a crispy 68.75%, 14 PM and 13 PM push the bar above 57%, and the mind seems sharpest at 22:00 hours with an incredible nearly 89% win rate—perhaps the night brings out the secret chess ninja!

When not plotting chess conquests, Hanif might very well be reflecting on clever strategies or just pondering the age-old mystery: why do bishops always seem to have more drama than knights?

In sum, Hanif Machrie is a dynamic and unpredictable chess enthusiast who embodies the spirit of resilience, tactical grit, and a dash of mystery—ready to outmaneuver opponents one checkmate at a time.


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Coach Chesswick

Hi Hanif, here is some constructive feedback on your recent games.

👍 What you already do well

  • King safety: You usually castle by move 10-12, keeping your king out of the centre.
  • Active play: Central pawn pushes (e4/e5 or d4/d5) and the tactical strike 16.Nxe6! against naumysait show healthy fighting spirit.
  • Basic end-games: In your win on 7 May you converted K&R vs K cleanly, so the mating technique is solid.

🚧 Main areas to improve

  1. Time management: Five of your last six losses were “lost on time” in roughly equal positions. • Play increment games (e.g. 3 + 2) so every move adds thinking time.
    • After the opening, slow down a little and ask: “What is my opponent threatening?”
  2. Piece blunders: Most defeats contain an undefended piece drop (e.g. 25.Rf2? in the game vs raghudora allowed …Nf4). • Adopt the “Blunder-check routine”: before every move look at all checks, captures and threats for both sides.
  3. Opening discipline: You sometimes move the same piece many times (Bb5-a4-b3-d1…) or chase early queens. • Follow the 3 golden rules: (1) Take the centre; (2) Develop knights/bishops once; (3) Castle.
  4. Tactical vision: Missed forks/pins decide low-time games quickly. • 10-minute daily puzzle rush or tactics trainer will raise your pattern bank (focus on pins, discovered attacks, and knight forks).

🔍 Game-specific pointers

  • Latest victory (20 May vs NaumySait):
    • 16.Nxe6!! exploited the pinned e-pawn and won material—great calculation.
    • Try 18.Bc2 instead of repeating Bd2 to keep the initiative and avoid queen exchanges.
  • Latest loss (28 May vs Raghudora):
    • After 25.Rf2 your minor pieces were undeveloped; Black’s …Nf4 jumped into the dark-square holes.
    • A simpler plan: 25.axb5 first, then double rooks on a-file. Development before attack.
    • You had 19 seconds left at move 35—when under 20 s, play safe moves that guard pieces and add threats.

📈 Suggested training plan

FocusDaily dose
Tactics (pins, forks, double-attack)15 min puzzles
End-game drills (K+P vs K, R+P vs R)10 min
Annotated game review1 rapid game, annotate for mistakes & improvements

🎯 Goals for the next 30 days

  • Finish every game with >15 s on the clock.
  • Keep average blunders ≤ 2 per game on Chess.com analysis.
  • Reach 1509 (2017-06-03) + 50 points by applying the above routine.

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Keep the momentum going, Hanif! Small, consistent improvements will stack up quickly. Good luck at the board—see you in your next game.



🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
bolapertama 8W / 8L / 3D View Games
dhianjois 10W / 5L / 1D View Games
Jimmy 8W / 5L / 1D View Games
jarwomon 4W / 5L / 0D View Games
sony adi laksono 4W / 4L / 1D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 684 763
2023 931
2022 1032 917
2021 977 998 1072
2020 1149
2019 1187
2017 1039
Rating by Year20172019202020212022202320251187684YearRatingBulletBlitz

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 6W / 9L / 0D 5W / 11L / 0D 54.2
2023 4W / 2L / 0D 2W / 4L / 0D 66.8
2022 1W / 3L / 0D 3W / 1L / 0D 74.0
2021 195W / 201L / 13D 196W / 194L / 13D 58.8
2020 0W / 0L / 0D 0W / 1L / 0D 75.0
2019 8W / 3L / 0D 5W / 2L / 1D 65.7
2017 5W / 10L / 0D 6W / 5L / 0D 43.3

Openings: Most Played

Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
French Defense 22 10 12 0 45.5%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation 10 3 7 0 30.0%
Amar Gambit 10 7 3 0 70.0%
Amazon Attack 9 5 4 0 55.6%
French Defense: Advance Variation 7 5 2 0 71.4%
French Defense: Classical Variation, Svenonius Variation 7 1 6 0 14.3%
QGD Tarrasch: 4.cxd5 6 3 3 0 50.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 5 1 4 0 20.0%
Scandinavian Defense 5 2 3 0 40.0%
Modern 5 1 4 0 20.0%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
French Defense 118 60 57 1 50.9%
Amazon Attack 76 36 38 2 47.4%
French Defense: Advance Variation 75 37 36 2 49.3%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 47 25 21 1 53.2%
Amar Gambit 38 21 17 0 55.3%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation 27 14 12 1 51.9%
Australian Defense 27 15 10 2 55.6%
French Defense: Classical Variation, Svenonius Variation 25 11 14 0 44.0%
Barnes Defense 23 15 7 1 65.2%
Philidor Defense 20 11 9 0 55.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
French Defense 5 4 1 0 80.0%
French Defense: Advance Variation 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Amar Gambit 2 1 1 0 50.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Amazon Attack 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Dresden Opening: The Goblin 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Modern 1 1 0 0 100.0%
French Defense: Classical Variation, Svenonius Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Barnes Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Alekhine Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 11 0
Losing 8 2
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