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HARSHSURESH

Playing Since: 2019-01-20 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟

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Rapid: 1496
6W / 4L / 0D
Blitz: 1286
50W / 28L / 3D

HARSHSURESH — Snapshot

HARSHSURESH is a spirited online chess player known for sharp tactics, stubborn comebacks and an affection for cheeky openings. Preferring rapid games, this player blends long, strategic battles with sudden tactical fireworks — often turning sloppy positions into wins with a well-timed combination.

  • Preferred time control: Rapid (favored for clear thinking and fewer mouse slips)
  • Fun fact: often at their best around 08:00 — breakfast, coffee, and crushing tactics
  • Peak moments: 1496 (2020-12-02) and 1695 (2021-04-26)

Playing Style & Strengths

Harsh plays long, decisive games (average decisive game ~60 moves) and shows a strong endgame appetite — more than half of games reach endgame play. There’s a strong tactical backbone: a high comeback rate and a healthy win rate even after material losses indicate excellent resourcefulness.

  • Endgame frequency: frequently plays to the finish
  • Tactical resilience: high comeback rate and wins after losing pieces
  • Patience: long average game length and late decisive moments
  • Psychology: low tilt overall and performs best in the morning

Openings & Repertoire

HARSHSURESH enjoys unsettling opponents with offbeat choices and classic traps. A clear favorite in blitz is the notorious Blackburne_Shilling_Gambit — a cheeky weapon that has produced many smiles and score boosts.

  • Blade favorites: Blackburne_Shilling_Gambit (strong blitz winrate), Philidor_Defense (perfect mini-sample)
  • Also comfortable with: French Defense, Amar Gambit, closed Sicilian subtleties, and the occasional Barnes/Wakerling surprise
  • Rapid curiosities: Bird Opening and Bishop’s Opening variations show up and score well

Career Highlights & Trends

Highlights from tracked games showcase streaks and stylistic patterns:

  • Longest winning streak: 9 games — evidence of streaky form when the tactics click
  • Resilient mentality: comeback rate ~80% in recoveries
  • Strong performance vs lower-rated opposition and very competitive vs equals
  • Time-of-day edge: very high win percentages in mid-morning and mid-afternoon slots

Notable Game (a typical trap)

Here’s a compact demonstration of the Blackburne-style tactics HARSHSURESH loves. Play through and enjoy the trickery.

Commentary: familiar themes — lure the knight forward, punish with a tactical shot and convert in the middlegame. Small sample sizes, huge fun.

Opponent Patterns & Scheduling Tips

HARSHSURESH tends to perform best on particular days and times — a useful note for opponents and for tournament scheduling.

  • Best days: Thursday and Friday show outstanding win rates
  • Best hours: 08:00 and mid-afternoon spikes (very sharp play before and after lunch)
  • Most-played opponents include a handful of repeat names — expect prepared surprises

Small Print & Fun Extras

Harsh’s journey mixes serious study and playful experimentation — equal parts preparation and joyful chaos. If you want to explore specific openings or terms from their repertoire, click the term placeholders below.

  • Look up openings: Blackburne_Shilling_Gambit, Philidor_Defense, French_Defense
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  • Profile connections: zaiyankazi (sample opponent link)

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🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
1shade 0W / 1L / 0D View Games
as_0872 0W / 1L / 0D View Games
lyracalifresh 1W / 0L / 0D View Games
weak11111 1W / 0L / 0D View Games
zaiyankazi 0W / 0L / 1D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1286
2021 1485
2020 1443 1496
2019 1299
Rating by Year201920202021202514851286YearRatingBlitz

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 0W / 1L / 0D 0W / 1L / 1D 65.0
2021 3W / 0L / 0D 1W / 1L / 0D 24.2
2020 6W / 6L / 1D 10W / 3L / 0D 69.4
2019 21W / 10L / 0D 19W / 12L / 1D 62.9

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 13 9 3 1 69.2%
French Defense 6 4 2 0 66.7%
Scotch Game 6 2 4 0 33.3%
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line 5 1 4 0 20.0%
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 4 2 2 0 50.0%
Amar Gambit 4 2 1 1 50.0%
Four Knights Game 3 1 1 1 33.3%
Unknown 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Philidor Defense 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Czech Defense 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Elephant Gambit 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Hromádka Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Bird Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Haag Gambit 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Philidor Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Amar Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 9 0
Losing 4 0
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