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Sarah Tremblay

Username: HelpNeedsHelp

Location: Québec

Playing Since: 2021-02-27 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟♟♟

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Rapid: 1309
222W / 136L / 5D
Blitz: 1200
121W / 89L / 6D
Bullet: 1271
192W / 72L / 4D

Meet HelpNeedsHelp: The Reluctant Chess Warrior

Once upon a checkered battlefield, there emerged a player known simply as HelpNeedsHelp, a name that says it all. This chess adventurer has been dancing with pawns and knights since 2021, steadily climbing the ranks like a caffeinated bishop on a mission.

Rating Rollercoaster & Game Chronicles

Starting from humble beginnings (a respectable bullet rating leap from 100 to over 1200 in the same year!), HelpNeedsHelp's rapid games reveal true strength—with a peak rating soaring above 1400. A dash of blitz zest later, with highs around 1300, completes the trifecta of versatile time controls.

With over 1,000 bullet games, nearly 400 blitz duels, and over 400 rapid battles fought, HelpNeedsHelp shows a fierce love for the battlefield—albeit sometimes with more losses than wins in bullet, proving that even the bravest stumble (or maybe just prematurely resign) occasionally.

Playing Style: The Patient Gambler

Known for an impressive comeback rate of nearly 74%, this player refuses to go down without a fight. After losing pieces, their win rate is a solid 100%—talk about turning lemons into checkmates!

While the tilt factor is a playful 47, HelpNeedsHelp’s endgame frequency of nearly 55% means they love a long, drawn-out battle, savoring every move. Games tend to average around 55 moves when victorious—proving patience is truly a virtue.

The Opening Ninja

Though the details remain top secret, HelpNeedsHelp’s opening repertoire maintains a respectable win rate across all modes—in rapid chess, an impressive 60% win rate hints at a player who knows how to set traps right from the start.

Record Against Opponents

Facing foes like kowarenai 104 times, and many others repeatedly, HelpNeedsHelp embodies the spirit of a true competitor: persistent, adaptable, and occasionally merciless (with some 100% win rates against various adversaries).

Timing Is Everything

With best winning days being Tuesday and Wednesday, and peak performances around early mornings and early afternoons, HelpNeedsHelp plays their best games when the coffee has kicked in and creativity flows freely. Beware if you play past 3 PM; that 25% win rate suggests the brain might be on a coffee break.

Fun Facts & Quirks

  • Longest winning streak: an epic 17 games in a row—now that's a force to reckon with!
  • Currently riding a warm 7-game winning streak.
  • Strategically embraces both white and black pieces equally, with just a slight edge for whites.
  • Early resignation rate stands at a humble 1.46%, showing resilience even when the battle looks grim.

All in all, HelpNeedsHelp is a chess player who's as endearing as their name suggests—trying, sometimes struggling, but always fighting with heart and a sprinkle of humor. If you face them on the board, prepare for a rollercoaster of emotions and moves—you never know when the underdog turns champion!


Coach's Avatar

Hi Sarah! 🙋‍♀️ Here is your personalized post-game review and training plan

1. Snapshot of your current form

• Current peak blitz rating: 1331 (2021-02-28)
• Your results are sharply “streaky”; wins often come in bunches, but so do quick losses.
• Typical activity pattern:

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2. What you are already doing well ✅

  • Tactical awareness when you are on the attack. In your most recent win against straightbaked you spotted …
    30…Re1+! followed by 35…Ng4+ and the elegant mate 37…Rh1#. Your pieces coordinated smoothly once the initiative was yours.
  • Open-file exploitation. Doubling rooks on the b-file (…Rfb8/…Rb7) in that same game shows good understanding of how to build long-term pressure.
  • Willingness to seize space with pawn storms. Pushes like h4–h5 or f4–f5 give you attacking chances and keep opponents on the back foot.

3. Main growth areas 📈

  1. Early tactical blunders while you are still in “opening theory”.
    In the loss to theo_s the natural looking 11.a3? 12.Bd3?? allowed …12…Nb3+! forking king & queen. Pattern to remember: in many King’s-Indian-type structures, once Black plays …a5–a4 you must secure b3 before retreating the bishop.
    Training task: load the critical fragment and practice “blunder checks” for three moves before committing.

  2. Clock handling. Four of the last six losses were on time—even from winning or equal positions. You are spending ~45 % of your total time in the first 10 moves and then bulleting the rest.
    Training task: play three 10 | 5 games focusing on reaching move 15 with >5 min left. Use the extra increment to verify tactics.
  3. Endgame conversion technique. In the 60-sec loss to ghilesmezoued you reached a won pawn ending but could not finish it off.
    Study the basic Lucena and Philidor rook endings and the concept of the “square of the pawn” square of the pawn.

4. Recommended opening focus

As WhiteAs Black
– Keep the London System as a practical weapon, but add one dynamic line (e.g. Catalan) to diversify.
– Review traps where your queen lands on d2/c2 early—these squares are tactical magnets.
– Your Ruy López – Old Steinitz set-up scores well; keep it in your repertoire.
– Against 1.d4 you alternate between KID and QGD. Pick one for the next 20 games to deepen pattern recognition.

5. Weekly action plan 🗓️

  • Mon-Wed: 20 tactical puzzles/day, rated & themed (zwischenzug, clearance, fork]).
  • Thu: Review two of your own games with an engine, but annotate before you turn it on. Focus on move-15 blunders.
  • Fri: Endgame drill session (rook vs pawn, bishop of wrong colour, basic king & pawn).
  • Weekend: Play at least one 15 | 10 “serious” game and share with a study group for feedback.

6. Motivational closer

You are already demonstrating sharp tactical instincts and a fighting spirit. By tightening up the early move blunder-check and improving time management, a jump of 100-150 rating points is absolutely realistic over the next two months. Let’s make it happen! 💪



🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
aren_515 1W / 0L / 0D
hrdyk123 1W / 0L / 0D
efe14567852 0W / 1L / 0D
pedrovapleska 1W / 0L / 0D
billybob0071 1W / 0L / 0D
simpleascudi 1W / 0L / 0D
drf1ll 0W / 1L / 0D
jakubstankiewicz 0W / 1L / 0D
dodtheo 1W / 0L / 0D
vinitvishal 0W / 1L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
Brayan Angel Amaya 4W / 100L / 0D
akhilyadav00 17W / 14L / 5D
cortezd 24W / 4L / 1D
cutie_boy 0W / 22L / 0D
samasamasamara 4W / 15L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1271 1200 1309
2024 1269 1277
2022 1242 1359
2021 1242 1029 1427
Rating by Year202120222024202514271029YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 26W / 32L / 0D 34W / 26L / 4D 59.2
2024 35W / 48L / 3D 36W / 38L / 2D 62.0
2022 1W / 2L / 0D 1W / 4L / 0D 77.8
2021 334W / 351L / 18D 329W / 363L / 12D 53.8

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Caro-Kann Defense 23 13 8 2 56.5%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 21 14 4 3 66.7%
Amar Gambit 18 5 13 0 27.8%
Scandinavian Defense 17 4 13 0 23.5%
Australian Defense 17 5 11 1 29.4%
Elephant Gambit 15 9 5 1 60.0%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 15 5 9 1 33.3%
Scotch Game 13 6 7 0 46.1%
Sicilian Defense 11 6 5 0 54.5%
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 10 4 5 1 40.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amar Gambit 73 28 45 0 38.4%
Caro-Kann Defense 63 22 41 0 34.9%
Australian Defense 61 32 28 1 52.5%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 42 21 21 0 50.0%
Scandinavian Defense 36 15 20 1 41.7%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation 28 14 13 1 50.0%
French Defense 28 14 14 0 50.0%
Scotch Game 26 10 14 2 38.5%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 25 8 16 1 32.0%
Barnes Defense 24 11 13 0 45.8%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Caro-Kann Defense 57 39 15 3 68.4%
Amar Gambit 29 16 12 1 55.2%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 21 10 11 0 47.6%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 21 18 3 0 85.7%
Sicilian Defense 19 11 8 0 57.9%
Barnes Defense 16 10 6 0 62.5%
Australian Defense 14 9 5 0 64.3%
Amazon Attack 12 8 4 0 66.7%
Scandinavian Defense 10 6 4 0 60.0%
Scotch Game 9 5 4 0 55.6%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 17 2
Losing 47 0