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Herbert Alexander Escobar Castellanos

Username: herbertalexanderescobarc

Playing Since: 2023-06-06 (Inactive)

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Rapid: 471
7W / 4L / 0D
Blitz: 588
218W / 193L / 10D
Bullet: 358
677W / 668L / 11D

Herbert Alexander Escobar Castellanos

Like a finely tuned enzyme in the grand biochemical reaction of chess, Herbert Alexander Escobar Castellanos, also known by the handle herbertalexanderescobarc, orchestrates his moves with both precision and flair. Born from a mix of strategic genes, he evolves through every game, leaving opponents puzzled and pawns petrified!

Playing Profile

  • Peak Ratings: Bullet - 437, Blitz - 562, Rapid - 428
  • Win Rates: White pieces 56.19%, Black pieces 44.82%
  • Comeback specialist: 59.6% comeback rate with a 100% win rate even after losing a piece - clearly a master of regeneration!
  • Longest winning streak: 11 games, currently building a new streak.

Opening Repertoire

Escobar’s opening DNA favors the Scandinavian Defense with a healthy 59% win rate in bullet games, and the King’s Pawn Opening - King's Knight Variation, where he scores an impressive 62.5%. In blitz, he flexes his tactical chromosomes with a 77.8% win rate in the very same King's Knight Variation. He’s been known to mutate his strategy with the Giuoco Piano - Giuoco Pianissimo, boasting a 64% success rate in bullet time control. One might say his opening play is a double helix of aggressive resilience and calculated finesse.

Style & Tendencies

Escobar plays a biological mix of speed and contemplation: his average moves per win hover around 48, with games sometimes getting a tad longer at 51 moves when learning from losses. His endgame frequency is a robust 43%, proving he’s comfortable diving into the “cellular” intricacies of late games where every micro-move counts.

His early resignation rate is under 2% — like a stubborn mitochondrion, he keeps fighting unless the board is completely out of energy. The "tilt factor" is a mild 10, so even if the mental mitochondria get tired, they bounce back efficiently.

Anecdotes and Opponents

Herbert tends to be a fierce predator on days like Saturday with a win rate near 58% and even exhibits a sparkling 100% win rate at 8am, proving he’s a morning organism primed to outmaneuver unsuspecting prey.

His "immune system" against losses is notable — with a near-perfect recovery rate and a remarkable ability to win even post-piece loss. Opponents beware: many have fallen victim to his calculated strikes including harshvardhansinha2, stephenavidya, and mattbutmajor, all with whom he boasts a 100% winning record. However, the binary nature of his biology means some, like marioecuador and azok4321, retain an immunity with no wins against them yet.

In Summary

Herbert Alexander Escobar Castellanos is a living, breathing dynamo of chess, a grandmaster of tactical metabolism turning games like molecules in a reaction vessel — sometimes fast and furious under bullet time, sometimes slow and steady in rapid play. With his strategic genome ticking perfectly, he’s a player to watch as his rating continues to evolve, adapt, and dominate.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
José Pedro Morales 0W / 1L / 0D
islam-yousef 0W / 1L / 0D
hassan01018099 0W / 1L / 0D
bknightcry 0W / 1L / 0D
hotleo 1W / 0L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
gavino95 10W / 2L / 0D
marcos667r 6W / 3L / 1D
jfeygen 3W / 5L / 0D
noure_8 4W / 3L / 0D
raul_izquierdo 3W / 3L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 404 588 471
2024 295 411
2023 401
Rating by Year202320242025588295YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 426W / 326L / 10D 345W / 403L / 6D 50.0
2024 68W / 59L / 1D 57W / 67L / 4D 58.1
2023 3W / 2L / 0D 4W / 2L / 0D 63.6

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 25 17 8 0 68.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 20 7 11 2 35.0%
Three Knights Opening 16 10 6 0 62.5%
Kings Pawn Opening 13 8 5 0 61.5%
Scotch Game 13 8 5 0 61.5%
Caro Kann Defense 12 4 7 1 33.3%
Queens Pawn Opening 10 5 5 0 50.0%
Scandinavian Defense 9 6 3 0 66.7%
Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System 9 2 7 0 22.2%
Philidor Defense 9 6 3 0 66.7%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 176 87 88 1 49.4%
Scandinavian Defense 75 45 30 0 60.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 54 23 31 0 42.6%
Italian Game 38 24 13 1 63.2%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 35 21 14 0 60.0%
Giuoco Piano Game Giuoco Pianissimo Variation 33 18 15 0 54.5%
Kings Pawn Opening 33 13 20 0 39.4%
Petrovs Defense 31 14 16 1 45.2%
Italian Game Traxler Knight Sacrifice Line 30 18 12 0 60.0%
Giuoco Piano Game Four Knights Game 29 13 16 0 44.8%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Vienna Game Falkbeer Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Caro Kann Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Symmetrical Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Owens Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Polish Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Ponziani Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Four Knights Game Italian Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 11 0
Losing 10 4