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hercarino

Playing Since: 2022-12-18 (Closed for Fair Play Violations)

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Rapid: 361
168W / 208L / 21D
Blitz: 301
7W / 10L / 3D
Bullet: 284
8W / 19L / 0D

Profile Summary: hercarino

Step into the chessboard ecosystem and you'll find hercarino — a player whose rating evolution unfolds like a fascinating biological lifecycle. Starting off with a modest rapid rating of 197 in 2022, hercarino quickly evolved through the ranks, reaching a peak rapid rating over 500 by 2024. A true creature of adaptation, she navigates the complex niches of bullet, blitz, and rapid formats with varying success, showing resilience akin to a hardy organism thriving in changing environments.

While her rapid games form the bulk of her activity, with a substantial 346 games in 2025 alone, her win-loss balance shows the natural ebb and flow of competition: 168 wins against 209 losses and 22 draws in rapid reflect a player not afraid to take risks, knowing that survival on the board often requires bold moves and calculated sacrifices.

Hercarino’s opening repertoire is as diverse as a coral reef, with favorite “habitats” in the King’s Pawn Opening (win rate ~46%) and the Van 't Kruijs Opening (win rate ~47%). Particularly noteworthy is her mastery over the Reti Opening, boasting a striking 70% win rate—a real example of genetic mutation leading to evolutionary advantage! Unfortunately, the Englund Gambit remains a lethal parasite, yielding no wins yet rocking the ecosystem of her games.

In the brutal fast-paced biomes of bullet and blitz, hercarino’s strength fluctuates like circadian rhythms, with max bullet ratings nearing 700 and blitz peaking at 551. But beware the midday hours: she’s reported to be at her tactical peak around 11 AM, savoring a 70% win rate, proving her neurons fire best in the morning light.

Known for remarkable comebacks and an impeccable 100% win rate after losing a piece, hercarino demonstrates the biological principle that even when a limb is lost, the organism—and the player—can regenerate and conquer. Her longest winning streak of eight games shows bursts of evolutionary dominance amidst a complex struggle for survival in competitive chess ecosystems.

Psychologically, hercarino exhibits a modest tilt factor of 11, meaning she keeps her cool even when the environment turns hostile. And just like any good species, she knows when to snip early — with an early resignation rate of ~19%, wisely conserving energy for future battles.

Opponents beware: hercarino enters each match with the adaptive precision of a biological predator, learning from every encounter. Whether it’s a quick blitz or a marathon rapid, this chess organism continues to evolve, proving that in the grand game of life and chess, it’s not always the strongest who survive, but those most agile to change.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
bluxg 17W / 25L / 2D
jacobprim6367 7W / 1L / 5D
St-Denis2008 2W / 6L / 2D
y0o00o 1W / 7L / 1D
Frizzy 3W / 2L / 1D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 284 301 361
2024 411 462
2023 154 451
2022 197
Rating by Year2022202320242025462154YearRatingBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 91W / 89L / 15D 72W / 114L / 4D 40.1
2024 2W / 3L / 1D 2W / 2L / 1D 63.3
2023 9W / 11L / 2D 7W / 18L / 2D 52.5
2022 0W / 1L / 0D 0W / 0L / 0D 30.0

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Van t Kruijs Opening 4 0 4 0 0.0%
Kings Pawn Opening 3 0 1 2 0.0%
Scandinavian Defense 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Pirc Defense Maroczy Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Italian Game 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Caro Kann Defense Classical Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Mieses Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%
French Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Alekhines Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 63 29 32 2 46.0%
Van t Kruijs Opening 34 16 16 2 47.1%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 27 13 13 1 48.1%
Scandinavian Defense 19 7 9 3 36.8%
Alekhines Defense 13 3 8 2 23.1%
Englund Gambit 11 0 11 0 0.0%
Reti Opening 10 7 2 1 70.0%
Undefined 9 5 3 1 55.6%
Caro Kann Defense 8 3 5 0 37.5%
Kings Fianchetto Opening 8 5 2 1 62.5%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Englund Gambit 3 0 3 0 0.0%
Kings Pawn Opening 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Bishops Opening Berlin Defense 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Bishops Opening Boi Variation 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Petrovs Defense Classical Damiano Variation Kholmov Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%
French Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Reti Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Three Knights Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 8 0
Losing 11 1