Hinata-Shoyo_10: The French Defense Flyer
Meet the Streamer
Hinata-Shoyo_10 is a chess streamer with a serious Blitz habit. Their preferred time control is Blitz, and the numbers show a player who simply cannot stop grinding. Between March 2025 and September 2026, they pushed from 2000 Blitz to a peak Blitz rating of 2433 (2026-09-22). That Blitz trajectory is visible in the chart below:
They are equally comfortable in Bullet, where they reached a peak of 2534, while Rapid remains a tidy 2079. But the heart of the operation is Blitz, with more than 1,200 games logged in that time control alone.
Signature Openings
As Black, Hinata-Shoyo_10 is a devoted student of the French Defense. In Blitz they score 67.61% with the French, and the French Defense: Advance Variation is a personal specialty with an 81.82% win rate. When they want a change of scenery, the Caro-Kann Defense delivers a solid 62.26%.
With White, the Nimzo-Larsen Attack (the old 1.b3) is the main weapon, scoring 77.27% in Blitz. Throw in the Australian Defense and the Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack, and you have a repertoire designed to make opponents uncomfortable from move one.
Rivalries and Rollercoasters
Some opponents bring out the best in Hinata-Shoyo_10. Against gm-neonchess, the record is absurd: 30 wins and only 4 losses. Chess_Vibes1 also feels the heat with 25 wins and 6 losses for Hinata-Shoyo_10.
Other matchups are pure torture. balliegegames holds a 27 to 1 edge over them, and Devam has also had their number with 23 wins to 11. The most balanced rivalry is with Chocolatelover27, where the scoreboard sits at 15 wins, 15 losses, and 6 draws after 36 meetings. It is a beautiful, chaotic rivalry.
Fighting Spirit
The stats paint a picture of a relentless competitor. Hinata-Shoyo_10 has a comeback rate of 80.72%, and they still win 54.83% of games after losing a piece. Their one-sided loss rate is just 1.04, so almost every defeat is a fight to the end. They also have a 26-game winning streak, balanced out by a 27-game losing streak, which suggests that when they go on a run, they go all in.
Games tend to be long. The average decisive game lasts about 75 moves, with an endgame frequency near 80%. They also have nearly identical win rates with White (58.15%) and Black (58.10%). If you meet them during their best time of day, 4 a.m., be prepared for a marathon.
By the Numbers
The opening win rate chart tells the story of a player who has found a formula and sticks to it:
- Blitz: 777 wins, 411 losses, 77 draws
- Bullet: 441 wins, 350 losses, 46 draws
- Rapid: 27 wins, 7 losses, 6 draws
- Longest winning streak: 26 games
- Longest losing streak: 27 games