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 2424 (2026-03-24). 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 ruthl3ss_attacker 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