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Hlayi29

Location: Johannesburg

Playing Since: 2022-08-21 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟♟

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Daily: 835
14W / 28L / 2D
Rapid: 1038
96W / 106L / 6D
Blitz: 1041
1390W / 1396L / 59D
Bullet: 1315
5849W / 5997L / 72D

Hlayi29 - The Chess Connoisseur of the Checkered Wilds

Meet Hlayi29, a dynamic chess player who navigates the 64 squares with the precision of a seasoned predator stalking its prey—or should we say, a clever chameleon blending in until it strikes! With a tactical awareness sharp enough to make a knight do a double take, Hlayi29’s journey through blitz, bullet, rapid, and daily chess has been nothing short of evolutionary.

A Rating Odyssey

Since venturing into rated play in 2022, Hlayi29 has shown remarkable growth, blossoming from a rapid rating of 756 to reaching impressive heights in the bullets and blitz arenas. In 2025, the player’s blitz rating peaked at 1302 and bullet at 1174—a true testament to their ability to adapt and thrive in fast-paced environments where every second counts.

Opening Gambits & Strategies

Like DNA strands weaving complexity into simplicity, Hlayi29’s opening preferences reveal an interesting genetic makeup. The Van t Kruijs Opening is a favored seed, boasting a win rate above 60% in blitz games—talk about a strong genetic trait! Also notable are the trusty French Defense and the cheeky Englund Gambit, which perform with respectable win rates across formats.

Playing Style & Psychological Traits

Hlayi29 doesn’t just play chess; they evolve through it. With an endgame frequency nearing 59%, this player knows how to nurture their position like a gardener tending to the last blooms before winter. Their average moves per win and loss hint at thoughtful yet bold play, while their white pieces wield a slightly better survival advantage (51% win rate), proving that even in a game where the odds often favor black, Hlayi29 has a knack for turning the tables.

Embracing the natural ebb and flow of battle, Hlayi29 sports a comeback rate near 64%, and astonishingly, a nearly perfect win rate after losing a piece—talk about cellular regeneration on the chessboard! Yet, even the mightiest creatures can face tempests, with a tilt factor of 18, reminding us that even in nature, mood swings are part of the game.

Day & Night: Life in the Chess Cycle

If time were a circadian rhythm, Hlayi29’s peak performance would light up the chess clock from 21:00 to 23:00 hours, with a win rate surpassing 50% during these prime hours. Perhaps it's when their neurons do their finest dendritic dance, or maybe they've just had the perfect cup of coffee—nature’s own energy booster.

Streaks & Rivalries

Once upon a chessboard, Hlayi29 achieved a longest winning streak of 29 games—a true power surge that would make any gene proud. Though the current streak may rest, the player’s resilience and adaptability remain as vibrant as ever. Among frequent opponents, Hlayi29 keeps a curious note: a mixed bag of wins and losses against regular challengers, but never one to shy away from the wild dance of strategy and counterplay.

In Summary

Whether dazzling opponents with swift bullet strikes or patiently nurturing strategic blossoms in rapid and blitz battles, Hlayi29 embraces the biological beauty of chess: adaptation, resilience, and evolution. Like a masterful gene in the genome of global chess players, they continue to mutate strategies and thrive in the ever-changing ecosystem of the game. Stay tuned, because this player’s next move might just be their greatest evolutionary leap yet.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
knuckchorris 0W / 1L / 0D
dublinup 1W / 0L / 0D
promlpp 1W / 0L / 0D
mancenalsace67 1W / 0L / 0D
idefix32 0W / 1L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
sbuda36chess 179W / 486L / 19D
frank05 51W / 80L / 1D
wetlynx 27W / 53L / 1D
jonathan3006 19W / 53L / 1D
leghorkkey 28W / 37L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1121 1153 923
2024 1118 998 881 835
2023 855 700 886
2022 756
Rating by Year20222023202420251153700YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 282W / 353L / 21D 246W / 373L / 17D 62.7
2024 2128W / 2003L / 28D 1938W / 2183L / 37D 55.3
2023 1307W / 1173L / 23D 1212W / 1289L / 23D 50.5
2022 6W / 22L / 1D 7W / 23L / 0D 68.8

Openings: Most Played

Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Englund Gambit 871 434 432 5 49.8%
Bishops Opening Boi Variation 706 324 378 4 45.9%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 596 290 302 4 48.7%
Scandinavian Defense 547 279 264 4 51.0%
Van t Kruijs Opening 519 241 273 5 46.4%
Kings Pawn Opening 468 243 223 2 51.9%
Vienna Game Anderssen Defense 416 191 221 4 45.9%
French Defense Knight Variation 403 205 196 2 50.9%
Caro Kann Defense 374 175 198 1 46.8%
Italian Game 321 170 150 1 53.0%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Bishops Opening 4 1 3 0 25.0%
Englund Gambit 4 2 2 0 50.0%
Bishops Opening Boi Variation 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Bishops Opening Berlin Defense 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Nimzowitsch Defense 3 1 2 0 33.3%
Queens Pawn Opening Mikenas Defense 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Kings Pawn Opening 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Scotch Game 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Van t Kruijs Opening 367 222 135 10 60.5%
Kings Pawn Opening 262 121 136 5 46.2%
Top Secret 195 60 129 6 30.8%
Caro Kann Defense 168 64 101 3 38.1%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 148 78 67 3 52.7%
Englund Gambit 145 72 69 4 49.7%
Scandinavian Defense 96 50 44 2 52.1%
Bishops Opening Boi Variation 91 42 42 7 46.1%
Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense 87 36 49 2 41.4%
English Opening Reversed Sicilian Variation 85 10 71 4 11.8%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Van t Kruijs Opening 56 20 35 1 35.7%
Kings Pawn Opening 19 9 10 0 47.4%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 15 6 8 1 40.0%
Englund Gambit 8 4 4 0 50.0%
Saragossa Opening 8 3 5 0 37.5%
Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense 8 3 5 0 37.5%
Scandinavian Defense 7 5 2 0 71.4%
French Defense Normal Variation 7 2 5 0 28.6%
French Defense 6 5 1 0 83.3%
Bishops Opening Berlin Defense 5 3 2 0 60.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 29 0
Losing 20 1