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Luis Engel GM

Username: hoffentlichreichts

Playing Since: 2018-12-04 (Inactive)

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Daily: 836
1W / 0L / 0D
Rapid: 1753
5W / 6L / 0D
Blitz: 2766
435W / 181L / 72D

Luis Engel – The Grandmaster with a Checkmate in His Genes

Luis Engel, known in the chess genome as "hoffentlichreichts," has evolved into a formidable Grandmaster under the watchful eyes of FIDE. Bursting onto the blitz scene in 2018 with a modest rating of 971, Luis quickly hatched his strategic eggs and soared to a peak blitz rating north of 2800 by 2024 – a true metamorphosis from a mere pawn to a queen on the board.

With a blitz win record tallying 437 victories out of 691 recorded encounters, Luis’s playstyle has all the precision and elegance of a well-adapted predator in the wild. His tactical awareness is astounding, flaunting a 100% winrate even after losing a piece – proof that this chess player’s resilience cells activate just when the heat is on.

Luis favors an endgame frequency of over 77%, proving that when it comes to late-game battles, he has the stamina and strategy to outlast any opponent. His average moves per win hover around 71, a testament to the patient and calculated maneuvers characteristic of a Grandmaster's mating dance. Whether wielding the White or Black pieces, his win rates remain comfortably above 60%, a sign of consistent dominance across the genetic coding of the board.

His longest winning streak of 22 games showcases a neural network firing on all cylinders, while his tilt factor remains impressively low – even grandmaster neurons don’t get tangled in frustration easily. Luis’s early resignation rate clocks in at just over 1%, suggesting he prefers to fight tooth and nail rather than die off early in the game’s evolution.

Off the board, his ribosome of humor allows for a biological pun: In the ecosystem of chess, Luis Engel is undoubtedly a “grandmaster-cell,” reproducing wins rapidly and evolving with every move. Opponents beware – this GM’s chess DNA is coded for victory, and the mating nets are always ready.

Keep an eye on the ever-evolving Luis Engel. His journey is proof that in chess, as in nature, adaptation is king.

🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
Frederik Svane 10W / 3L / 6D
nophcuksgiven 14W / 1L / 0D
Emre Can 2W / 4L / 2D
Felix Meissner 5W / 1L / 1D
Владимир Карташов 5W / 2L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1557
2024 2778
2023 2704
2022 2687 836
2021 2701 1753
2020 2720 1753
2019 2741
2018 2021
Rating by Year2018201920202021202220232024202527781557YearRatingBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 5W / 2L / 1D 5W / 2L / 0D 75.7
2024 22W / 7L / 4D 20W / 12L / 3D 80.4
2023 29W / 20L / 9D 32W / 18L / 9D 78.0
2022 21W / 10L / 8D 21W / 14L / 4D 77.2
2021 13W / 9L / 5D 15W / 12L / 2D 77.9
2020 33W / 23L / 7D 38W / 22L / 7D 79.9
2019 71W / 15L / 7D 70W / 21L / 6D 76.9
2018 30W / 1L / 0D 30W / 3L / 0D 59.0

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Ruy Lopez, Anderssen Variation: 5...b5 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Modern 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Van 't Kruijs Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%
English: Kramnik-Shirov, 3.Nd5 Bc5 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Sicilian Defense: Venice Attack 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Three Knights: 3...Bc5 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Zukertort Gambit 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Spanish: Bird's, 5.O-O c6 6.Bc4 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Nimzowitsch-Larsen: 1...e5 2.Bb2 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 22 2
Losing 5 0