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HummingCupcake

Playing Since: 2020-06-01 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟♟

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Daily: 998
8W / 5L / 1D
Rapid: 1309
377W / 329L / 48D
Blitz: 1090
5781W / 5756L / 592D
Bullet: 754
1272W / 1269L / 80D

HummingCupcake: The Sweet Strategist of the Chessboard

Welcome to the fascinating world of HummingCupcake, a chess player whose style is as delightful and unpredictable as their username suggests. With a blitz rating blossoming from a modest 802 in 2020 to a sharp 1202 by 2025, this player has shown a growth spurt of evolutionary proportions, much like a caterpillar preparing for its grand butterfly debut.

Specializing in blitz, bullet, and rapid formats, HummingCupcake’s average moves per win hover around 60—a number that hints at a patient predator lurking in the tangled branches of the game’s opening repertoire. Notably, their comeback rate sits at a lofty 70.91%, and the win rate after losing a piece is a flawless 100%! Talk about resilience; this player’s psychological fortitude is anything but a fleeting buzz.

Known to avoid early resignations (only 2.27%), HummingCupcake thrives in the endgame with a frequency exceeding 60%, making them a seasoned survivor in the late phases of the game. White pieces bring slightly better results than black, with a 49.57% win rate, but the Black side still hums a solid tune at 46.59%.

Opening Moves: A Menu of Bio-Inspired Defenses

  • Sicilian Defense: A staple in their games, wielded in over 1100 blitz matches with a respectable ~47% win rate, proving time and time again this is their go-to pollen in the hive.
  • Italian Game & Caro-Kann Exchange: Like symbiotic partners, these openings showcase a win rate hovering near 49%, traits that keep opponents on edge and off-balance.
  • Philidor Defense and Scandinavian Variants: Delicately used with mid-40s to mid-50s win ratios, they exemplify strategic blossoming from more unconventional roots.

When it comes to rapid games, the Scandinavian Defense stands tall with a dazzling 75% win rate, showing that even in quicker matches, HummingCupcake’s tactical stings are anything but mellow.

Beyond the data, what really makes HummingCupcake tick is their almost mystical ability to keep cool under pressure—avoiding tilt with a factor of just 13—and an uncanny knack for transforming lost positions into sweet victories. In their garden of games, every lost piece might just be a pollen grain waiting to sprout into a winning idea.

So whether humming through blitz, icing their opponents with bullet speed, or slowly savoring the sweet complexity of rapid chess, HummingCupcake proves one thing: in the ecosystem of chess, patience, resilience, and a sprinkle of sweetness can cultivate remarkable growth.

Watch out, opponents—this cupcake packs quite the buzz!

🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
ahbgamer 0W / 1L / 0D
tarrantuul 0W / 1L / 0D
anaximander_of_miletos 0W / 1L / 0D
aliasbinman 0W / 1L / 0D
sgupta999 1W / 0L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
thegmatt 3W / 3L / 0D
fff4567hhh 3W / 1L / 1D
knightg75 4W / 1L / 0D
ncic1 1W / 4L / 0D
mayeullfy 3W / 1L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 802 974 1003
2024 792 1118 800
2023 867 1096 1309
2022 796 902 1154
2021 717 863 1111
2020 632 802 1110
Rating by Year2020202120222023202420251309632YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 298W / 304L / 34D 303W / 311L / 31D 69.0
2024 520W / 482L / 39D 474W / 512L / 50D 66.9
2023 690W / 640L / 61D 657W / 652L / 61D 65.7
2022 751W / 686L / 64D 697W / 745L / 74D 65.4
2021 889W / 823L / 87D 825W / 893L / 68D 62.8
2020 459W / 411L / 50D 421W / 443L / 54D 63.4

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense 1224 571 586 67 46.6%
Italian Game 511 246 240 25 48.1%
Caro Kann Defense Exchange Variation 380 188 175 17 49.5%
Old Benoni Defense 333 146 167 20 43.8%
Sicilian Defense Old Sicilian Variation 297 135 147 15 45.5%
Philidor Defense 268 132 125 11 49.2%
Alapin Sicilian Defense 247 117 120 10 47.4%
Sicilian Defense Bowdler Attack 246 110 122 14 44.7%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 245 114 112 19 46.5%
Giuoco Piano Game Evans Accepted McDonnell Defense 236 126 97 13 53.4%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense 316 149 157 10 47.1%
Italian Game 152 68 78 6 44.7%
Old Benoni Defense 102 51 49 2 50.0%
Caro Kann Defense Exchange Variation 89 48 39 2 53.9%
Sicilian Defense Old Sicilian Variation 85 37 45 3 43.5%
Sicilian Defense Bowdler Attack 69 37 30 2 53.6%
Philidor Defense 63 38 22 3 60.3%
Alapin Sicilian Defense 57 32 24 1 56.1%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 56 26 27 3 46.4%
Italian Game Knight Attack Normal Variation 56 36 20 0 64.3%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Scandinavian Defense 36 27 8 1 75.0%
Center Game 36 21 12 3 58.3%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 30 12 17 1 40.0%
Sicilian Defense 29 14 13 2 48.3%
Italian Game 27 13 10 4 48.1%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 24 14 9 1 58.3%
Sicilian Defense Bowdler Attack 24 14 9 1 58.3%
Philidor Defense 22 12 8 2 54.5%
Center Game Accepted Paulsen Attack 20 11 9 0 55.0%
Sicilian Defense Smith Morra Gambit 17 8 6 3 47.1%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 13 0
Losing 13 4