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Hyowon7458

Playing Since: 2023-11-24 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟

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Rapid: 477
9W / 1L / 1D
Blitz: 314
508W / 498L / 36D
Bullet: 232
5W / 6L / 1D

Profile Summary: Hyowon7458

Meet Hyowon7458, a daring chess enthusiast navigating the 64 squares with a unique blend of tenacity and tactical flair. With a peak Blitz rating soaring to an impressive 417 in May 2025, Hyowon7458 proves that rapid-fire brainpower can match—and sometimes outwit—the clock.

Starting out with modest ratings (blitz lows near 100), this player has shown remarkable growth, averaging nearly 299 in recent months of Blitz play and an intriguing mixture of courage and resilience across Bullet and Rapid formats. Though Bullet games are fewer, peaks of 296 reveal flashes of lightning-quick strategic strikes.

Hyowon7458 favors the King's Pawn Opening, with a confident 53% win rate in Blitz games and even better results in tactical variations such as the Kings Knight. Also notable is the affection for the Van t Kruijs Opening, boasting an impressive 67% win rate—because who doesn't love a chess opening named like a rock band?

Not all openings are smooth sailing: the Scandinavian Defense tests Hyowon7458’s mettle with a sub-42% win rate, a reminder that even the best have their icebergs.

When it comes to psychological fortitude, a tilt factor of 7 suggests that while Hyowon7458 sometimes grumbles at the board, the game is too fascinating to quit. This is further proven by an amazing 60% comeback rate, meaning even when down a piece, giving up is never an option.

Famous for early resignations about a quarter of the time (because why prolong the agony?), Hyowon7458’s style is a balance between deep endgame knowledge and practical move-count averages—winning games in about 40 moves and losing slightly fewer on average.

And timing? The early morning hours around 2 AM are peak performance, when most sane people are asleep but Hyowon7458 is outmaneuvering opponents with a stealthy grin.

Hyowon7458's recent games are a thrilling rollercoaster: brilliant checkmates punctuated by some tough losses, but always played with courage and strategic creativity. Whether defeating opponents on time or sealing the deal with sharp queen moves, this player embodies the drama and joy of chess.

“Chess is 99% tactics, the other half is psychology,” might be Hyowon7458’s unofficial motto, balancing raw skill with that special something which keeps them one knight's move ahead of the rest!


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
geny1313 1W / 0L / 0D
alex-vas-1 0W / 1L / 0D
saif20200 0W / 1L / 0D
slawins 0W / 0L / 1D
darwesh88 0W / 1L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
caticloud 1W / 1L / 0D
grandmaster_swervo 1W / 1L / 0D
habibikhallasyahijuan 1W / 0L / 1D
pavanreddy0203 1W / 1L / 0D
sunlydu 2W / 0L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 232 438 198

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 199W / 167L / 12D 182W / 188L / 18D 40.6

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 242 131 101 10 54.1%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 70 39 29 2 55.7%
Scandinavian Defense 35 15 20 0 42.9%
Van t Kruijs Opening 27 15 10 2 55.6%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 26 14 11 1 53.9%
Bishops Opening Boi Variation 24 12 10 2 50.0%
Undefined 23 11 8 4 47.8%
French Defense 22 11 10 1 50.0%
Vienna Game Anderssen Defense 16 10 6 0 62.5%
Englund Gambit 16 8 8 0 50.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 6 2 3 1 33.3%
Undefined 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Bishops Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Bishops Opening Boi Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Vienna Game 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Nimzowitsch Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%
English Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Reti Opening Sicilian Invitation 1 0 0 1 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 7 1
Losing 7 0