Iago Melo de Souza

Profile: Iago Melo de Souza (IagoMeloS)

Meet Iago Melo de Souza, a chess player whose game has evolved with the precision of a well-timed mutation in the DNA of grandmasters. With a playing style that favors resilience and careful endgames, Iago navigates the 64 squares like a seasoned biologist in a petri dish of endless possibilities.

Since his blitz beginnings in 2020 with a modest max rating of 1264, Iago’s journey has been anything but stagnant. His rapid play blossomed impressively, reaching over 1027 by 2025, proving that evolution in chess isn’t just survival of the fittest, but survival of the most adaptable. Iago’s comeback rate is an astounding 71.94%, showing a knack for regenerating hope even when the odds seem cellularly impossible.

With a win rate of 51.1% when playing black, Iago’s style thrives in the shadows, cunningly advancing like a sneaky amoeba to conquer his opponents. He’s got a tactical DNA that grants a 100% win rate after losing a piece, the ultimate 'damage control' mechanism. When it comes to openings, the French Defense is his go-to gene, boasting a 66.7% win rate in blitz and a dominant 81.25% in rapid, proving that this strategy is the backbone of his chess genome.

Iago’s usual day on the chessboard spans multiple hours, with peak performance at 9 PM where his win rate spikes to a robust 65.22%—perhaps a circadian rhythm kicking in to boost his brain cells. His longest winning streak is an impressive 9 games, a chain as strong as the helix of DNA itself.

Despite a mild tilt factor of 9, Iago’s resilience, combined with his early resignation rate of 10.65%, means he knows when to fold ’em and when to fight like a true cellular warrior. His average moves per win hover around 61, showing a preference for thoughtful, evolutionary progression over reckless gambits.

Whether facing familiar foes or adapting to novel challengers, Iago Melo de Souza continues to replicate his winning strategies while experimenting with creative mutations to outwit opponents. A true scientific mind on the board, he reminds us that chess, much like biology, thrives on adaptation, strategy, and the occasional cheeky gambit.