nicholas pfeifer

Nicholas Pfeifer (aka IcePicked)

Meet Nicholas Pfeifer, a rapid chess enthusiast who’s carved out his niche in the 64-cell petri dish of tactical warfare. With a fluctuating rapid rating peaking at 939 in 2025, Nicholas exhibits the kind of strategic metabolism that keeps opponents scrambling to adapt.

Known in the ecosystem of online chess as IcePicked, Nicholas has played a hearty 652 rapid games, boasting a win rate just shy of 50%—a solid balance between survival and conquest in the chess food chain. With an average game length of about 56 moves when winning, he’s patient enough to let his strategies bloom fully, yet competitive enough to avoid early cellular apoptosis, resigning only 1.31% of games prematurely.

His endgame plays are especially notable, occurring in over 60% of matches, where Nicholas shows his aptitude for cellular division—slowly but surely breaking down defenses until checkmate is inevitable. His comeback rate after being at a disadvantage is an impressive 65%, and he has a flawless 100% win record after losing a piece—truly a biological marvel in resilience and recovery.

Psychologically, Nicholas has a tilt factor of 9, showing that even the most finely tuned organisms have off days. Yet, he's no stranger to adapting quickly, thriving particularly well during certain hours like 7 AM and 11 AM with win rates exceeding 70%, and Sunday afternoons when his win rate peaks near 62%, suggesting a circadian rhythm perfectly aligned with peak chess performance.

Known for using the "Top Secret" opening repertoire, he keeps his opponents guessing, much like a cell sending cryptic chemical signals in a microscopic dance of survival. Nicholas frequently faces rivals like sudip9997 and mehdichou61, engaging in multiple matches that reveal a complex interaction of win rates—highlighting the dynamic predator-prey relationships of the chess world.

In short, Nicholas Pfeifer is a fascinating biological combination of patience, tactical prowess, and psychological complexity—a true chess organism thriving in the competitive jungle of rapid play. Watch out, because in the evolutionary tree of chess, IcePicked is far from extinct!