About ichkuchen933
Meet ichkuchen933, a passionate chess player who thrives in the fast-paced world of Bullet chess. While their rating journey has seen its ups and downs, they've showcased a resilient spirit, battling fiercely across Bullet, Rapid, and Blitz formats.
Playing Style & Strengths
Known for a tactical awareness that's nothing short of gritty, ichkuchen933 has an impressive comeback rate of over 90%, proving they're not one to throw in the towel easily — even when down a piece!
- Early resignations are rare, clocking in at just 1.46%
- Prefers longer endgames with an endgame frequency above 72%
- Average moves per win hover around 70, indicating deep, strategic battles
- Handles pressure well, with a low one-sided loss rate (2.63%)
Favorite Openings
Starting moves set the tone, and ichkuchen933 leans toward solid yet flexible choices, often diving into Queen's Pawn structures and French Defense family lines:
- Bullet: Queen's Pawn with 1...e6 2.c4 (85 games), French 2.Nf3 d5, and the intriguingly cheeky Englund Gambit
- Rapid & Blitz: Horwitz Defense and variations of the French Defense gain frequent appearances
- The Englund Gambit, a rather audacious weapon, boasts a win rate over 50% in Bullet — proving that sometimes, a little daring goes a long way
Performance Highlights
ichkuchen933 has battled over a thousand games with a mixed bag of triumphs and teaching moments:
- Achieved peak Bullet rating of 2070 in November 2023
- Peaked rapid rating near 1950 and blitz close to 1920 around the same period
- Longest winning and losing streaks both stretched to an epic 11 games — chess is drama here!
- Tends to win more often against lower-rated opponents (win rate ~74%) and holds a respectable nearly 50% win rate in Bullet overall
Opponent & Time Preferences
Our player shows a curious pattern both in who they face and when they play best:
- Victories often come against frequent opponents like thechessdudeoriginai with whom games have been plentiful
- Top win rates also against various players showing a knack for clutch moments
- Best time of day? Oddly, 4:00 AM appears to be their prime chess hour — some mighty sharp moves brewed with a late night coffee or early morning vigil!
- Tuesday and Monday yield the highest win percentages
General Performance Overview
Your current strength adjusted win rate is approximately 48%, which shows balanced results against opponents of similar strength. Over the last six months, you've experienced a rating drop of about 93 points, but recently, the trend is showing positive momentum with a slight gain over three months (+15 points) and a positive rating slope for 3 and 6 months. However, the short-term (1 month) trend indicates some challenges.
Maintaining consistent focus on your strengths while addressing specific weaknesses will help you continue to improve.
Insights from Recent Games
- Opening Choices: You often play openings like the English Opening and French Defense variations. Gaining deeper understanding of these lines can boost your confidence and lead to more favorable middlegame positions.
- Time Management: Most of your games end with a win or loss on time, showing the importance of quick thinking in bullet games. Work on developing quicker pattern recognition and pre-move strategies to save critical seconds.
- Endgame Technique: Some losses showed challenging endgame scenarios. Practicing basic endgame principles such as king activity, pawn structure, and opposition can improve your conversion chances.
- Tactical Awareness: Your winning games demonstrate good awareness of tactical opportunities and pressure application. Continue sharpening tactical puzzles to strengthen this area.
Suggestions for Improvement
- Review and focus study on your preferred openings, ensuring you know typical plans and common traps.
- Practice playing faster in bullet time controls by increasing familiarity with key patterns and motifs.
- Spend time on endgame studies to increase conversion rates in close positions.
- Regularly solve tactical puzzles to maintain and improve spotting combinations quickly during games.
- Analyze losses to identify recurring mistakes or positional misunderstandings, especially in transitions from opening to middlegame.
Useful Reminders
Bullet games are fast paced, so it's natural to have fluctuating results. Balancing speed with accuracy is key. Don't hesitate to take a moment for critical moves in important positions.
Continuous learning and analyzing your own games are the best paths to steady improvement.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| thechessdudeoriginai | 11W / 24L / 0D | View Games |
| armanrp0000 | 7W / 8L / 2D | View Games |
| analyse94 | 6W / 3L / 0D | View Games |
| kinos_garcia | 1W / 4L / 1D | View Games |
| retionly1 | 2W / 3L / 0D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1541 | 1099 | 1399 | |
| 2024 | 1634 | 1317 | 1496 | |
| 2023 | 1653 | 1364 | 1579 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59W / 78L / 8D | 61W / 77L / 7D | 68.7 |
| 2024 | 147W / 139L / 22D | 130W / 172L / 15D | 73.2 |
| 2023 | 68W / 106L / 12D | 70W / 112L / 12D | 69.0 |
Openings: Most Played
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn: 1...e6 2.c4 | 85 | 33 | 49 | 3 | 38.8% |
| French: 2.Nf3 d5 | 47 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 44.7% |
| Englund Gambit | 35 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 51.4% |
| Horwitz Defense | 30 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 30.0% |
| QGD: Marshall Defence, 3.cxd5 Nxd5 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 54.5% |
| QGD: 3.cxd5 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 27.3% |
| Benoni Defense: Old Benoni | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 38.1% |
| French: 2.Nc3 d5 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 35.0% |
| Queen's Pawn: 1...c6 2.c4 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 42.1% |
| Hungarian Opening | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 29.4% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horwitz Defense | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 42.9% |
| Queen's Pawn: 1...e6 2.c4 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 34.6% |
| French: 2.Nf3 d5 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 30.0% |
| French Defense: Franco-Sicilian Defense | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50.0% |
| QGD: 3.cxd5 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 18.8% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 33.3% |
| French Defense | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25.0% |
| French Defense: Knight Variation | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.5% |
| Slav: Exchange, 4.Nc3 Nf6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.7% |
| Queen's Pawn: Modern | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Pawn: 1...e6 2.c4 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 38.5% |
| French: 2.Nf3 d5 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 30.4% |
| Horwitz Defense | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 61.1% |
| QGD: 3.cxd5 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 43.8% |
| Englund Gambit | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.3% |
| French Defense: Knight Variation | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Queen's Pawn: Modern | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16.7% |
| French Defense | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Queen's Gambit Accepted: Saduleto Variation | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.7% |
| French Defense: Franco-Sicilian Defense | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.7% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 11 | 0 |
| Losing | 11 | 2 |