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imzoureninou

Playing Since: 2023-02-15 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟♟

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Daily: 489
4W / 9L / 2D
Rapid: 579
62W / 59L / 8D
Blitz: 471
432W / 384L / 44D
Bullet: 385
5132W / 5175L / 31D

Biography of imzoureninou

Meet imzoureninou, a bullet aficionado whose chess journey is nothing short of a rollercoaster ride through the fast-paced nightmares of 1-minute time controls! With a peak bullet rating just shy of grandmaster territory at 500 in early 2025, they have shown resilience that would make even the most steadfast rook do a double take.

Starting with humble beginnings (a bullet rating of 138 in late 2023, no shame in that!), imzoureninou swiftly marched through the ranks, battle-scarring over 13,000 bullet games with a near-even win-loss tally. Who needs consistency when you can have thrilling chaos? Their average game lasts around 44 moves, proving they're not just quick on the clock but also thoughtful enough to avoid premature resignations—only about 4.9% of their games end early because they're impatient (or their cat walked across the keyboard).

Opening Repertoire:

The Van't Kruijs Opening is imzoureninou's playground, boasting a sturdy 53% win rate over 1,287 battles — a pointing finger to all who dare test it. They also navigate the treacherous Scandinavian Defense with nearly a 50/50 success rate. Their love for Pirc Defense and Scandinavian Defense Closed lines shows a strategic mind that enjoys both defense and opportunistic expansions, though their adventures into French Defense suggest sometimes the luck of the Queen's Gambit is a fickle mistress.

Peak Ratings Across Time Controls:

  • Bullet: 500 (February 2025)
  • Blitz: 488 (December 2024)
  • Daily: 489 (April 2024)
  • Rapid: 499 (September 2023)

Playing Style and Stats:

Known for a white win rate of 51.09% and a slightly more modest black win rate of 48.18%, imzoureninou's games are quite balanced but leans slightly towards attacking with the whites. Their tactical awareness shines through with a 71.23% comeback rate—they’re the kind of player who laughs in the face of danger and turns a losing game into a story of heroic triumph.
Average moves per win linger around 44, so don’t expect quick checkmates too often—unless time runs out on the opponent, which conveniently happens quite a bit (over 3,300 timeout wins in bullet alone)!

Mental Game:

A tilt factor of 15 suggests imzoureninou doesn’t give up the ghost easily—though we’re all human, and even grandmasters have their bad days. Their best time of day to play? Midnight! When most of us are busy counting sheep, they’re counting passed pawns and threats.

Memorable Matches:

The latest victory was a thrilling tactical tussle finishing with a stylish checkmate after a well-played Kings Pawn Opening, proving that going for the quick Qh5 can sometimes pay off big. They even managed to beat a formidable opponent named hikaru_nakamura-checkmate—no small feat in any realm! However, even our knight sometimes gets captured—as a loss against willbittner57 recently shows.

Opponent Highlights:

Their opponent record is a story of fierce battles: against fan favorites like juliogonzalez101, they hold a 71% win rate, while stalemates and draws are exceptionally rare—this player makes their moves count.
But beware: imzoureninou has a spicy chess rivalry mood with some opponents who have turned the tables more than once. It’s all part of the game!

imzoureninou is a chess warrior with a carbon-based lifeform's normally questionable sleep schedule, thriving in the chaos and flashes that bullet and blitz games provide. Whether they're calmly building their position or bluffing with a queen sortie at move two, one thing is clear: this player plays with heart, speed, and a touch of unpredictable magic.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
szymonix_8 0W / 1L / 0D
stanleyswift1 1W / 0L / 0D
aqilzxmichelle 0W / 1L / 0D
monsef1080 1W / 0L / 0D
gonzalo-911 1W / 0L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
amchum127 3W / 13L / 1D
chaturanga4m 6W / 4L / 0D
juliogonzalez101 5W / 2L / 0D
sabukannur 6W / 1L / 0D
tag1201 3W / 4L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 325 436
2024 325 418 489
2023 338 259 437 407
Rating by Year202320242025489259YearRatingBulletBlitzDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 824W / 811L / 12D 811W / 832L / 5D 48.0
2024 1073W / 967L / 9D 971W / 1059L / 19D 44.7
2023 596W / 591L / 9D 581W / 603L / 16D 44.5

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 21 13 7 1 61.9%
Philidor Defense 5 2 3 0 40.0%
Scandinavian Defense 4 0 4 0 0.0%
Alekhines Defense 4 2 2 0 50.0%
Reti Opening 4 2 2 0 50.0%
Bishops Opening 3 1 2 0 33.3%
Undefined 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Nimzowitsch Defense 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Queens Pawn Opening 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Scandinavian Defense 1318 652 658 8 49.5%
Van t Kruijs Opening 1288 684 601 3 53.1%
Kings Pawn Opening 992 502 488 2 50.6%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 602 270 329 3 44.9%
Owens Defense 248 124 123 1 50.0%
Queens Pawn Opening 241 123 118 0 51.0%
Pirc Defense 221 119 101 1 53.9%
Scandinavian Defense Closed 186 101 85 0 54.3%
French Defense 161 72 89 0 44.7%
Center Game 158 73 83 2 46.2%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 142 70 66 6 49.3%
Van t Kruijs Opening 92 53 37 2 57.6%
Scandinavian Defense 77 34 38 5 44.2%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 51 25 25 1 49.0%
Philidor Defense 25 12 13 0 48.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 19 7 9 3 36.8%
Owens Defense 19 8 11 0 42.1%
Queens Pawn Opening 15 8 6 1 53.3%
Scandinavian Defense Closed 15 9 5 1 60.0%
Pirc Defense 13 5 8 0 38.5%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 12 0
Losing 15 1