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innocuousquestion

Playing Since: 2021-09-08 (Closed for Abuse)

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Rapid: 1893
53W / 12L / 4D
Blitz: 2717
2455W / 2262L / 451D
Bullet: 2613
4352W / 4686L / 691D

Profile Summary: innocuousquestion

Meet innocuousquestion, a chess virtuoso whose rating graph resembles a thrilling roller coaster, but with fewer screams and more checkmates. Over the years, this player has dazzled opponents from Blitz arenas—with a peak rating soaring to an astonishing 2717 in 2025—to Bullet battles where speed and cunning reign supreme, flirting with the 2600+ mark. Rapid games? Sure, but with a modest peak around 2025, showing that while lightning-fast reflexes are a specialty, patience isn't entirely absent.

With over 7,500 Blitz games under their belt boasting a solid win rate near 50%, and nearly 11,000 Bullet games played with relentless passion, innocuousquestion is the embodiment of endurance on the battlefield of 64 squares. Their style? An intriguing mix of strategic endgames, averaging nearly 72 moves per win, proving that patience pays off—unless you're counting rapid-fire bullet, where seconds mean everything.
Early resignation is rare here (less than 1%), suggesting a tenacious spirit who fights till the last pawn drops, especially with a remarkable comeback rate above 84% and a near-legendary 100% win rate after losing a piece. Talk about turning the tables!

Their favorite openings could fill a library, but special mention goes to the secret weapon “Top Secret” in Blitz with a staggering 79% win rate, and the “Sicilian Defense Open Dragon Belezky Line” in Bullet with an impressive 59.6% victories. When innocuousquestion sits at the board, expect creativity and trickery in equal measure.

Psychologically, they've kept their cool with a low tilt factor of just 14, although their rated-versus-casual win difference hints they occasionally let their casual charm slip off in serious battles. Time-wise, their sharpest winning hours sparkle around afternoon and early evening, attacking around hour 15 to 17 with nearly 50% success rates. Evening players beware!

And what about their recent games? Just on 2025.02.21, innocuousquestion bagged a majestic win by resignation after methodically dismantling opposition in well-coordinated response to the Van't Kruijs Opening and the French Defense. Losses are rare and usually due to time scrambles, proving their endgame resilience but reminding us even grandmasters are mere mortals when the clock's ticking down.

In summary, innocuousquestion is a chess gladiator: fast, fierce, and a little mysterious—ready to question your assumptions and leave you asking for an encore.

"If chess were a question, innocuousquestion is definitely the answer."


🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
igivenodraws 146W / 242L / 26D
3pic_fail 182W / 50L / 9D
kiskee10 114W / 62L / 23D
chessgirl243 180W / 9L / 6D
pep123 56W / 120L / 11D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2613 2717
2024 2469 2565 1971
2023 2420 2540 1893
2022 2459 2618 1667
2021 2521 2632 2111
Rating by Year2021202220232024202527171667YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 135W / 90L / 24D 126W / 101L / 23D 82.4
2024 1092W / 913L / 169D 1037W / 978L / 169D 75.9
2023 103W / 58L / 17D 88W / 76L / 17D 75.5
2022 2032W / 2017L / 287D 1807W / 2168L / 337D 77.3
2021 400W / 320L / 58D 352W / 369L / 67D 77.6

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 261 106 138 17 40.6%
Top Secret 247 196 45 6 79.3%
Queens Pawn Opening Mikenas Defense 227 93 125 9 41.0%
Sicilian Defense Open Dragon Belezky Line 152 78 70 4 51.3%
Bishops Opening Berlin Vienna Hybrid Variation 140 57 67 16 40.7%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 133 59 66 8 44.4%
Caro Kann Defense Advance Variation 129 65 55 9 50.4%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 119 59 51 9 49.6%
Sicilian Defense Open Accelerated Dragon Modern Variation 105 56 39 10 53.3%
Modern Defense with 98 44 47 7 44.9%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Modern Defense with 628 249 329 50 39.6%
Scandinavian Defense Closed 347 156 168 23 45.0%
Reti Opening Sicilian Invitation 339 147 173 19 43.4%
Bishops Opening Berlin Vienna Hybrid Variation 320 146 152 22 45.6%
English Opening Symmetrical Variation 298 120 157 21 40.3%
Modern Defense Standard Lizard Defense Mittenberger Gambit 284 112 140 32 39.4%
Sicilian Defense Open Accelerated Dragon Modern Variation 274 153 105 16 55.8%
Old Benoni Defense 241 102 123 16 42.3%
Sicilian Defense Open Dragon Belezky Line 203 121 68 14 59.6%
Caro Kann Defense Advance Variation 194 84 95 15 43.3%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 39 12
Losing 14 0