Vic Gar - The Chessboard Biologist
Also known in the chess ecosystem as invictor66, Vic Gar is a player whose rating history tells the tale of relentless adaptation and evolution on the 64-cell petri dish of the chessboard.
Rating Evolution & Playstyle
Since 2022, Vic has been cultivating a diverse skill set across Blitz, Bullet, Rapid, and Daily battles. Notably, Blitz often resembles his prime habitat, with a peak performance pushing an impressive 867 rating, proving he's quicker than mitosis!
Vic’s moves average around 55 per win, meaning he isn’t afraid to invest some time in nurturing each game to its natural conclusion. However, when losses occur, they tend to finish slightly faster—like a cell succumbing to apoptosis, but with less drama. His endgame frequency nearly hits 46%, meaning he’s quite comfortable navigating the cellular maze to victory or strategic retreat.
Opening Repertoire: A Genetic Mix
In the genetic pool of openings, Vic favors the Queen’s Pawn Opening with its Zukertort and Chigorin variations—clearly a favorite strain yielding around a 47% win rate in Blitz. His Scandinavian Defense plays like a well-adapted predator in Bullet games with a win rate exceeding 60%, showing strategic aggression.
He also experiments with the quirky Englund Gambit, which sometimes backfires molecularly, but at other times surprises the competition. Much like a true biologist, Vic isn’t afraid to mutate his strategies to discover winning formulas.
Psychological & Tactical Traits
Known for his remarkable comeback rate of 69%, Vic's resilience is nothing short of a cellular regeneration marvel. Once he loses a piece, his win rate shoots to 100%— talk about turning gene damage into a strength!
His 'tilt factor' is a moderate 10, proving that even a chess organism has its off-days; yet his average early resignation rate is low, showing he perseveres longer than a dormancy period in harsh conditions.
Opponent Ecosystem
Vic's competition pool is vast and diverse, with certain opponents showing 100% defeat rates, while others remain persistent challengers, keeping the evolutionary arms race alive. Some matches feel like symbiotic relationships, others more parasitic, but all contribute to Vic's ongoing chess fitness.
Fun Fact
With a username like invictor66, you might say Vic is genetically programmed to be undefeatable — or at least to evolve continuously across seasons and ratings.
In essence, Vic Gar’s chess journey is a delightful dance of mutation, adaptation, and survival of the fittest strategy—truly a master of the biome of battle where every move divides or conquers.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| sixthzipper | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| jaakkomie | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| itsaasu | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| wolfgangcaldwell | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| zendude1985 | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| xxdanielssxx | 9W / 24L / 0D | |
| victorgd97 | 14W / 2L / 0D | |
| alessandrodigama | 10W / 2L / 0D | |
| zergichess | 9W / 1L / 0D | |
| Marc Belmonte | 4W / 3L / 1D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 522 | 803 | ||
| 2024 | 477 | 702 | 775 | 698 |
| 2023 | 428 | 593 | 863 | 749 |
| 2022 | 584 | 704 | 754 | 851 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101W / 96L / 4D | 87W / 110L / 1D | 53.0 |
| 2024 | 251W / 236L / 17D | 235W / 255L / 10D | 53.7 |
| 2023 | 381W / 361L / 7D | 354W / 405L / 9D | 50.6 |
| 2022 | 152W / 140L / 8D | 146W / 149L / 7D | 52.9 |
Openings: Most Played
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pawn Opening | 51 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 62.8% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 32 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 46.9% |
| Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 53.1% |
| Queens Gambit Accepted | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 63.3% |
| Englund Gambit | 29 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 44.8% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 42.9% |
| Nimzowitsch Defense | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 43.5% |
| Van t Kruijs Opening | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 56.5% |
| Queens Pawn Opening | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 52.2% |
| Queens Gambit Declined Chigorin Defense | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Defense Normal Variation | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Alekhines Defense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Queens Pawn Opening | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vienna Game | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Slav Defense | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nimzowitsch Defense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Indian Game Tartakower Attack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation | 106 | 52 | 53 | 1 | 49.1% |
| Top Secret | 90 | 34 | 55 | 1 | 37.8% |
| Englund Gambit | 60 | 25 | 34 | 1 | 41.7% |
| Queens Gambit Declined Chigorin Defense | 54 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 59.3% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation | 53 | 23 | 28 | 2 | 43.4% |
| Queens Gambit Accepted | 52 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 55.8% |
| Queens Gambit Declined Chigorin Janowski Variation | 43 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 48.8% |
| Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation | 38 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 36.8% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 41.7% |
| Queens Gambit Declined Queens Knight Variation | 36 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 47.2% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 64.7% |
| Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.5% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 60.0% |
| Englund Gambit | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 14.3% |
| Queens Gambit Declined Chigorin Defense | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.1% |
| Queens Gambit Accepted | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% |
| Kings Pawn Opening | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% |
| Three Knights Opening | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Scandinavian Defense Closed | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% |
| Vienna Game Max Lange Fyfe Gambit | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 11 | 1 |
| Losing | 10 | 0 |