Meet ipad_da
Some players walk the well-trodden path of 1.e4 and the Ruy Lopez. ipad_da instead wanders into the weeds with moves like 1.Nh3 and the Amar Gambit. It is a fitting identity for a player whose rating graph looks like a rocket launch: from sub-1000 chaos in early 2021 to a peak of 2746 (2026-05-13) in Blitz and 2763 (2026-04-14) in Bullet by 2026.
The Long Climb
The numbers tell a story of relentless volume. ipad_da played thousands of games, grinding through brutal losing streaks (including a 15 game slide) and celebrating a 16 game winning streak. Early 2021 was rough, with a Blitz rating that briefly touched 734, but the trajectory was always upward. By 2023 the player broke past 2000, and by 2026 the rating curve reached 2700 territory.
A Repertoire Built on Surprise
ipad_da is not here to play the main lines. The database is packed with Sicilian Defense battles, but also with the Australian Defense, the Amazon Attack, and the Hungarian Opening Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit. The Amar Gambit (
) appears hundreds of times, which is either fearless or chaotic, and probably both. In Rapid, the Hungarian Opening Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit has been especially kind, with an 88 percent win rate. The Nimzo-Larsen Attack also shows up frequently, proving that ipad_da will try almost anything once, especially with the clock ticking.Rivalries That Built the Grind
No online chess journey is complete without rivals. ipad_da has faced navpad 34 times, a rivalry that leans the wrong way with 11 wins against 20 losses. Against thespicyapple the record is even harsher: 22 meetings and not a single win, with 16 losses and 6 draws. But there is balance in the universe, because mas_27 has been a reliable source of points, with 19 wins in 24 games.
Bullet Blood and Night Owl Hours
ipad_da's preferred time control is Bullet, and the stats back it up. The player's best winning hours are around 3 a.m., which suggests a keyboard glowing in the dark and a very fast mouse hand. ipad_da rarely dies quietly: timeout wins outnumber checkmate wins by a huge margin, so expect a fight to the last second, often literally.
Quirky Stats
- Longest winning streak: 16 games
- Longest losing streak: 15 games
- Comeback rate: 86.37 percent
- Win rate after losing a piece: 45.03 percent
- Early resignation rate: 2.46 percent
- Most common checking piece: Rook