Jack Rudd - International Master of Chess
Meet Jack Rudd, a chess gladiator with the prestigious title of International Master bestowed by FIDE. Jack’s journey from humble beginnings at a rating of 1339 in 2007 to a peak daily rating surpassing 2180 in 2023 is nothing short of inspiring. While many strive to checkmate their opponents, Jack checks off victories with remarkable consistency and flair.
Career Highlights
- Peak Daily Rating: 2181 (May 2023)
- Peak Blitz Rating: 2537 (December 2021)
- Peak Rapid Rating: 2463 (September 2020)
- Peak Bullet Rating: 2439 (October 2021)
Playing Style and Personality
Jack plays with an endgame frequency of over 60%, proving that patience isn't just a virtue, it's a strategy. If the average player takes 40 moves to win, Jack extends the suspense with 56 moves per win, savoring every moment of the battle. When ahead, Jack trusts no one – an astonishing 87.89% win rate as White and a fierce 86.55% with Black.
Known for a 3.38% early resignation rate, Jack doesn’t believe in giving up early – except when it’s absolutely necessary. And don’t call them a quitter, because Jack’s comeback rate is 74.29%, showing a tenacity that would make a chess knight jealous.
Opening Secrets
Jack’s secret weapon? The ominously named Top Secret opening, with a staggering 92.14% win rate over 1018 games in daily play. Other favored openings like the Reti Opening Sicilian Invitation and the Bird's Opening are treated with lethal precision – 100% win rates, no exceptions. Opponents beware, Jack's repertoire reads like a chess cookbook of guaranteed success.
Record and Rivalries
With well over 950 wins in daily chess and millions of games in Blitz, Rapid, and Bullet formats, Jack has dominated both casual and rated battles. Some opponents like sorglos22 have met Jack's steel 72 times, only to lose relentlessly. Jack’s current winning streak stands tall at 24 games – probably making many wish there was a ‘pause’ button on Jack’s chess machine.
Fun Facts
- Jack’s best time of day to play is 7:00 AM – an early bird who truly catches the rook.
- When under pressure, the player manages a 84.84% win rate after losing a piece. Yeah, Jack isn't impressed by a mere material deficit.
- Despite the fierce play, Jack keeps the mind fresh with a low tilt factor of 3 – staying cool when the chessboard heats up.
Recent Battles
Jack’s most recent victory came in a gripping game against Zwanger55 on June 1, 2025, showcasing tactical mastery by forcing a resignation. The final position was so clean that even the pawns applauded. On the flip side, losses are few but memorable, such as one in April 2025 against die_aller-echte_gefahr — but hey, every knight needs its dark square afternoon.
In the grand arena of chess, Jack Rudd's moves may be planned – but their humor and perseverance are always a delightful surprise. Watch this chess artist dance with checkmates, one brilliant move at a time.
Coach's Feedback for Jack Rudd
Hi Jack, great work on your recent games! Your current rating of around 2018 shows solid improvement and good understanding of chess fundamentals. Here are some constructive points to consider as you continue to develop your skills:
Strengths
- Strategic Play: Your use of pawn breaks and piece activity in the Sicilian structures and Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack games reveal a sound strategic approach.
- Endgame Technique: In several games you successfully converted advantages with clean technique, especially in rook endgames and simplified positions.
- Opening Repertoire: You are comfortable with a variety of openings, such as the Alapin Sicilian and the Reti Opening, which gives you flexibility against different opponents.
Areas for Improvement
- Clock Management: In the daily games, sometimes quicker time usage early in the game led to rushed decisions later. Try to balance your thinking time and avoid time pressure moments.
- Tactical Awareness: Review the games where you faced tactical difficulties in the transition phase (middle game), particularly the loss against die_aller-echte_gefahr. Practicing puzzles daily can sharpen this skill.
- Piece Coordination: Look for opportunities to improve the activity and support of your pieces in cramped positions; often reorganization or prophylactic moves can prevent opponent counterplay.
Suggested Next Steps
- Analyze your most recent victory against hhxxuosndhxsatty (hhxxuosndhxsatty) to reinforce successful patterns you executed there.
- Work on opening theory where you feel less confident to gain faster development and comfortable positions out of the opening.
- Incorporate calculation training with tactical puzzles and visualization exercises to catch missed shots and anticipate opponent plans better.
Keep up the great work, and remember consistent practice and review are keys to steady progress. Feel free to share any specific games or positions you'd like to analyze in detail.
Recent Success Highlight
In your recent win on 2025.06.01 against hhxxuosndhxsatty, you showed strong positional understanding using the Alapin Sicilian with timely break-throughs. Great patience and execution!
[[Pgn|1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 Nc6 6. Nf3 e6 7. Be2 f6 8. Bb5 a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Ba3 cxd4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. cxd4 c5 15. Nc3 fxe5 16. dxe5 Bb7 17. Re1 Rf5 18. Qe2 Raf8 19. b4 cxb4 20. Nd1 Rxf3 21. gxf3 Qg5+ 22. Kf1 d4 23. Qc4 Bxf3 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Qh3 Nxe5 26. Qg3 Ng4 27. h3 Bxd1 28. hxg4 Bc2 29. Re5 Qf6 30. Rae1 d3 31. Rf5 Qd8 32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Qe3 h6 34. g5 Qd6 35. Qd2 Qh2 36. Re8+ Kh7 37. g6+ Kxg6 38. Re6+ Kh7 0-1|fen|8/6pk/p3R2p/8/1p6/3p4/P1bQ1P1q/5K2 w - - 2 39>🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| zwanger55 | 82W / 0L / 0D | |
| hhxxuosndhxsatty | 5W / 0L / 1D | |
| vishwajeeth1729 | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| zwanger55 | 82W / 0L / 0D | |
| sorglos22 | 72W / 0L / 0D | |
| judevon | 37W / 6L / 6D | |
| greensquares756 | 39W / 7L / 0D | |
| smitp22 | 46W / 0L / 0D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2164 | 1947 | ||
| 2024 | 2277 | 2043 | ||
| 2023 | 2276 | 2479 | 1891 | 2157 |
| 2022 | 2331 | 2506 | 2306 | 2129 |
| 2021 | 2286 | 2480 | 2298 | 1992 |
| 2020 | 1596 | 2426 | 2332 | 1775 |
| 2019 | 1378 | 2407 | 1338 | |
| 2018 | 2319 | |||
| 2017 | 2265 | |||
| 2016 | 2183 | 1682 | ||
| 2015 | 1587 | 1726 | ||
| 2014 | 1438 | |||
| 2013 | 1500 | |||
| 2010 | 1763 | |||
| 2009 | 1990 | |||
| 2008 | 1911 | |||
| 2007 | 1339 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47W / 8L / 3D | 49W / 4L / 4D | 55.2 |
| 2024 | 156W / 6L / 4D | 155W / 9L / 3D | 48.1 |
| 2023 | 225W / 13L / 6D | 217W / 16L / 5D | 50.7 |
| 2022 | 254W / 24L / 7D | 245W / 27L / 8D | 60.0 |
| 2021 | 308W / 29L / 12D | 295W / 34L / 10D | 63.9 |
| 2020 | 182W / 35L / 10D | 180W / 39L / 12D | 71.7 |
| 2019 | 6W / 4L / 2D | 7W / 1L / 0D | 76.0 |
| 2018 | 3W / 0L / 0D | 2W / 2L / 0D | 72.1 |
| 2017 | 7W / 0L / 0D | 7W / 1L / 1D | 57.0 |
| 2016 | 14W / 0L / 0D | 12W / 1L / 0D | 62.0 |
| 2015 | 0W / 0L / 0D | 1W / 1L / 0D | 28.5 |
| 2014 | 1W / 0L / 0D | 0W / 0L / 0D | 61.0 |
| 2013 | 6W / 1L / 0D | 7W / 1L / 0D | 56.5 |
| 2010 | 10W / 1L / 0D | 8W / 5L / 0D | 36.3 |
| 2009 | 9W / 3L / 0D | 10W / 2L / 0D | 41.1 |
| 2008 | 4W / 3L / 0D | 10W / 0L / 0D | 51.6 |
| 2007 | 0W / 1L / 0D | 1W / 0L / 0D | 23.0 |
Openings: Most Played
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 63 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 88.9% |
| Sicilian Defense | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Amar Gambit | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 90.9% |
| Unknown | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Philidor Defense | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 95.7% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 77.3% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 95.2% |
| Amazon Attack | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 89.5% |
| Barnes Defense | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Defense | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% |
| French Defense | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.9% |
| Barnes Defense | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Amar Gambit | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 60.0% |
| Alekhine Defense | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.5% |
| Czech Defense | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Amazon Attack | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Modern Defense | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 52 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 90.4% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 90.9% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 85.7% |
| Döry Defense | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 80.0% |
| Dutch Defense | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Australian Defense | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 88.2% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 68.8% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 92.3% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% |
| Barnes Defense | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 75.0% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 84.6% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 75.0% |
| Döry Defense | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 93.3% |
| Dutch Defense | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 58.3% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik Variation | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Australian Defense | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Amar Gambit | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% |
| Blumenfeld Countergambit | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.4% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 73 | 2 |
| Losing | 3 | 0 |