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JANARDHAN MORLA

Username: janardhanmorla

Playing Since: 2019-05-22 (Active)

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Rapid: 553
1547W / 1574L / 60D
Blitz: 142
229W / 313L / 5D
Bullet: 255
1W / 14L / 0D

About Janardhan Morla

Janardhan Morla, known to opponents and fans alike simply as janardhanmorla, is a chess adventurer navigating the fascinating labyrinths of Rapid, Blitz, and Bullet chess. With a peak Rapid rating of 1027 back in December 2019, he once reached the dizzying heights of nearly 1000+ in Blitz and Bullet formats too—proof that he’s a force to be reckoned with, at least until the next coffee break!

Playing Style & Personality

Janardhan’s game speaks volumes: he averages around 47 moves per win and doesn’t shy away from engaging tactical battles, boasting a remarkable 66.5% comeback rate—which means giving up a piece doesn’t scare him, it just spices up the game! His early resignation rate is modest (16.27%), indicating he’s no quitter, though even he has that occasional “oops” moment. His wins by checkmate suggest he enjoys that satisfying snap of victory, while his losses by resignation remind us he’s only human.

With a tilt factor of 17, Janardhan keeps his cool reasonably well, although any chess player would admit some games might tweak the nerves. Fun fact: his best time to play is at 9 PM – clearly, the perfect hour for unleashing strategic genius or creative mayhem.

Favorite Openings & Performance

Queens Pawn Opening is Janardhan’s playground with over 640 Rapid games, winning almost 47% of those—plus he’s quite fond of the Mikenas Defense, where he has a winning edge. Other favored openings include the Kings Pawn (50.5% win rate in Rapid) and the intriguingly named Englund Gambit, which strangely manages a respectable 55.77% win rate for him. Clearly, Janardhan likes to mix classical due diligence with some daring gambits when the mood strikes.

Recent Highlights

Notably, on June 6th, 2025, Janardhan secured a triumphant victory by checkmate against l3aytouch in a Rapid game, dazzling with sharp play and a queen’s gambit finale. You can imagine the satisfying feeling of delivering Qxf7# and hearing the crowd go wild (or at least the chess clocks ticking in approval).

Despite a few setbacks, like a tough game against tented03 recently, Janardhan’s chess journey exemplifies persistence, learning, and a touch of playful unpredictability.

Fun Chess Trivia

  • Longest winning streak: 11 games — proving he can ride the wave like a grandmaster surfer!
  • Current winning streak: 4 games — momentum is on his side!
  • Longest losing streak: 17 games — even legends have their “why did I play that?” moments.

Janardhan’s Chess Life in Numbers

Overall, Janardhan’s Rapid record stands almost toe-to-toe with wins and losses (1302 wins vs 1341 losses), showing a gritty career filled with fierce battles. His Blitz and Bullet games follow a similar rhythm — the classic rollercoaster of online chess life.

Whether it’s the quiet pre-dawn hours or late-night tactical skirmishes, Janardhan Morla approaches each game with a balance of thoughtful calculation and the occasional dash of chess bravado.

Keep an eye on this persistent thinker — the next brilliant sacrifice or sneaky checkmate might be just around the corner!


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Coach Chesswick

Hi Janardhan Morla!

You’re playing a lively, tactical brand of chess and collecting plenty of quick mates at the 400-rating level. That shows good board vision and a willingness to calculate forcing lines. Let’s build on those strengths while fixing the main leaks that are holding back your next jump toward 600-800.

Snapshot

  • Peak Rapid so far: 1027 (2019-12-26)
  • Favourite move: Qh5+ appeared in 4 of your last 10 games!
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What you’re already doing well

  1. Tactical alertness. In the win against l3aytouch you spotted 24.Bxf7+ and the follow-up sacrifice to drag Black’s king to f7 before mating. Nice calculation! tactical motif practice clearly pays off.
  2. Open-line intuition. You often double rooks or slide them to the seventh rank once files open (Rxa7 / Rc7+ in the same game). That’s an attacking skill worth keeping.

Biggest gains for the next month

  1. Curb the “early-queen syndrome”.
    • In every recent loss your queen jumped out before minor pieces were developed (4.Qh5+ vs tented03, 3.Qa4+ vs aghamo1).
    • Early queen checks work at 400, but stronger players punish them with tempi and forks.
    Practice target: During the first 8 moves, do not move the queen unless it wins material immediately.
  2. Develop, then attack.
    Use the “2-4-0 rule”: 2 central pawns, 4 minor pieces, then 0 king in the centre (castle). In the lost game vs aghamo1 you played f3, f4, g4 before castling and the centre collapsed.
  3. King safety first.
    • Your king was still on e1/e2 in 6 of the last 10 games.
    • Castling early stops cheap mates and lets your rooks connect sooner.
  4. Trim the edge-pawn habit.
    Moves like a4, h4 on move 2 waste time unless part of a clear plan. Replace them with centre control moves (d4, e4, c4, Nf3, Nc3).
  5. Build a small opening kit.
    • As White: try the Italian Game (e4, Nf3, Bc4) or the London System (d4, Nf3, Bf4).
    • As Black: vs e4 learn the Scandinavian (1…d5), vs d4 learn the Queen’s Gambit Declined setup (d5, e6, Nf6, Be7).
    Fewer openings ⇒ more depth.

Training plan (2-week sample)

Day15 min15 min30 min
Mon/Wed/Fri5 rated gamesReview lossesChess.com puzzles (focus on pin, fork, skewers)
Tue/ThuOpening drill (Italian/London)Play unrated vs computer stopping after move 10; inspect developmentEndgame mini-game (king & pawn vs king)
WeekendPlay 3 rapid games, annotate one fully; post-mortem with friend or engine.

Next milestone

When the chart below shows a 55 % win rate at your usual hours, you’re ready to aim for 600.

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Keep the fun

Your creativity is a weapon—just anchor it in sound fundamentals. Stick to the plan above, and in a month we’ll celebrate a new personal best!

Good luck & happy studying,
Your Chess Coach 🤖



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Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 255 400
2024 381
2023 404 484
2022 385 142 567
2021 879 465
2020 528 695
2019 543 1027
Rating by Year20192020202120222023202420251027142YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 237W / 253L / 14D 253W / 241L / 11D 49.3
2024 219W / 220L / 10D 210W / 225L / 9D 49.3
2023 241W / 250L / 7D 230W / 250L / 5D 46.0
2022 114W / 128L / 2D 88W / 154L / 2D 37.4
2021 1W / 3L / 0D 0W / 4L / 0D 33.8
2020 1W / 3L / 0D 0W / 3L / 0D 5.4
2019 51W / 47L / 2D 48W / 54L / 1D 45.5

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amazon Attack 729 342 372 15 46.9%
Australian Defense 633 315 307 11 49.8%
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 342 181 158 3 52.9%
Philidor Defense 217 100 114 3 46.1%
Amar Gambit 167 82 82 3 49.1%
Bishop's Opening 95 42 52 1 44.2%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 82 46 35 1 56.1%
Barnes Defense 72 37 34 1 51.4%
Elephant Gambit 71 29 37 5 40.9%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 69 31 35 3 44.9%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amazon Attack 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Sicilian Defense 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 2 0 2 0 0.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Philidor Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
French Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Scandinavian Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Czech Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
QGA: 3.e3 c5 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 115 49 65 1 42.6%
Sicilian Defense 80 29 49 2 36.2%
Amar Gambit 65 35 28 2 53.9%
Australian Defense 37 16 21 0 43.2%
Barnes Defense 31 12 19 0 38.7%
Scandinavian Defense 22 8 14 0 36.4%
Alekhine Defense 18 10 8 0 55.6%
French Defense 17 7 10 0 41.2%
Bird Opening 13 6 7 0 46.1%
Czech Defense 13 6 7 0 46.1%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 11 0
Losing 17 3
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