John Tanner
Known in the chess biosphere as a creature of persistent curiosity and tactical brilliance, John Tanner has etched a remarkable journey in the chess ecosystem. With an affinity for the adrenaline rush of Bullet chess, John's rapid-fire moves resemble the quick reflexes of a neuron firing action potentials—fast, precise, and difficult to predict.
John’s rating oscillated between 230 and a peak of 943 in the years 2024 and 2025, reflecting a dynamic synaptic exchange in his gameplay—always adapting and evolving. His average Bullet rating hovers around the 640 mark, a solid phenotype showing strength amidst the competitive genotype of online arenas.
With over 13,700 bullet games under his belt, John sports a nearly balanced win/loss record (6709 wins against 6927 losses), proving that even in the face of molecular-level mutations (i.e., tough losses), resilience is coded deeply into his chess DNA. The queen may be the star, but John’s favorite opening genome includes the Vienna Game Max Lange Defense, boasting a 51.3% success rate—a winning allele in his opening repertoire.
John’s style exhibits a fascinating endgame frequency of 61.27%, suggesting he thrives in prolonged cellular mitoses of play where strategy blooms like carefully tended chloroplasts. On top of this, his comeback rate is a staggering 82.13%, proving he possesses the regenerative power of an axolotl against a tactical setback. His win rate after losing a piece is a perfect 100%—now that's some cellular regeneration and recovery!
A master of psychological self-regulation, John’s tilt factor is kept low at 15%, able to maintain homeostasis in the heat of battle. His resilience mirrors the toggling of ion channels, balancing excitatory and inhibitory signals to stay composed. Fun fact: his best play hours correspond to the early afternoon, perhaps when his internal circadian rhythms align for maximal dendritic firing and mental clarity.
Whether facing opponents who stalk his moves like predators or engaging in cerebral symbiosis over the board, John Tanner's chess career is a lively ecosystem of fights and flights, mutations and adaptations—a true evolutionary marvel in the realm of chess cells and synaptic strategy.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| tobyfishy | 21W / 30L / 0D | View Games |
| sczopaxovoha | 15W / 25L / 1D | View Games |
| penelustre | 11W / 25L / 0D | View Games |
| nycjay718 | 8W / 19L / 1D | View Games |
| davybabas | 17W / 9L / 0D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 732 | |||
| 2024 | 793 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3804W / 3869L / 65D | 3702W / 3968L / 63D | 56.1 |
| 2024 | 1336W / 1309L / 44D | 1292W / 1359L / 36D | 60.0 |
Openings: Most Played
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Secret | 2878 | 1417 | 1447 | 14 | 49.2% |
| Vienna Game Max Lange Defense | 1912 | 992 | 902 | 18 | 51.9% |
| Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation | 1753 | 857 | 881 | 15 | 48.9% |
| Vienna Game | 905 | 449 | 443 | 13 | 49.6% |
| Caro Kann Defense | 878 | 379 | 490 | 9 | 43.2% |
| Vienna Game Falkbeer Variation | 628 | 336 | 290 | 2 | 53.5% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 623 | 298 | 315 | 10 | 47.8% |
| French Defense Queens Knight Variation | 566 | 255 | 307 | 4 | 45.0% |
| Italian Game | 520 | 240 | 273 | 7 | 46.1% |
| Three Knights Opening | 395 | 201 | 190 | 4 | 50.9% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 15 | 3 |
| Losing | 18 | 0 |