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johndavis_59

Playing Since: 2018-05-11 (Inactive)

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Daily: 1194
66W / 82L / 3D
Rapid: 1892
119W / 59L / 5D
Blitz: 1834
8122W / 7290L / 536D
Bullet: 1719
373W / 424L / 14D

Player Profile: johndavis_59

Meet johndavis_59 — a blitz enthusiast who thrives in the fast-and-furious world of chess. With a peak blitz rating of 2225 achieved in early 2024, this player combines tactical sharpness and nerves of steel to outpace opponents before they even finish their opening moves.

Playing Style & Strengths

Known for a daring yet calculated approach, johndavis_59 embraces the King's Gambit and various Sicilian Defense variations, with a knack for the Smith-Morra Gambit and Fischer Defense. With a win rate over 70% in many of these openings, he’s clearly someone who doesn’t just play—it’s a chess spectacle.

A vigilant endgame specialist, with nearly 72% endgame frequency — he will squeeze the life out of a position like a chess prospector extracting gold nuggets. Plus, his average game lengths show he loves long, thrilling battles (averaging 66–69 moves per game).

Notable Achievements

  • Peak Blitz Rating: 2225 (February 2024)
  • Peak Rapid Rating: 2002 (October 2020) — proving speed isn’t everything, but it sure helps!
  • Peak Daily Rating: 1658 (August 2018)
  • Peak Bullet Rating: 1994 (September 2020) — humble beginnings to lightning-fast victories!

Winning Streaks & Resilience

When on a roll, nothing can stop this player! With a longest winning streak of 22 games and a current streak of 13 (no losses in sight!), resilience is clearly one of his trademarks. Even the grueling losses are seldom one-sided thanks to an impressive 86% comeback rate—look out, kings and queens, because comebacks are his game.

Time & Psychological Trends

Seems like the magic hour for johndavis_59 is 3 PM, so if you challenge him to a duel, schedule your game accordingly! His tilt factor is a humble 21 — clearly, this player has learned how to keep calm and castle on.

Statistics at a Glance:

Time ControlWinsLossesDrawsWinning Rate
Daily73111339.8%
Blitz9126834761951.6%
Rapid2821622462.2%
Bullet5075762446.8%

Opening Favorites:

  • Blitz - Swiss Army Knife: from the Smith-Morra Gambit (57% win rate) to the Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation (62%). The Kings Gambit is no stranger here either.
  • Rapid - Loves the Caro-Kann Fantasy Variation with an 86% win rate and often dares with the King's Gambit (92% wins - now that's confidence!).
  • Daily - A wild card is the Undefined opening, where johndavis_59 boasts a perfect 100% win rate — truly a mysterious virtuoso.

Wildcard Moves

Beware! With an early resignation rate of only 1.73%, johndavis_59 doesn’t give up easily unless the board officially kicks him out. On average, first captures happen around move 6, so be ready for fireworks early on.

Recent Memorable Moments

Just recently, johndavis_59 clinched victory in a dazzling game featuring the Sicilian Defense French Variation, outmaneuvering opponent Sumdawgg with style and composed timing.

Facing tough opponents like joebruin and japanesetutor, he's amassed a wealth of experience, polishing his skill with every board he conquers.

Whether it’s blitz, rapid, or bullet, expect fast moves, slower thinking, and an occasional surprise gambit from johndavis_59. Just don’t try to keep pace after 3 PM — he owns that hour!


🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
Joe Lee 407W / 539L / 40D View Games
JapaneseTutor 217W / 452L / 43D View Games
dominantcrab 238W / 198L / 6D View Games
string_dogg-official 220W / 141L / 20D View Games
chuckychen 257W / 9L / 3D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2024 1719 1834 1892 1194
2023 1678 1725 1892
2022 1848 2026 1830 1152
2021 1813 1812 1772 974
2020 1888 2087 1867 1191
2019 1514 1852 1494 1294
2018 1050 1645 1043 1305
Rating by Year20182019202020212022202320242087974YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2024 749W / 619L / 38D 643W / 723L / 36D 64.1
2023 237W / 162L / 5D 193W / 190L / 11D 64.9
2022 622W / 538L / 28D 529W / 619L / 25D 68.4
2021 279W / 134L / 10D 258W / 167L / 9D 66.6
2020 1346W / 1049L / 96D 1211W / 1160L / 88D 71.5
2019 1903W / 1742L / 148D 1758W / 1870L / 161D 70.5
2018 135W / 110L / 6D 125W / 113L / 9D 69.6

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Alapin Sicilian Defense 946 444 473 29 46.9%
Sicilian Defense Smith Morra Gambit Accepted 682 388 277 17 56.9%
Kings Gambit Declined Queens Knight Defense 653 353 274 26 54.1%
Sicilian Defense 411 207 194 10 50.4%
Caro Kann Defense Fantasy Variation 387 191 184 12 49.4%
Sicilian Defense Open Najdorf Variation 324 155 159 10 47.8%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 307 191 107 9 62.2%
Sicilian Defense Open Najdorf English Attack 296 153 136 7 51.7%
Kings Gambit Accepted Fischer Defense 292 189 92 11 64.7%
Kings Gambit 264 156 101 7 59.1%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Old Benoni Defense 58 25 32 1 43.1%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 55 25 30 0 45.5%
Alapin Sicilian Defense 27 7 20 0 25.9%
Kings Gambit Declined Queens Knight Defense 27 15 11 1 55.6%
Caro Kann Defense Fantasy Variation 27 14 12 1 51.9%
French Defense Normal Variation 25 15 9 1 60.0%
Modern Defense with 24 9 15 0 37.5%
Pirc Defense 24 7 17 0 29.2%
Sicilian Defense Smith Morra Gambit Accepted 23 14 9 0 60.9%
Owens Defense 21 12 9 0 57.1%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 32 7 25 0 21.9%
Kings Gambit Accepted Kings Knight Gambit 8 3 5 0 37.5%
Kings Gambit Accepted Fischer Defense 7 5 2 0 71.4%
Kings Gambit Declined Queens Knight Defense 7 2 5 0 28.6%
Dutch Defense 6 2 3 1 33.3%
Undefined 6 6 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense Bowdler Attack 5 4 1 0 80.0%
Kings Pawn Opening 4 4 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense Smith Morra Gambit 4 3 1 0 75.0%
Sicilian Defense Open 4 4 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 22 13
Losing 21 0
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