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jotarugr8

Playing Since: 2019-11-26 (Inactive)

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Rapid: 1863
6W / 0L / 0D
Blitz: 2666
966W / 949L / 201D
Bullet: 2519
24W / 6L / 1D

Profile Summary: jotarugr8

Once a humble blitz battler with a rating just shy of 1900 in late 2019, jotarugr8 transformed into a chess juggernaut, peaking at a blistering 2751 in blitz in April 2023 — enough to cause even grandmasters to pause mid-move. With nearly a thousand wins and almost as many losses, this player embodies resilience and the spirit of never giving up, boasting a comeback rate of over 84%! When jotarugr8 loses a piece, they fight back with a 44% win rate, proving true warriors never surrender.

Famous for a deep well of theoretical knowledge and a penchant for the French Defense, London System, and the ever-tricky Queens Gambit Declined Catalan Opening, jotarugr8 loves to surprise opponents with chess openings that have respectable win rates above 50%, while occasionally flirting with the risky and less successful Sicilian Defense Nyezhmetdinov Rossolimo Fianchetto Variation.

Time management is part art, part science for our hero. The best chess happens around 8 AM and late evening hours, with win rates soaring above 55% at midnight and 8 AM sharp — clearly proving early birds and night owls both get the worm… or at least the king.

Though the rapid and bullet formats have seen fewer battles, jotarugr8 maintains an undefeated streak in rapid games, winning all 19 recorded matches—a small sample, but an intimidating one nonetheless.

This player’s style is characterized by marathon endgames (averaging nearly 79 moves to victory!), showing both patience and tactical awareness, while occasionally surrendering early (just 0.4% early resignations, so they don’t throw in the towel too fast).

Recent highlights include a dazzling checkmate on October 15, 2024, featuring the Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack (Indian Variation), where jotarugr8 elegantly danced their pieces into a final mating net — online opponents beware!

Off the board, nobody knows if jotarugr8 is an elusive chess wizard or just someone who really enjoys beating friends before breakfast and after midnight. But one thing’s for sure: their passion for the game and relentless spirit make them a formidable figure in the online chess arena.

Keep your kings guarded and your tactics sharp — jotarugr8 is coming for you, one blitz bullet at a time!


🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
Vignir Vatnar Stefansson 28W / 61L / 3D
seoparham 23W / 9L / 6D
Rasan04 15W / 12L / 6D
skakmadurinn 14W / 10L / 3D
wundersweiner 11W / 5L / 8D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2024 2547
2023 1736 2556 2000
2022 1736 2700
2021 1619 2443 1863
2020 2482
2019 2319
Rating by Year20192020202120222023202427001619YearRatingBulletBlitz

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2024 19W / 20L / 2D 15W / 22L / 3D 80.4
2023 65W / 61L / 24D 42W / 90L / 11D 88.2
2022 299W / 297L / 56D 291W / 277L / 62D 84.2
2021 41W / 18L / 9D 28W / 28L / 4D 66.2
2020 74W / 60L / 12D 64W / 60L / 10D 81.4
2019 39W / 25L / 4D 39W / 20L / 9D 73.4

Openings: Most Played

Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Italian Game 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Caro Kann Defense Advance Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Caro Kann Defense Panov Attack 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Birds Opening 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Indian Game Tartakower Attack 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Alekhines Defense 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Indian Game Yusupov Rubinstein System 1 1 0 0 100.0%
English Opening Anglo Scandinavian Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Kings Fianchetto Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Old Indian Defense Ukrainian Two Knights Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Philidor Defense Nimzowitsch Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Van t Kruijs Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 16 0
Losing 11 3