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Kanishk maglotra

Username: kanishkamaglotra

Playing Since: 2020-08-21 (Active)

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Daily: 1050
30W / 31L / 1D
Rapid: 1965
3785W / 3527L / 241D
Blitz: 1643
1180W / 939L / 81D
Bullet: 1526
2057W / 1881L / 70D

Kanishk Maglotra: The Biological Chess Strategist

Like a cunning predator in the wild kingdom of chess, Kanishk Maglotra has evolved through the ranks from the modest Rapid rating of 1087 in 2020 to an impressive 2007 by 2025. His playing style reflects the perfect blend of patience and aggression — an apex predator stalking its prey across the 64 squares, always ready to spring a tactical pounce.

Kanishk’s opening repertoire is as diverse as a rainforest ecosystem, thriving most notably with the Italian Game, boasting a sharp-winning chance of up to 67% in Blitz, and the aggressive King's Gambit series, where his success rate gleams like a bioluminescent glimmer in deep waters. He also shows a robust defense akin to a biological fortress, often deploying the Philidor Defense and Sicilian Defense with a calculated approach.

With an average move count per win soaring around 61, Kanishk navigates the mid and endgame labyrinths with the finesse of a chameleon blending into its environment. His endgame frequency at over 60% suggests a player not afraid to test his endurance and intellect as the pieces thin out — a true test of biological stamina in the brain’s neural cortex.

Notably, Maglotra has an impressive 74.87% comeback rate, making him a resilient species in the ecosystem of chess — even when losing a piece, he smiles in the face of adversity with a perfect 100% win rate after such setbacks. His tilt factor of 13 reminds us that even the strongest can occasionally misfire, but his average moves per loss show he fights to the last cell of his mental organism.

Whether playing as white or black, Kanishk maintains a healthy dominance — winning more than half of his games when playing white (about 54.8%) and staying competitive with black pieces as well (around 50.1%). His win rates peak impressively during late morning and early evening hours, much like top-tier predators who hunt based on the circadian rhythms of their environment.

So watch carefully when Kanishk Maglotra steps onto the chessboard — like a masterful biologist in a game of evolutionary strategy, every move is a hypothesis tested, every gambit a perfectly timed evolutionary leap. In the grand hierarchy of chess players, he’s definitely a fascinating specimen worth observing.


🆚 Opponent Insights

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Most Played Opponents
chetansir7025 492W / 97L / 13D
derek1819-inactive 300W / 77L / 12D
liv_rose_19 90W / 60L / 10D
sonicchess2025 136W / 16L / 6D
arise_121 47W / 42L / 1D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1174 1661 2014 1050
2024 1470 1413 1855 849
2023 1045 1253 1783 823
2022 953 1302 1299 684
2021 492 800 1144 566
2020 877 825 1087 676
Rating by Year2020202120222023202420252014492YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 376W / 249L / 18D 333W / 292L / 31D 62.3
2024 1232W / 926L / 80D 1120W / 1038L / 69D 63.8
2023 1457W / 1113L / 58D 1343W / 1183L / 67D 58.6
2022 645W / 467L / 32D 548W / 581L / 27D 64.0
2021 183W / 193L / 4D 199W / 173L / 6D 55.9
2020 2W / 2L / 2D 3W / 3L / 0D 55.9

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Italian Game 575 330 232 13 57.4%
Philidor Defense 328 152 168 8 46.3%
Sicilian Defense McDonnell Attack 204 104 96 4 51.0%
Kings Gambit Accepted Kings Knight Gambit 195 115 76 4 59.0%
Bishops Opening 172 94 74 4 54.6%
Sicilian Defense 166 86 75 5 51.8%
Kings Gambit 152 90 61 1 59.2%
Alapin Sicilian Defense 146 69 75 2 47.3%
Kings Pawn Opening 140 75 61 4 53.6%
Kings Gambit Declined Queens Knight Defense 133 69 55 9 51.9%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Italian Game 264 161 102 1 61.0%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 131 68 61 2 51.9%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Main Line 112 65 45 2 58.0%
Sicilian Defense 98 48 49 1 49.0%
Alapin Sicilian Defense 88 43 43 2 48.9%
Kings Gambit Declined Queens Knight Defense 87 53 33 1 60.9%
Caro Kann Defense 76 43 33 0 56.6%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation 67 33 33 1 49.2%
Owens Defense 59 30 29 0 50.9%
Sicilian Defense McDonnell Attack 57 28 28 1 49.1%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Italian Game 153 100 49 4 65.4%
Philidor Defense 91 54 35 2 59.3%
Top Secret 66 37 27 2 56.1%
Sicilian Defense McDonnell Attack 63 33 29 1 52.4%
Kings Pawn Opening 58 35 18 5 60.3%
Alapin Sicilian Defense 57 31 20 6 54.4%
Sicilian Defense 53 28 24 1 52.8%
Kings Gambit 51 36 12 3 70.6%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 46 29 17 0 63.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Krause Variation 45 34 9 2 75.6%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 4 3 1 0 75.0%
Philidor Defense 3 0 3 0 0.0%
Kings Gambit Declined Queens Knight Defense 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Top Secret 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Petrovs Defense 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Kings Gambit 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Latvian Mayet Attack 2 0 2 0 0.0%
French Defense La Bourdonnais Variation 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Queens Pawn Opening 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Italian Game 2 1 1 0 50.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 22 0
Losing 13 1