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kathir k

Username: kathiravankpm

Playing Since: 2021-06-23 (Active)

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Rapid: 832
80W / 95L / 8D
Blitz: 530
24W / 26L / 3D
Bullet: 994
10269W / 10495L / 116D

Chess Biography: Kathir K

Meet Kathiravankpm, a player whose rating evolution is as dynamic as the branching roots of a mighty oak. From humble beginnings in 2021 with a bullet rating of 521, Kathir's Elo has blossomed to a sturdy 1175 by 2025. Talk about cellular growth!

Playing Style & Strategies

Known for an endgame frequency of over 55%, Kathir excels where many wilt—at the bitter end, nimbly dancing through the complexities like a true chess cell dividing and conquering. With an average of 47 moves per win, patience is clearly in this player's DNA, although losses tend to stretch a bit longer, averaging 56 moves (sometimes the cells just take their time dying gracefully!).

White pieces have brought Kathir a slightly better win rate (50.36%) compared to the black side (48.02%), proving even the queen prefers playing in his hands.

Tactical Awareness & Resilience

When it comes to comebacks, Kathir's resilience is nothing short of miraculous—boasting a spectacular 66.29% comeback rate! It's like witnessing mitosis in action; no matter the breakage, growth continues. Remarkably, every time a piece is lost, Kathir's win rate stands at 100%, turning what looks like a cellular mutation into a victorious sequel.

Early resignation is rare (2.3%), showing a stubborn will to battle until the last molecule is pieced together on the board.

Mood & Psychology

With a tilt factor of 15, Kathir sometimes battles the emotional equivalent of a neuron firing uncontrollably, but this is dwarfed by an impressive 49.19% better win rate in rated games versus casual ones—always ready to evolve and survive the competition.

Opening Repertoire & Favorite Moves

Kathir favors openings rich in structure and subtle complexity, with a penchant towards the King's Pawn Opening (52.8% win rate) and Owens Defense (a robust 53.3% win rate in bullet!). These openings are like the mitochondria of a cell—powerhouses who set the strategy's energy in motion.

Quirky Facts

  • Longest winning streak? An impressive 17 games; talk about cellular replication at its finest.
  • Most recent opponents include a who's who of online chess opponents like abdallahkefi943 and ivanmaslov2021, keeping the competition as fresh as a lab petri dish.
  • Games played peak in mid-day hours, but victory rates crank up at 11 AM and 7 AM—perhaps Kathir's biological clock aligns perfectly with optimal chess cell division times.

In Summary

Kathir K is a chess player with the vigor of a thriving organism—growing, adapting, and evolving through the ever-changing game of chess. With a robust tactical sense, solid psychological endurance, and a repertoire engineered for growth, Kathir is certainly one cellular-level talent to watch on the chessboard!


🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
novemberarkar 32W / 20L / 0D
letsbondiway2 22W / 16L / 0D
yerbolatkz 15W / 15L / 0D
hervagopapero 18W / 7L / 0D
janilsonlopes16 7W / 14L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1139
2024 948
2023 937 530 832
2022 687 526 782
2021 521 532 787
Rating by Year202120222023202420251139521YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 483W / 477L / 13D 475W / 492L / 11D 63.4
2024 1046W / 964L / 29D 970W / 1063L / 12D 60.1
2023 1155W / 1066L / 10D 1081W / 1152L / 9D 53.0
2022 1564W / 1525L / 11D 1501W / 1587L / 11D 49.2
2021 972W / 1040L / 10D 957W / 1055L / 7D 42.2

Openings: Most Played

Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Van t Kruijs Opening 2130 1057 1053 20 49.6%
Kings Pawn Opening 1971 1039 924 8 52.7%
French Defense Knight Variation 1295 638 644 13 49.3%
Scandinavian Defense 1201 597 599 5 49.7%
Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense 1019 457 556 6 44.9%
French Defense 935 464 466 5 49.6%
Kings Fianchetto Opening 837 423 410 4 50.5%
French Defense Normal Variation 637 304 331 2 47.7%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 585 273 312 0 46.7%
Owens Defense 546 292 253 1 53.5%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Queens Pawn Opening 27 12 14 1 44.4%
Scandinavian Defense 25 11 13 1 44.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 12 6 5 1 50.0%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 8 2 6 0 25.0%
Scandinavian Defense Closed 7 3 4 0 42.9%
Englund Gambit 7 2 5 0 28.6%
Pirc Defense 6 1 4 1 16.7%
Queens Pawn Opening Mikenas Defense 5 4 1 0 80.0%
Queens Gambit Accepted 5 2 3 0 40.0%
Van t Kruijs Opening 4 1 3 0 25.0%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Scandinavian Defense 8 3 5 0 37.5%
Queens Pawn Opening 4 2 2 0 50.0%
Undefined 4 3 1 0 75.0%
Van t Kruijs Opening 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Top Secret 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Mieses Opening 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Queens Gambit Accepted 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Philidor Defense 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Birds Opening Dutch Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 17 1
Losing 15 0