Lam Tran aka "khoa1n2": The Relentless Chess Adventurer
Meet Lam Tran, affectionately known online as khoa1n2, a chess enthusiast whose journey is as dynamic as his ratings graph! With a Rapid peak rating of 486 achieved in October 2024, Lam isn't just playing the game — he's staging a rollercoaster ride on the 64 squares.
Lam's chess style is a curious blend of resilience and tactical awareness. Having mastered the Scandinavian Defense and the Petrov's Defense Classical Variation with win rates over 50%, he’s not afraid to mix solid openings with surprising twists. When Lam drops a piece, he fights back with a commendable 38% win rate after such setbacks — because giving up? Not in his vocabulary.
His playing hours are unconventional, showing the best results around midnight (literally the witching hour of chess)! Morning or daytime? Eh, those are fine too, but beware after midnight: Lam is a deadly force, with a 75% win percentage at 0:00 AM and a striking 72% at 11 AM.
Don't mistake Lam's occasional losses for discouragement — his psychological tilt factor is a modest 8, showing a cool-headedness rare in fast games. Early resignations happen sometimes (about 16% of games), but that's just Lam's quirky sense of knowing when the pawns are plotting against him.
Memorable Moments
- Longest winning streak: 8 games — a true hot streak.
- Current winning streak: Stands strong at 1, fresh off a delicious checkmate against "kingDev07".
- Signature wins: Utilizing the Queens Pawn Opening Mikenas Defense to trap opponents in delightful tactical webs.
Lam's match history reveals a particular knack for defeating opponents like kingdev07, sanvi3421, and quite a few others with a perfect 100% record — take that, nerves of steel!
Off the board, Lam might seem a chessboard warrior, but on it, he’s a strategist, a fighter, and occasionally, a comedic genius watching a rook sneak up on his opponent like a ninja. Keep an eye on khoa1n2 as he navigates the chess cosmos one check, one mate, and one brilliant move at a time.
"I don’t always win, but when I do, it’s usually after coming back from a piece down or at midnight."
