Leiden D. (leidendoma) - The Relentless Chess Adventurer
Meet Leiden D., known on the 64-square battlefield as leidendoma, a player who takes the chessboard like a true explorer—sometimes climbing Everest, sometimes slipping on a banana peel. With a career spanning over four years of intense Blitz, Bullet, Rapid, and Daily battles, Leiden has certainly seen it all: crushing wins, humbling losses, and enough unexpected twists to fill a thriller novel.
Rating & Performance Highlights
- Peak Blitz rating: 945 (December 2021) - a solid start with aspirations of grandmasterdom.
- Peak Bullet rating: 1061 (December 2021) - lightning-fast moves, occasionally at lightning-speed blunders.
- Peak Rapid rating: 987 (November 2021) - rapid progress, even more rapid sipping of coffee.
- Daily Chess peak: 1094 (June 2025) - patient strategizing pays off in the long-term battles.
Play Style & Quirks
Leiden's games often last a respectable length—winning on average after around 47 moves, but not afraid to push deep into the endgame, with a hearty 54% of their games reaching those critical final moments. Their resilience is notable, with a comeback rate over 83% when down in material, proving that even when things look grim, Leiden is not packing up their pieces just yet. However, a tilt factor of 11 shows that the cunning mind does occasionally throw a small tantrum when the pawns rebel.
Favorite Openings & Strategies
Innovation? Check. Persistence? Check. Leiden prefers some less orthodox yet intriguingly effective openings:
- Englund Gambit: Leiden loves to shake things up here, boasting a decent 50% win rate in Blitz and an impressive 55% in Bullet. Risk it for the biscuit? Absolutely.
- Queens Pawn Opening: A classic choice with a robust win rate of 58% in Blitz games, showing Leiden's respect for old-school center control.
- Nimzowitsch Defense: A favorite for tricky positional play, maintaining a positive win rate across multiple time formats.
- King's Pawn Opening: The staple for many, Leiden’s winning these battles almost half the time in Rapid and Bullet chess.
Fun Facts & Memorable Moments
- Leiden holds an almost equal number of wins and losses in Blitz (1122 wins vs. 1119 losses), proving every game is a fresh opportunity—plus, victory taste sweeter after close contests.
- The longest winning streak is a dazzling 12 games. The longest losing streak? Also 11 games, aka a reminder that everyone has those “what just happened?” days.
- Most psychological battles are won at 9 AM, when the mind is sharpest... or the coffee is strongest.
- Despite some early resignations, Leiden rarely calls it quits prematurely, sticking around to squeeze complexity out of every endgame.
- Based on recent games, Leiden’s famous for facing fierce opponents like jontru33 (where Leiden recently triumphed in a Queen’s Pawn Opening Blackmar Gambit), showing courage to take on challengers with style.
In Their Own Words
"Every loss is a step forward, every win a reason to celebrate... and every blunder a moment for a facepalm." If Leiden D. ever wrote a diary, it’d be full of thrilling victories, epic comebacks, and the occasional: “Wait, how did I just lose to that?” moments.
Whether it's bullet-speed attacks, classic rapid duels, or the long tug-of-war of daily chess, Leiden D. remains a fierce competitor and a lively spirit on the chessboard. Keep an eye on leidendoma, because the adventure is far from over!
