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Username: LiWenliang

Location: CA

Playing Since: 2018-07-11 (Active)

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Rapid: 1998
87W / 30L / 22D
Blitz: 2518
3380W / 2975L / 775D
Bullet: 2252
9W / 3L / 1D

Li Wenliang - International Master Extraordinaire

Meet Li Wenliang, a chess aficionado who’s not just any player, but holds the prestigious title of International Master awarded by FIDE. With years of dedication and battles fought on 64 squares, Li is the epitome of strategic brilliance fused with a dash of unpredictability.

Rating Rollercoaster & Playing Style

Li's ratings paint a story of resilience and growth. Their Blitz rating has consistently hovered in the 2500+ range — enough to make any opponent sweat — while Rapid ratings flirt with the 2000 mark. Not to mention a Bullet peak above 2400, proving that when the clock ticks fast, Li doesn’t just keep up, but often takes the lead.

With an average game length stretching into the 70s and 80s moves, Li clearly loves a good chess marathon: outlasting opponents with tactical precision and impressive endgame skills — more than 83% of their games reach that critical phase. A comeback artist at heart, Li has an astounding 90% comeback rate and wins almost every time even after losing a piece early. Resignation? Barely an option here, with less than 2% early quits.

Wins, Wagers & Opponents

Li’s win record tells a tale of grit: thousands of wins in Blitz, hundreds in Rapid, and a respectable number even in Bullet. Fascinatingly, opponents with usernames like adrian_delacruz and kl4chess have been mercilessly defeated 100% of the time – talk about a nemesis effect! Meanwhile, they've maintained fierce rivalries against familiar foes such as aliencowboy (65 games) and coldsandwichesforall (45 games), wielding a balanced mix of brains and guts.

Chess Philosophy & Quirks

Always crafty, Li’s psychological resilience is notable. Even with an average "tilt factor" of 11, they manage to stay sharp and composed when the pressure is on. Their win rate slightly dips when switching from casual to rated games, but who can blame them? Chess is serious business, after all. Playing mostly with the white pieces grants a slight edge, winning over 52% of the time, while the black side calls for some extra grit.

Fun fact: Li apparently enjoys secret weapon openings – or at least calls some of their favored lines “Top Secret,” boasting a nearly 60% win rate in Rapid and close to 48% in Blitz. Intrigue on and off the board!

In Conclusion

Whether it's blitzing through opponents at lightning speed, making miraculous comebacks, or grinding out long strategic wins, Li Wenliang is a force on the chessboard to be reckoned with. A serious player with a hint of enigma, this IM shows us all that chess mastery is about patience, resilience, and maybe a little bit of secret sauce.


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Li Wenliang - Performance Feedback

Great job on your recent games! Your results show solid understanding of various openings and good endgame technique, especially in your victories where you successfully capitalized on your positional advantages.

Strengths

  • Opening Preparation: Your choice of openings, such as the French Defense and King's Indian Defense variations, are sound and you handle the typical middlegame plans well.
  • Positional Play: In your wins, you effectively improved your pieces and gained space, showing good strategic judgment. For example, in your win on 2025.05.18, your control over the center and careful maneuvering led to a decisive attack.
  • Middlegame Tactics: You have a knack for spotting tactical opportunities like exchanging at the right moments and initiating exchanges that favor your position.

Areas for Improvement

  • Endgame Consistency: Although your endgame conversions have been strong in your wins, your losses sometimes show missed defensive resources. Review some key endgame principles, particularly in rook and pawn endings.
  • Critical Moment Calculation: Analyze your losses, like the recent one on 2025.05.25, and focus on improving calculation accuracy in complex positions to avoid oversights.
  • Time Management: Some games indicate time pressure, especially in middle-to-late stages. Try to allocate your clock better so you have sufficient time for critical decisions toward the game’s climax.

Training Suggestions

  1. Study endgame technique focused on defending worse positions.
  2. Review tactical puzzles daily to sharpen calculation agility.
  3. Practice timed games with varied controls to enhance time management skills.
  4. Examine games with an engine or coach to identify recurring patterns of mistakes.

Keep up the consistent work and continue to build on your strengths while addressing these areas. Your progress is clear, and with targeted training, your performance will improve steadily.



🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
sean330 7W / 2L / 0D View
curiousdroid 0W / 1L / 0D View
handsomematch 1W / 0L / 1D View
yuann 4W / 0L / 0D View
yc2019 1W / 0L / 0D View
jessicazhang6 1W / 0L / 0D View
swimgrass 21W / 0L / 0D View
Most Played Opponents
Alan Stein 35W / 25L / 5D View Games
coldsandwichesforall 23W / 18L / 4D View Games
Evan Ai 29W / 6L / 3D View Games
Mark Kotliar 22W / 13L / 3D View Games
JozefKneht 10W / 22L / 3D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2521 1998
2024 2252 2502 2021
2023 2252 2526 2055
2022 2543 1632
2021 2543 1895
2020 2518 1815
2019 1768 2505 1966
2018 1728 2516 1901
Rating by Year2018201920202021202220232024202525431632YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 26W / 13L / 4D 25W / 10L / 5D 76.6
2024 82W / 41L / 10D 66W / 60L / 23D 78.1
2023 84W / 86L / 18D 93W / 80L / 22D 80.6
2022 36W / 15L / 3D 27W / 18L / 5D 60.4
2021 80W / 69L / 15D 91W / 60L / 14D 66.4
2020 483W / 311L / 84D 379W / 342L / 93D 77.7
2019 588W / 467L / 152D 519W / 541L / 153D 82.4
2018 655W / 450L / 116D 535W / 581L / 128D 83.6

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Alekhine Defense 263 120 115 28 45.6%
Caro-Kann Defense 209 106 92 11 50.7%
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation 161 70 77 14 43.5%
QGD: Ragozin 131 50 56 25 38.2%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 130 54 61 15 41.5%
Slav Defense 123 56 52 15 45.5%
English Opening: Agincourt Defense 121 37 70 14 30.6%
Döry Defense 120 62 45 13 51.7%
French Defense: Advance Variation 113 59 41 13 52.2%
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 111 55 49 7 49.5%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Ghulam-Kassim Variation 22 14 7 1 63.6%
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation 17 10 5 2 58.8%
Caro-Kann Defense 16 8 4 4 50.0%
Scotch Game 16 10 2 4 62.5%
Unknown 15 8 6 1 53.3%
Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation 14 6 6 2 42.9%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 14 9 4 1 64.3%
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation 9 4 4 1 44.4%
Four Knights Game 8 5 3 0 62.5%
Giuoco Piano: Tarrasch Variation 7 3 2 2 42.9%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Czech Defense 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Scandinavian Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Scotch Game 1 0 1 0 0.0%
English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Keres Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 1 0 0 1 0.0%
English Opening: Drill Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Philidor Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
French Defense: Advance Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 14 1
Losing 11 0
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