Lorena (lorenadeluna): The Comeback Queen of Online Chess
Lorena, known to her followers as lorenadeluna, is a streamer whose chess journey reads like a long, thrilling soap opera. She arrived on the online chess scene in November 2020 with a rapid rating around 807, and she has spent the years since then climbing, stumbling, and fighting her way to a rapid peak of 1510 (2026-09-14). Along the way she has played thousands of games, embraced some delightfully risky openings, and earned the nickname "the Comeback Queen" for her refusal to give up.
The Long Climb from 807
Lorena's early rapid results were a roller coaster. She once dipped as low as 717, and her longest losing streak stretched to 12 painful games. But the same grit that produced a 10-game winning streak kept her coming back. Her all-time rapid record stands at 62 wins, 59 losses, and 5 draws, and her strength-adjusted win rate suggests she regularly outperforms her rating.
Key milestones from her rapid career include:
- First rapid games in November 2020, starting near 807
- Longest winning streak of 10 games
- Longest losing streak of 12 games, followed by a stubborn return to form
- A rapid peak of 1510 (2026-09-14) reached in September 2026
A Repertoire Full of Personality
If you watch Lorena's stream, you will see one opening again and again: the Blackburne Shilling Gambit. She has played it more than 750 times across her rapid, blitz, and bullet games, making it her true signature. She also loves the Scotch Game, the Caro-Kann Defense, the Amazon Attack, and the ever-enterprising Barnes Defense. Her rapid results with the Caro-Kann Defense and Amazon Attack are particularly impressive, with 80% win rates in each.
- Blackburne Shilling Gambit: her signature weapon, played more than 750 times
- Caro-Kann Defense: 80% win rate in rapid play
- Amazon Attack: 80% win rate in rapid play
- Scotch Game: a dependable scorer across multiple time controls
Not everything has gone to plan. The Sicilian Defense has been a recurring headache, as she has yet to score a single rapid win against it in six attempts. Still, a player with a 1.06% early resignation rate is not the type to let one bad line ruin the show.
Why They Call Her the Comeback Queen
The numbers tell a heroic story. Lorena has a comeback rate of 83.62%, and she wins 45.4% of her games even after losing a piece. Her one-sided loss rate is just 1.76%, meaning she is almost never blown off the board. Her games run long, with wins averaging about 63 moves and losses about 71 moves, so her streams are packed with endgame drama. She has delivered more than 15,000 checks in analyzed games, most often with the queen, and she has a habit of making opponents work for every point.
Familiar Faces: Rivalries and Old Friends
Every fighter has rivals. Lorena's most frequent opponent is dott111, who has faced her eight times and lost six of those battles. On the other side of the ledger, Ross Rossolimo has been her personal bogeyman, defeating her in all five of their meetings. These recurring duels add a nice narrative thread to her streams, giving regular viewers a cast of familiar names to root for or against.
Behind the Stream with Lorena
As a streamer, Lorena offers something increasingly rare in online chess: honest, unfiltered resilience. She has a tilt factor of 12, so when the losing streak hits, viewers get the full emotional journey. But they also get to see her best chess, especially in the morning: her win rate at 9:00 is 58.33%, making early streams the prime time for Lorena magic. Her preferred battleground is rapid chess, where she can think, breathe, and cook up the kind of attacking plans her fans love. Away from rapid, she has also racked up more than 2,700 blitz games and more than 1,800 bullet games, proving she is not afraid of a little chaos.
What Comes Next
Lorena reached a rapid peak of 1510 in September 2026, and if her history is any guide, she will keep climbing. With thousands of games under her belt, a deep love for the wildest openings in the book, and a comeback rate that would make a movie studio jealous, she is a player worth following. Tune in to lorenadeluna, and you will see a streamer who treats every game, win or loss, as another chapter in a very entertaining story.