Muralidhara Ashok Kelageri (aka MAK0309)
Meet Muralidhara Ashok Kelageri, or as the internet knows him by his cryptic username MAK0309, a chess player with a rating rollercoaster rivaling a thrilling thriller plot. From modest beginnings in 2021 with a Rapid rating barely dipping above 1000 to a Blitz rating that occasionally behaves like a soap opera star—dropping as low as 607 and then surprising everyone by bouncing back to 1118 in 2025—Muralidhara has mastered the art of suspense on the chessboard.
Blitz might be his wild child zone, with 142 games played—a daring 46 wins against 91 losses, and a handful of draws sprinkled in. Rapid is his stage for drama, battling through thousands of games with a nearly even split of 1511 wins and 1544 losses. He might not be the calmest warrior; his tilt factor is 9 (whatever that means, sounds electric), but his comeback rate is an eye-popping 60.69%, proving he’s the comeback king when the chips are down.
Muralidhara’s style? He averages around 54 moves per win and even more when losing, so patience is definitely part of his game. He's got an unusually perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece—talk about turning lemons into lemonade! A bit of a quitter early on with a 4% resignation rate, but don’t let that fool you; he’s got an endgame expertise frequency at nearly 52%, showing real staying power.
Playing mostly with "Top Secret" openings (perhaps even he doesn’t know what they are), his Rapid win rate with these mysterious openings hovers around 47%, while Blitz is a humbling 32%. Muralidhara has a solid knack for clocking wins on specific weekdays and times, owning Wednesday games with a 52.17% win rate and shining especially at 10 AM with a 54.86% win rate—proof he’s a morning person who probably needs his coffee first.
Opponents beware: Muralidhara has neutral-to-challenging records against many, but he boasts 100% win rates against several players, so while he may lose battles, the war is far from over. His longest winning streak reached 10 games—surely a record celebrated with some victory dance moves.
Moral of the story: If chess were a soap opera, MAK0309 would be the unpredictable, thrilling lead—never boring, sometimes frustrating, but always entertaining. So next time you face him, expect anything, and maybe bring popcorn.
