ManelD

Profile Summary: ManelD

ManelD is a passionate rapid chess aficionado who definitely prefers thinking hard over watching paint dry—hence the steady rapid time control choice. Starting out with a modest rating around 700 back in 2019, ManelD has been on quite the rollercoaster ride, reaching a peak of 1132 in early 2024. Major shoutout to their perseverance—because climbing the ladder with zero wins in the first two rapid games takes serious stamina!

Known for their spicy Scotch Game openings with nearly a 50% win rate, ManelD doesn’t shy away from classic gambits and tricky lines like the Van 't Kruijs Opening and the Italian Game. Their strategic bread-and-butter is a balanced mix of aggressive captures (average first capture move at move 6) and a respectable dedication to endgame play (about 57% of their games reach this stage). In other words, ManelD prefers to take the battle all the way to the bitter end.

Rapid is their battlefield, tallying an exhausting 15,000+ games with almost equal divide between wins and losses, plus a touch of dignity in draws. Blitz and daily formats? More like experimental playgrounds—though their Blitz peak was a solid 1000 back in 2018, they’ve since shifted focus to rapid, proving you can teach an old dog new tricks... especially after 8-plus years of chess!

ManelD’s resilience shines with an impressive 77% comeback rate after losing a piece—fear is for the weak, after all. Their tilt factor waves a caution flag at 13, but there's no quitting on this player, as losing streaks and winning streaks have both persisted with equal dramatic flair—13 games long. Talk about living on the edge!

Playing style? Well, they seem to enjoy usurping the opponent’s confidence by mixing moves per game with strategic depth (average 65 moves per win), demonstrating patience and tenacity. An average game length solidly confirms that ManelD is neither fast-and-furious nor slow-and-boring—more like the marathon runner who sprints when it counts.

Notable Recent Games

• Latest win: Demonstrated excellent defensive tactics and finally made the opponent resign after a solid Scotch Game.
• Latest loss: A tight battle in Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation ended with a resignation after resilient defense from the opponent.

Noteworthy Stats

• Peak Rapid Rating: 1132 (March 2024)
• Current Rapid Rating: 518-630 (Last few months, somewhat volatile)
• Total Rapid Games: ~15,600
• Win/Loss/Draw record in Rapid: 7,694 / 7,781 / 1,120 - basically an epic fight every game
• Favorite Openings: Scotch Game, Van 't Kruijs Opening, and Italian Game
• Retires early about 4% of games — tough gamer through and through!
• Average Game Length: ~60 moves (snatching long games like an ant at picnic)
• Comeback rate after losing a piece: Nearly 77% — a real Houdini of the 64 squares
• Peak Blitz Rating: 1000 (2018)

Playing Style & Quirks

ManelD is the kind of player who enjoys battling it out until the endgame—the more complex and drawn-out, the better! With an average of nearly 65 moves per win, they clearly believe in the old adage: "Slow and steady wins the game... eventually." Despite a tilt factor of 13 (yep, even grandmasters get tillty), the player keeps a cocky comeback rate that will make any opponent second guess their chances after grabbing a piece. The psychological battleground around 23:00 is when ManelD’s game reaches its zenith — maybe due to caffeine levels or nocturnal inspiration!

Blending conservative strategies with surprise attacks, favored openings like the Scotch Game and Van 't Kruijs serve as both a warm-up and a secret weapon. Plus, with some tendential heart-stopping losing streaks matching his winning streaks, ManelD’s games are like an emotional rollercoaster — always entertaining for spectators!