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Manuel de César

Username: ManuelDeCesar

Playing Since: 2018-11-03 (Active)

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Daily: 1373
60W / 15L / 9D
Rapid: 1117
701W / 683L / 37D
Blitz: 886
1532W / 1542L / 48D
Bullet: 600
6972W / 6993L / 144D

Manuel de César: A Chess Biography

Manuel de César is a player whose chess journey has sprouted with intriguing growth patterns reminiscent of the branching of dendrites in a neuron. With a style that combines tactical awareness and a knack for comebacks (boasting a staggering 69.21% comeback rate!), Manuel demonstrates resilience and adaptability on the 64-cell battlefield.

Rating Evolution: The Life Cycle of a Chess Organism

From timid beginnings in 2018 with a Blitz rating of 841, Manuel’s rating blossomed through the years, peaking in Rapid play at an impressive 1480 in 2023. The recent ratings for 2025 show a thriving organism with Bullet at 889, Blitz at 852, Rapid around 1107, and Daily play standing firm at 1356. Such dynamic shifts echo the fluid metabolism of a well-adapted chess player evolving with the meta and sharpening their instincts.

Opening Moves: Branching Out in Style

Manuel prefers the queen’s gambit paths, frequently exploring the Queen’s Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation in Bullet, winning over 54% of his 960 games here — a true botanical favorite! Against the more exotic Englund Gambit, his win rate hovers just above 51%, showing that he’s comfortable even when the game takes a spicy twist.

Playing Preferences and Behavior Patterns

  • Playing Style: An average of 50 moves before victory means Manuel likes to let the game bloom fully rather than prematurely pruning his strategies.
  • Psychological Resilience: With a tilt factor of 17 and an early resignation rate of 8.28%, this player knows when to hold their ground and when to hibernate smartly.
  • Color Stats: Slightly stronger as White with a win rate just above 52% — perhaps even the chess pieces feel more vibrant on this side of the board.
  • Tactical Strength: A perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece is practically photosynthesis for the soul — turning setbacks into victories, a truly chlorophyll-ing trait!

Peak Moments & Fun Facts

Manuel’s longest winning streak of 18 games could rival the longest chain reactions in DNA replication! Interestingly, the player experiences the highest win rates in games played during the early morning hours around 1 AM (a cool 53.17%) and evenings around 8 PM (52.43%), suggesting the brain cells fire most rapidly at these times — talk about bio-rhythms in chess!

Human vs. Computer, and Friends & Foes

While Manuel’s rated vs casual win difference dances at -28.29%, indicating challenges in maintaining peak performance in serious matches, his opponent record shows a mix of triumph and toil, with certain rivalries (like “rmsalinas”) offering repeated intense battlefields — the kind of competitive ecosystem where every move counts.

In Conclusion

Manuel de César’s chess profile is nothing short of a biological masterpiece — full of branching strategies, adaptive defense mechanisms, and an evolutionary grit that would make any naturalist proud. Whether battling in rapid tempests or strategic daily sagas, Manuel’s cells (and chess pieces) are always alive and clattering across the board, ready for the next move in this grand game of life.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
formalit 0W / 1L / 0D
varvarittaa 0W / 1L / 0D
07_kiran 1W / 0L / 0D
qoa11a 0W / 1L / 0D
omarqw 1W / 0L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
antonioluquecastro 15W / 1L / 0D
Rafael Muñoz Salinas 10W / 1L / 1D
javnarsan 5W / 3L / 1D
cristinik123 6W / 1L / 0D
toniluquecastro 5W / 2L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 847 1020 1098 1320
2024 1081
2023 896 1086
2021 888 814 1280
2020 864 799 1122
2019 869
2018 841
Rating by Year20182019202020212023202420251280799YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 2663W / 2348L / 45D 2366W / 2600L / 61D 48.7
2024 4W / 2L / 0D 1W / 3L / 0D 61.8
2023 158W / 158L / 11D 147W / 181L / 5D 57.6
2021 420W / 356L / 9D 375W / 411L / 16D 49.5
2020 523W / 493L / 12D 497W / 520L / 12D 51.0
2019 54W / 48L / 2D 48W / 51L / 5D 56.2
2018 213W / 216L / 2D 202W / 223L / 4D 48.3

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Scandinavian Defense 315 161 149 5 51.1%
Queens Pawn Opening 180 82 94 4 45.6%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 172 79 90 3 45.9%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 158 73 84 1 46.2%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Main Line 118 61 55 2 51.7%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 118 56 60 2 47.5%
Top Secret 110 71 37 2 64.5%
Englund Gambit 98 54 41 3 55.1%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation 92 47 42 3 51.1%
Kings Pawn Opening 72 27 45 0 37.5%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 149 86 57 6 57.7%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Main Line 120 52 68 0 43.3%
Scandinavian Defense 96 51 44 1 53.1%
Top Secret 50 28 20 2 56.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 48 23 21 4 47.9%
Englund Gambit 48 26 20 2 54.2%
Queens Pawn Opening 46 27 18 1 58.7%
French Defense Normal Variation 44 19 22 3 43.2%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 40 20 19 1 50.0%
Richter Veresov Attack 36 20 15 1 55.6%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 1381 761 608 12 55.1%
Englund Gambit 1056 540 507 9 51.1%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation 794 403 386 5 50.8%
Top Secret 791 392 393 6 49.6%
Kings Pawn Opening 360 193 165 2 53.6%
Three Knights Opening 353 174 176 3 49.3%
Queens Pawn Opening 330 156 173 1 47.3%
Giuoco Piano Game 305 145 154 6 47.5%
Bishops Opening 252 110 138 4 43.6%
Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense 247 137 108 2 55.5%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 20 13 4 3 65.0%
Indian Game 6 5 0 1 83.3%
Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System 4 3 1 0 75.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 4 4 0 0 100.0%
Kings Pawn Opening 4 4 0 0 100.0%
London System 3 1 2 0 33.3%
Nimzowitsch Larsen Attack Modern Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Italian Game Hungarian Defense 1 0 0 1 0.0%
Modern Defense with 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 18 0
Losing 17 2