Péter Maruszki

Profile Summary: Péter Maruszki (Maru1986)

Meet Péter Maruszki, a chess enthusiast whose game evolution is as fascinating as a cell dividing under the microscope. Starting off with a modest rapid rating of 799 in 2021, Péter has metamorphosed through the years, reaching a peak rapid rating of 1085 in 2023 before settling in the upper 800s in 2024. Talk about cellular differentiation on the 64 squares!

Maru1986 plays Rapid chess with remarkable persistence, wrapping up nearly 5,700 games with a near-even split of wins and losses, and a stubborn determination reflected in an overall rapid win count of 1,745 against 1,717 losses. With an average game length topping 54 moves for wins and over 62 in losses, his style resembles a slow but steady enzyme catalyzing victory—slow to begin, but efficient in the end.

When it comes to openings, Péter shows a playful flair for the Vienna Game, especially the Falkbeer Vienna Gambit, boasting an impressive win rate of over 65%! That gambit is like a rare gene mutation that gives him an edge, clearly thriving in the Rapid format. He’s also cultivated a strong affinity for the Bishop's Opening, and the Van t Kruijs Opening, each adding their own quirky evolutionary twists to his repertoire.

Blitz and Bullet formats are a different story, where Maruszki's rapid-fire instincts haven’t quite evolved as strongly, sitting with lower peak ratings and fewer games. But hey, not every organism is built for speed—some prefer the slow dance of strategic conquest.

Péter's resilience is his superpower: with a comeback rate north of 65% and a near-perfect win rate after losing a piece, he's the chess equivalent of a phoenix rising from the ashes—or perhaps a tardigrade shrugging off adversity. His tilt factor is a modest 9, showing that even when his neurons misfire, he doesn't let it affect the big picture.

His psychological and tactical styles reveal a player who fights till the end and prefers endgames, as evidenced by a nearly 58% endgame frequency. And with his win rates on White and Black hovering around 51% and 46%, respectively, it’s clear he knows how to adapt to both sides of the board’s biological battlefield.

Outside the statistics, Péter’s longest winning streak was an impressive 11 games, proving that when all the genetic material aligns, Maruszki can multiply his victories in rapid succession.

Whether you call him Maru1986 or Péter, this chess player is a living proof that evolution is the key—both in biology and in chess, the game where every move is survival of the fittest. So, keep your eyes on Péter’s pawns; this strategy scientist is still busy replicating success!