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Matías Quiñones Lagos

Username: MatiasQuinones

Playing Since: 2018-06-19 (Active)

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Daily: 916
193W / 159L / 6D
Rapid: 789
104W / 109L / 7D
Blitz: 755
1127W / 1083L / 54D
Bullet: 352
1620W / 1553L / 24D

Matías Quiñones Lagos: The Grandmaster of Biology and Blitz

Meet Matías Quiñones Lagos, or as the chess world fondly knows him, MatiasQuinones. A true connoisseur of the sixty-four squares, Matías combines the precision of a biologist with the cunning of a chess tactician—no wonder his style has been aptly described as "cell"-ebrating every move!

Since 2018, Matías has been metabolizing chess ratings across all time controls: from the rapid bursts of bullet games to the steady evolution of daily matches. His blitz rating tangoed between 713 and 795 in recent years, showing impressive adaptability and a penchant for rapid-fire moves that make opponents feel like they've been hit by a chess-mutation.

With an overall blitz win count of 968 and a slightly resilient loss number of 927, Matías keeps his opponents on their toes and their pawns trembling. His bullet games? A staggering 1492 wins against 1393 losses—a true testament to his fast-twitch strategic muscle fibers!

A specialist in the Queen’s Pawn Opening variations, especially the Accelerated London System and Zukertort Chigorin, Matías’s win rate hovers near 50-60%, showcasing an ability to hatch plans that evolve with the game’s biological clock. He also finesses the Caro-Kann Defense with the elegance of a predator stalking prey in the rapid and daily formats, boasting win rates upward of 70% in daily encounters—no pawn survives his thorough examination!

His playful side doesn’t stop there: like a geneticist splicing DNA, Matías experiments with gambits such as the Englund Gambit with a well-balanced success, chiming in with a 51%+ win rate. His resilience factor is top-notch, sporting a 63.64% comeback rate and a perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece—clearly, this player has some serious regenerative skills on the board.

Psychologically, Matías has a low tilt factor of 12, meaning he keeps his cool even when the game gets thorny. His cautious nature reflects in his early resignation rate of just under 4%, showing patience and perseverance—traits essential for both biology and chess.

Off the board, Matías is the type who’d likely tell you that chess is the ultimate ecosystem: every piece is a species, each move a cellular process, and the game’s evolution is as fascinating as any life form. Whether it’s endgame or opening theory, he plays with an average of about 50 moves per win, enduring long enough to see his strategies flourish.

In short, Matías Quiñones Lagos is a living organism thriving in the biosphere of chess, blending scientific curiosity with tactical wizardry. Opponents beware—this player’s moves are anything but random mutations.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
maturin03 4W / 0L / 0D
kevwillms 2W / 2L / 0D
michaelprecise 6W / 4L / 1D
jhin4sh 1W / 0L / 0D
dytrixlenoir2 1W / 0L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
minchogt 9W / 10L / 3D
i-am-matt 15W / 5L / 0D
diegoriquelme4 13W / 0L / 0D
michaelprecise 6W / 4L / 1D
tkshdohshsjd 0W / 10L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 475 780 757 966
2024 444 665 744 887
2019 651
2018 713
Rating by Year2018201920242025966444YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 302W / 243L / 6D 278W / 260L / 7D 52.8
2024 1204W / 1030L / 36D 1089W / 1139L / 37D 50.0
2019 0W / 0L / 0D 0W / 1L / 0D 51.0
2018 2W / 7L / 0D 3W / 6L / 0D 45.2

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System 227 114 106 7 50.2%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 135 77 52 6 57.0%
Kings Pawn Opening 96 49 46 1 51.0%
Englund Gambit 86 44 41 1 51.2%
Indian Game 81 45 35 1 55.6%
Queens Pawn Opening 72 44 27 1 61.1%
Italian Game 67 32 34 1 47.8%
Caro Kann Defense 67 36 30 1 53.7%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation 55 30 25 0 54.5%
Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense 45 22 21 2 48.9%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 23 10 12 1 43.5%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 17 10 7 0 58.8%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 16 11 5 0 68.8%
Caro Kann Defense 13 5 8 0 38.5%
Philidor Defense 13 4 8 1 30.8%
Scandinavian Defense 12 6 5 1 50.0%
Italian Game 7 4 3 0 57.1%
Philidor Defense Exchange Variation 6 3 2 1 50.0%
French Defense Knight Variation 5 2 3 0 40.0%
Three Knights Opening 5 3 2 0 60.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System 235 126 106 3 53.6%
Caro Kann Defense 174 86 85 3 49.4%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 161 78 82 1 48.5%
Italian Game 110 44 65 1 40.0%
Englund Gambit 98 54 43 1 55.1%
Top Secret 98 50 47 1 51.0%
Kings Pawn Opening 86 48 38 0 55.8%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 76 38 38 0 50.0%
Philidor Defense 75 42 33 0 56.0%
Queens Pawn Opening 74 43 30 1 58.1%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System 47 31 14 2 66.0%
Top Secret 32 15 16 1 46.9%
Caro Kann Defense 27 22 5 0 81.5%
Indian Game 20 10 10 0 50.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 18 10 7 1 55.6%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 11 6 5 0 54.5%
Queens Pawn Opening 9 5 4 0 55.6%
Caro Kann Defense Classical Variation 8 4 4 0 50.0%
Caro Kann Defense Exchange Variation 8 3 5 0 37.5%
Modern Defense with 7 4 3 0 57.1%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 14 1
Losing 12 0