Mats (mats2stam) - A Chess Biography
Meet Mats, a chess player whose game development is as dynamic and evolving as a cell in mitosis. From the opening gambit to the final checkmate, Mats exhibits a fascinating blend of energy, strategy, and resilience that would make any biologist's neurons fire with delight.
Rating Evolution & Game Style
Over the years, Mats has steadily improved, demonstrating a stellar performance in various formats:
- Blitz: From a modest 1257 in 2021 to a solid 1634 in 2024, showing strong adaptation in rapid decision-making scenarios.
- Rapid: Climbing from 1505 to an impressive 1669, highlighting their tactical patience and mid-game prowess.
- Bullet: Scaling from 1106 to 1487, akin to a neurotransmitter firing at lightning speed across synapses.
- Daily: Although fewer games played, maintaining respectable ratings and steady wins.
The Opening Moves
Mats favors classical and solid openings with a biological twist. The "Giuoco Piano" and its Italian variations, like the Four Knights and the Modern Bishops Opening, seem to be their “DNA helices” – fundamental to their chess makeup. Not far behind is the sturdy Modern Defense and the nimble Philidor Defense, giving Mats flexibility and strength right out of the gate.
Playing Style & Tactics
Like a skilled predator in the wild, Mats combines patience and mid-to-late-game strength, with an impressive Endgame Frequency of 63.14%, reflecting a profound ability to convert advantages into victories. Their games run an average of 64 moves per win, showing endurance and methodical planning—no hastily scuttled pawns here!
Mats’s knack for comeback is remarkable, boasting an 82.99% comeback rate and a perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece, displaying resilience akin to regenerative biology. Only a low 2.03% Early Resignation Rate hints at their determined fighting spirit, unwilling to let their chess kingdom fall prematurely.
Psychological & Competitive Edge
Our player takes occasional “tilts” with a factor of 13, a mild irritation in an otherwise balanced temperament. Interestingly, their win difference between rated and casual games is -29.53%, possibly showing they thrive under casual pressure with less nervous energy, or simply prefer lighthearted ecosystem battles.
Streaks & Opponents
Mats has a longest winning streak of 11 games, a cellular replication success if you will, showing moments of unstoppable momentum. While the current streak stands at zero, every game reignites the potential for fresh dominance.
Among their most frequent and formidable opponents are “x-5070344290” and “masslerr,” but they unlock their full tactical potential most impressively against a broad zoo of challengers, always adapting like a species evolving in the wild.
Fun Facts
- Mats's speed shines in bullet games where rapid synapses play out lightning-quick moves.
- Often delights in Italy-born openings, flirting with Giuoco Piano and Italian Game variations.
- Despite occasional pawns taking unhappy shortcuts to demise, Mats fights tenaciously to reclaim advantage.
- Endgame prowess is their mitochondrion, powering the victories.
So watch this player with keen eyes – Mats is no mere pawn in the chessboard of life, but a chess molecule in constant biological flux, ready to checkmate with evolutionary elegance!
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| lossless_nerd | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| martin_150 | 0W / 2L / 0D | |
| kaisarsarsen | 1W / 1L / 0D | |
| benscrivens | 1W / 1L / 0D | |
| msdub | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| x-5070344290 | 20W / 4L / 3D | |
| masslerr | 12W / 9L / 0D | |
| sensei269 | 19W / 0L / 2D | |
| larwen03 | 9W / 6L / 0D | |
| tineberger | 9W / 6L / 0D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1397 | 1537 | 1669 | |
| 2024 | 1487 | 1634 | 1630 | |
| 2023 | 1431 | 1659 | 1637 | 1458 |
| 2022 | 1212 | 1496 | 1559 | 1462 |
| 2021 | 1106 | 1257 | 1505 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1065W / 985L / 45D | 998W / 1054L / 36D | 62.7 |
| 2024 | 2169W / 1969L / 89D | 2075W / 2077L / 72D | 62.2 |
| 2023 | 1516W / 1343L / 90D | 1403W / 1473L / 82D | 65.6 |
| 2022 | 1243W / 1135L / 58D | 1183W / 1204L / 57D | 61.2 |
| 2021 | 1016W / 975L / 38D | 1002W / 1001L / 22D | 60.6 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Defense with | 1176 | 592 | 548 | 36 | 50.3% |
| Giuoco Piano Game Giuoco Pianissimo Italian Four Knights Variation | 798 | 434 | 349 | 15 | 54.4% |
| Giuoco Piano Game | 499 | 266 | 221 | 12 | 53.3% |
| Scotch Game | 422 | 209 | 199 | 14 | 49.5% |
| Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation | 406 | 183 | 205 | 18 | 45.1% |
| Italian Game | 339 | 180 | 148 | 11 | 53.1% |
| Italian Game Knight Attack Ulvestad Variation | 328 | 181 | 139 | 8 | 55.2% |
| Philidor Defense | 286 | 145 | 135 | 6 | 50.7% |
| Italian Game Two Knights Modern Bishops Opening | 260 | 137 | 116 | 7 | 52.7% |
| Four Knights Game Italian Variation | 223 | 123 | 92 | 8 | 55.2% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philidor Defense | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% |
| Giuoco Piano Game | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Top Secret | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62.5% |
| Italian Game Two Knights Modern Bishops Opening | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14.3% |
| Italian Game | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Four Knights Game Italian Variation | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.0% |
| Caro Kann Defense | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Owens Defense | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Sicilian Defense Nyezhmetdinov Rossolimo Attack | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Scotch Game | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Defense with | 1940 | 1010 | 891 | 39 | 52.1% |
| Top Secret | 991 | 495 | 476 | 20 | 50.0% |
| Caro Kann Defense Exchange Variation | 748 | 382 | 351 | 15 | 51.1% |
| Giuoco Piano Game Giuoco Pianissimo Italian Four Knights Variation | 719 | 414 | 295 | 10 | 57.6% |
| Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation | 587 | 270 | 295 | 22 | 46.0% |
| Giuoco Piano Game | 529 | 276 | 238 | 15 | 52.2% |
| French Defense Exchange Variation | 411 | 218 | 182 | 11 | 53.0% |
| Sicilian Defense Nyezhmetdinov Rossolimo Attack | 393 | 216 | 170 | 7 | 55.0% |
| Scotch Game | 386 | 184 | 193 | 9 | 47.7% |
| Italian Game Two Knights Modern Bishops Opening | 287 | 168 | 114 | 5 | 58.5% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro Kann Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Modern Defense with | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Caro Kann Defense Advance Variation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 16 | 0 |
| Losing | 16 | 3 |