Biography of Matts20: The Chessboard's Biohazard
Meet Matts20, a chess player whose game evolves faster than a protein folding in a petri dish! With a rapid rating climbing from 620 in 2021 to an impressive peak of 1508 in 2024, Matts20 has shown relentless growth and tenacity on the 64-cell battlefield.
Like a crafty chameleon, Matts20 adapts fluidly across formats—whether it's the fast-paced blitz or the velocity-demanding bullet games. Starting with a modest 643 blitz rating in 2020, they’ve germinated into a sturdy 1154 rating by 2025. Bullet play also reveals their quick reflexes, blossoming from 473 to over 1190 within five years.
Matts20’s opening repertoire is nothing short of a biological tapestry. The Caro Kann Defense acts as their microscope, dissecting opponents with a solid 57% win rate in rapid play. Their Queens Pawn variations – the Zukertort and Chigorin flavors – are favorite enzymes in their repertoire, boasting win rates north of 60%, proving their positions catalyze success.
Mating nets and tactical sequences are their cellular respiration—Matts20 boasts a “come back from the dead” comeback rate of nearly 73%, delivering clutch performances like a high-impact antibody. Notably, if they lose a piece, there’s a 96.6% chance they still win—a testament to their metabolic resilience on the board.
Psychologically, though they flirt with the tilt factor around 9, they maintain an average game length just shy of 58 moves, showing steady patience even when under pressure. Early resignation is rare in their ecosystem (just over 6%), meaning they like to fight until the last nucleotide of the game.
Whether facing familiar foes like cedvashin or surprising newer challengers, Matts20 has a mixed win rate but shows a predatory instinct on key opponents, often turning the tide with keen positional understanding and sharp calculation.
In short, Matts20 is a grandmaster-in-the-making with a chess game that mutates and flourishes with every match. An organism thriving in the chaos of competition, this player truly embodies the survival of the fittest—on the chessboard and in the biological jungle!
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| cedvashin | 17W / 6L / 2D | View Games |
| tngw | 7W / 3L / 0D | View Games |
| bgb770 | 5W / 3L / 0D | View Games |
| asc3ndph27 | 4W / 2L / 0D | View Games |
| ganshabudha | 3W / 3L / 0D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1403 | 1154 | 1428 | |
| 2024 | 1196 | 1177 | 1388 | |
| 2023 | 1044 | 1120 | 1236 | |
| 2022 | 718 | 976 | 1119 | 763 |
| 2021 | 467 | 495 | 913 | |
| 2020 | 473 | 643 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22W / 17L / 3D | 22W / 17L / 2D | 71.0 |
| 2024 | 299W / 271L / 19D | 287W / 275L / 20D | 61.3 |
| 2023 | 123W / 95L / 9D | 122W / 95L / 7D | 58.5 |
| 2022 | 191W / 114L / 9D | 167W / 133L / 7D | 55.9 |
| 2021 | 74W / 48L / 7D | 68W / 63L / 6D | 56.1 |
| 2020 | 0W / 2L / 0D | 0W / 2L / 0D | 36.0 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undefined | 88 | 47 | 41 | 0 | 53.4% |
| Caro Kann Defense | 39 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 56.4% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation | 31 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 58.1% |
| Englund Gambit | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 46.4% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 61.5% |
| Queens Pawn Opening | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 65.2% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Modern Defense with | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 57.1% |
| Caro Kann Defense Exchange Variation | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 16.7% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro Kann Defense | 66 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 57.6% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation | 43 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 58.1% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System | 35 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 48.6% |
| Caro Kann Defense Exchange Variation | 35 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 42.9% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation | 33 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 63.6% |
| Englund Gambit | 32 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 34.4% |
| Kings Pawn Opening | 31 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 54.8% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 62.1% |
| Caro Kann Defense Advance Short Variation with | 27 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 51.9% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense | 27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 59.3% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 55.6% |
| Top Secret | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 56.5% |
| Englund Gambit | 23 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 39.1% |
| Kings Pawn Opening | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 61.9% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 47.4% |
| Van t Kruijs Opening | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 68.8% |
| Queens Pawn Opening | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 53.3% |
| Bishops Opening | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Scotch Game | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% |
| Giuoco Piano Game | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrovs Defense Three Knights Game | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 10 | 6 |
| Losing | 9 | 0 |