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Matts20

Playing Since: 2020-08-26 (Active)

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Daily: 763
0W / 1L / 0D
Rapid: 1507
756W / 653L / 64D
Blitz: 1157
428W / 370L / 31D
Bullet: 1482
453W / 362L / 27D

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

Recent Opponents
willy1490 1W / 0L / 0D View
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mlgupta1 1W / 0L / 0D View
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tazkprime 1W / 0L / 0D View
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
Rating by Year2020202120222023202420251428467YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

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
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