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McSkY59

Playing Since: 2018-03-12 (Active)

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Daily: 583
0W / 3L / 0D
Rapid: 935
504W / 504L / 38D
Blitz: 604
187W / 188L / 20D
Bullet: 574
0W / 8L / 0D

Profile Summary: McSkY59

Meet McSkY59, a fiercely competitive chess enthusiast who prefers the rapid time control where the tension and thrill are almost as quick as their moves. Starting from modest beginnings with a rapid rating hovering around the 1100 mark in 2020, McSkY59's journey through the ranks reads like a captivating rollercoaster ride filled with triumphant peaks and challenging valleys.

With a peak rapid rating of 1103 achieved early on in October 2020, McSkY59 demonstrates an uncanny ability to bounce back, highlighted by a respectable comeback rate of nearly 80%. Their tactical awareness shows a pragmatic style: twice as many wins come from exploiting opponents' mistakes rather than brute force aggression. They have an endgame frequency above 50%, favoring steady and strategic battles over flash and dazzle.

Preferred openings? McSkY59 loves to stir the pot with the Scandinavian Defense and the French Defense Knight Variation, boasting win rates of 52% and 60% respectively in rapid games. For blitz, their Scandinavian Defense really shines with a staggering 87.5% win rate – opponents beware!

Whether playing as White or Black, McSkY59 approaches every game with nearly equal vigor and success: a roughly 47% win rate regardless of color. Move-wise, games tend to be moderately long and thoughtful, averaging around 56 moves for wins, proving that McSkY59 enjoys the full storytelling of a chess battle.

Psychologically, the morning is their domain—the prime time for McSkY59 is around 7 AM, when their "Tilt Factor" is at its lowest and instincts are sharpest. However, a savvy opponent might try to push the limits as losses sometimes streak up to 9 games.

Recent Highlights

A recent masterpiece sees McSkY59 finishing off an opponent in a nail-biting rapid game by checkmate after a thrilling series of exchanges and sacrifices. The opponent didn't stand a chance against McSkY59's relentless strategic pressure.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. h3 d6 4. a3 f5 5. exf5 Bxf5 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Qe7+ ... (full moves available upon request)
  

McSkY59’s rivalry list is colorful. They hold a friendly grudge against franckyyy with a challenging record, while celebrating flawless victories against many loyal opponents such as luispata2021 and sabujbarui, both with an immaculate 100% win rate—a testament to McSkY59's knack for rising to the occasion.

When not on the board, McSkY59 might be mulling over the day's best pawn structure or wondering why the knight moved there in the first place. Definitely a player to watch!

Stay tuned for more tactical wizardry and endgame finesse from McSkY59!


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Game Review and Feedback for McSkY59

Great job on your recent games! Here are some personalized insights and suggestions to help you continue improving.

Strengths

  • Opening Choice and Preparation: You consistently use solid opening setups such as the Queen’s Pawn Opening, Nimzo-Indian, and French Defense Exchange. This shows good preparation and comfort in established opening theory.
  • Calculation and Tactics: In your wins, you demonstrate strong tactical awareness, especially in the middlegame, often converting small advantages smoothly into decisive attacks or material gain.
  • Endgame Technique: You managed complex endgames effectively, converting your advantage confidently and maintaining pressure without unnecessary risks.
  • Time Management: Your clock usage shows calm and steady play, avoiding time trouble and making well-paced decisions under time control (10 minutes).

Areas to Improve

  • Defending under Pressure: In your losses, opponents exploited some weaknesses around your king, especially in positions where you were slightly passive. Work on identifying key defensive resources and prophylaxis to avoid tactical shots.
  • Piece Activity in the Opening: Some openings showed passive placement of pieces or early exchanges that slightly ceded initiative to your opponent. Focus on rapid development and maintaining tension to maximize opening potential.
  • Positional Awareness: Try to deepen your understanding of pawn structures and long-term plans — in a few games, better assessment of weak squares or control of open files could have offered more lasting pressure.
  • Handling Complex Positions: Against sharper lines, you occasionally permitted your opponent to seize critical squares or launch effective counterattacks. Review typical pawn break ideas and key motifs relevant to your chosen openings.

Specific Suggestions

  1. Review the Queens-Pawn Opening and Nimzo-Indian key themes to reinforce solid plans and typical maneuvers for both sides.
  2. Practice defense exercises with positions involving kingside attacks or open files to enhance resilience and counterplay.
  3. Analyze critical moments in your recent games where you lost initiative and consider alternative moves to retain pressure.
  4. Expand your endgame knowledge with key king and pawn, rook endgames — your technique is good but there’s always room for refinement.

Keep building on your solid foundation and stay curious about different plans and ideas in your openings. Consistent study and practice of tactical and positional themes will elevate your results further. Well done and keep pushing forward!



🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
samat_khusanov 0W / 0L / 1D
ben10_him 0W / 1L / 0D
chach2025 1W / 0L / 0D
soranchaboki 1W / 0L / 0D
theonlygay 0W / 1L / 0D
jennes78 0W / 1L / 0D
laithzakarneh 0W / 0L / 1D
rabona777 0W / 1L / 0D
mebaxteam 1W / 0L / 0D
mahadipos 1W / 0L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
franckyyy 2W / 16L / 2D
vincenth27 4W / 2L / 0D
leoakthebeastak47 4W / 1L / 0D
horribleblaster 3W / 1L / 0D
xotic92 4W / 0L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 606 927 583
2024 613 618 654
2022 793
2021 574 672 873
2020 986
2018 661 884
Rating by Year201820202021202220242025986574YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 205W / 166L / 17D 176W / 187L / 18D 62.6
2024 33W / 54L / 1D 43W / 49L / 1D 49.2
2022 1W / 3L / 0D 0W / 3L / 0D 36.4
2021 111W / 114L / 13D 108W / 119L / 10D 57.8
2020 2W / 2L / 0D 3W / 1L / 0D 48.1
2018 1W / 6L / 0D 1W / 5L / 0D 59.2

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Scandinavian Defense 114 54 58 2 47.4%
Scotch Game 85 32 46 7 37.6%
Alekhine Defense 64 31 32 1 48.4%
Amazon Attack 62 29 29 4 46.8%
French Defense 56 30 24 2 53.6%
Barnes Defense 55 25 27 3 45.5%
Amar Gambit 38 16 22 0 42.1%
Australian Defense 36 22 14 0 61.1%
QGD: Chigorin, 3.cxd5 36 14 19 3 38.9%
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 33 17 14 2 51.5%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Caro-Kann Defense 32 13 16 3 40.6%
Amazon Attack 29 13 16 0 44.8%
French Defense 24 12 11 1 50.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 23 12 11 0 52.2%
Australian Defense 23 8 15 0 34.8%
QGD: Chigorin, 3.cxd5 21 6 13 2 28.6%
Scandinavian Defense 19 13 5 1 68.4%
QGA: 3.e3 c5 17 9 4 4 52.9%
Barnes Defense 12 6 6 0 50.0%
Scotch Game 11 5 6 0 45.5%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Modern Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
French Defense: Burn Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Bishop's Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Alekhine Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Petrov's Defense 3 0 3 0 0.0%
Alekhine Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
QGD: Chigorin, 3.cxd5 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Amar Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Dresden Opening: The Goblin 1 0 1 0 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 7 0
Losing 10 0