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Username: menor31

Location: Chicago

Playing Since: 2014-10-27 (Inactive)

Wow Factor: ♟♟♟

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Daily: 1285
2W / 0L / 0D
Blitz: 2501
736W / 701L / 87D
Bullet: 2458
6W / 4L / 0D

Liordis Quesada Vera (aka menor31)

Known in the chess world by the enigmatic username menor31, Liordis Quesada Vera proudly holds the esteemed title of International Master bestowed by FIDE. A player who balances the art of strategy with an impressive arsenal of openings labeled “Top Secret,” Liordis’s games are often as mysterious and unpredictable as their coding.

Rating and Performance Highlights

  • Peak Blitz Rating: An eye-watering 2677 in July 2022, proving lightning-fast reflexes combined with grandmaster-level tactics.
  • Peak Bullet Rating: 2458, showcasing the ability to think faster than the speed of light (or at least the speed of a mouse scroll).
  • Daily Chess Peak: A respectable 1285 rating, achieved in November 2022, from just a handful of games—a casual stroll in the park compared to their blitz battles.
  • Rapid Chess: Dominated up to a 2400 peak, a testament to adaptability across time controls.

Playing Style and Stats

Liordis approaches chess with a healthy dose of tenacity and wizardry. Their psychological resilience is something to behold, boasting a remarkable 86.98% comeback rate after setbacks—because surrender is for mere mortals, not INTERNATIONAL MASTERS.

An endgame fan, they enjoy battles that stretch long and deep, with over 81% of their games reaching the endgame. With an average of 70 moves per win and nearly 78 per loss, patience is clearly a virtue (and a necessity).

Winning about 50% of games when playing White and about 46.6% with Black, Liordis proves their colors don’t define their fate.

Notable Records & Rivalries

With over 1500 games featuring their “Top Secret” openings alone, Liordis's unpredictability is their strongest weapon. They have faced tough opponents many times, notably:

  • gmjoey1 (20 games)
  • nguyenduchoa & cstevens1 (17 games each)
  • and a legion of others who have either fallen before their might or survived only to tell the tale.

Recent Battles: Triumph & Trial

In their most recent victory from April 2025, Liordis wielded the classical Petrovs Defense with finesse to claim a win on time against Knyaz13. The game was a clock race as tense as a thriller novel, with Liordis patiently maneuvering through 43 moves to triumph.

As every hero faces challenge, Liordis experienced a tough loss in May 2025 against IgnisFlora, succumbing after 22 moves in a Nimzowitsch Larsen Attack—proof that even the best have off days (or just need more coffee).

Fun Fact

Liordis has an early resignation rate of less than 1%—because conceding without a fight is not in their game plan. Expect battles worthy of Shakespeare’s “The Art of War” rather than a quick surrender.

Whether online blitz, bullet duels, or classical daily games, Liordis Quesada Vera plays chess with cunning, endurance, and a dash of irresistible mystery. The board is their stage, and the pieces? Their cast of characters in an epic drama where the checkmate is always just a clever move away.


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Constructive Feedback for Liordis Quesada Vera

Dear Liordis,

You've demonstrated strong potential and a solid understanding of classic opening principles, particularly with your choices in the Philidor Defense and the Indian Game setups. Your games show good piece development and an ability to create threats in the middlegame.

Strengths

  • Opening Preparation: Your opening repertoire and move order show solid fundamentals, with active development and kingside safety (castling timely).
  • Tactical Awareness: You successfully capitalized on opponent inaccuracies with strong tactical shots, for example in your recent wins where you gained material and attacked the king effectively.
  • Positional Play: You understand key positional concepts like piece activity and pawn structure, which you use to keep pressure as seen in your maneuvering with knights and bishops.

Areas to Improve

  • Endgame Technique: Some of your games ended with you winning on time or resigning from difficult positions. Improving your endgame knowledge will convert more advantageous positions into wins and defend difficult ones more effectively.
  • Time Management: A recurring theme is time pressure, which can lead to rushed decisions and missed opportunities. Practicing better time allocation across opening, middlegame, and endgame phases will help reduce blunders and improve your overall play.
  • Handling Complications: In a few losses, opponents gained strong initiative through attacking your king or creating threats in the center and queenside. Focus on defensive resources and prophylactic thinking to anticipate and neutralize these threats earlier.
  • Pawn Structure Awareness: Try to pay closer attention to pawn breaks and weaknesses (isolated or backward pawns), and how they influence piece activity and space advantage. This can guide strategic decisions in the middlegame more effectively.

Next Steps and Study Suggestions

  • Study fundamental endgames (king and pawn, rook endgames) to improve your technique and confidence.
  • Practice incremental time control games (e.g., 15|10) to develop better time usage habits and avoid time scrambles.
  • Analyze your critical losses to identify moments where defense could have been improved; consider Liordis Quesada Vera to review strong games played against you.
  • Work on recognizing common tactical motifs contrasted with strategic ideas to improve decision-making especially in complicated positions.

You're on a strong track – keep studying and practicing regularly, and you’ll see noticeable progress!

Happy training and good luck in your next games!



🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
Coach-David 1W / 0L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
Rogelio Jr Antonio 8W / 10L / 2D
Christian Stevens 7W / 6L / 4D
Nguyen Duc Hoa 7W / 9L / 1D
Thomas Bauer 10W / 5L / 0D
milber 6W / 7L / 1D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2501 400
2024 2510
2023 2506
2022 2542 2400 1285
2021 2458 2494
2020 2244 2443
2019 2523 1136
2018 2213 2399 1136
2015 2038
2014 1904
Rating by Year20142015201820192020202120222023202420252542400YearRatingBulletBlitzDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 2W / 1L / 0D 0W / 1L / 1D 80.4
2024 8W / 7L / 1D 6W / 5L / 2D 72.1
2023 8W / 15L / 1D 17W / 6L / 2D 75.9
2022 20W / 10L / 0D 14W / 14L / 4D 71.8
2021 9W / 4L / 2D 11W / 4L / 0D 81.4
2020 4W / 8L / 1D 5W / 3L / 0D 48.3
2019 109W / 102L / 13D 98W / 108L / 16D 76.9
2018 209W / 191L / 20D 180W / 211L / 23D 76.7
2015 12W / 5L / 1D 14W / 6L / 0D 69.8
2014 9W / 5L / 0D 11W / 3L / 0D 48.3

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Czech Defense 53 23 26 4 43.4%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 46 30 14 2 65.2%
Philidor Defense 41 24 16 1 58.5%
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 39 16 23 0 41.0%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 35 14 20 1 40.0%
French Defense 35 13 17 5 37.1%
Döry Defense 32 10 21 1 31.2%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 31 16 15 0 51.6%
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 30 17 11 2 56.7%
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation 28 14 11 3 50.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Benoni Defense: Modern Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Czech Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Amar Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 16 1
Losing 15 0