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menuraG

Playing Since: 2025-03-15 (Closed for Abuse)

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Rapid: 1503
4W / 12L / 0D
Blitz: 1009
19W / 31L / 3D
Bullet: 757
30W / 39L / 2D

Player Profile: Menura Gamage (menuraG)

Menura Gamage is a chess enthusiast whose gameplay is a fascinating blend of persistence and surprising resilience—much like a cell rallying after a minor mutation. Currently active in 2025, Menura’s rating ecosystem reveals a tendency to thrive in rapid tactical skirmishes while occasionally stumbling in blitz and bullet battles.

Rating & Style

  • Rapid: Peak rating of 1873; solid but showing room for growth at 1453 currently.
  • Blitz: Max 1396; fluctuates between 957 and 1396, indicating a bit of a rating mitosis—splitting wins and losses evenly.
  • Bullet: Max 1292; battles at lightning speed with an average hovering around 800.

Menura’s chess cells don’t give up easily. With an impressive 83% comeback rate and a flawless 100% win rate after losing a piece, they embody a regenerative capacity that would make any biologist smile. However, a tilt factor of 11 suggests even this chess mitochondrion occasionally runs out of ATP and needs a quick break.

Playing Tendencies & Tactics

With an early resignation rate as low as 2.44%, Menura tends to stick around in the game like a hardy enzyme, more interested in complex endgames (observed in 58.57% of games) than in swift conclusions. Average move counts near 59 moves per win suggest a patient predator on the chessboard—strategically stalking prey through a forest of pawns.

Opening Strategy

Menura’s openings are shrouded in mystery—aptly labeled "Top Secret". Win rates hover around 25–42%, indicating that this player prefers to keep opponents guessing, much like camouflaged cephalopods.

Rivalries & Results

Against the most recent opponents, Menura has had mixed fortunes. There’s a perfect 100% win rate against some (like sounniiv), while others have proven stubborn adversaries. Longest winning streak is a robust 9 games, illustrating that once Menura’s hunting instincts kick in, it’s hard to shake their winning momentum.

Peak Performance Times

Like any nocturnal creature, Menura’s win percentages shine brightest during the morning hours (notably 14:00 and 15:00 with a perfect 100%) and mid-morning bursts of 66.67% wins at 11:00. Weekend and weekday performance varies, but Wednesdays and Fridays are fertile hunting grounds.

Final Notes

All in all, Menura Gamage is a resilient, tactical player with a penchant for long, strategic battles and a surprising ability to rebound from setbacks. Like a well-adapted organism in a competitive ecosystem, Menura evolves game by game, one move at a time—making the chessboard their own little petri dish of endless possibilities.


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Coach Chesswick

Hi menuraG, here’s some constructive feedback based on your recent games!

What you’re already doing well

  • Active piece play as White. In your win against sounniiv you used the Zukertort set-up to grab space on the queenside and converted the passed b-pawn smoothly.
  • Keeping the game tactical. Many victories come from spotting middle-game tactics (e.g. the 60 + 1 win where you forced 24...Qxd2+ and mated soon after). Keep nurturing that tactical eye with daily puzzles.
  • Staying calm in time trouble. Your clock handling is decent for 60 – 180 second games; most blunders stem from evaluation rather than flagging.

Your next three improvement targets

  1. King safety first. Early moves like 1…g6 & 1…f6 in the Italian (loss vs Obamagay2000) weakened dark squares and cost material. Try following the basic opening checklist: develop three pieces, castle, then pawn breaks.
  2. Spot opponent threats before launching your own. In the Englund Gambit you grabbed the queen (6.Bxd8?) but missed the mate on f2. Train with puzzles that feature the defender’s move—ask “what’s my opponent’s idea?” every turn.
  3. Tidy up unnecessary pawn pushes. The sequence 7.g4?! 8.Bg5?! in the D02 loss left holes around your king. Adopt the habit of asking “does this pawn move create a target?” before playing it.

Deep-dive on recurring themes

1. Back-rank & mating nets

A number of quick defeats arise from simple mating patterns (…Bxf2#, …Qxd1#). Spend 10 minutes a day on back-rank and weak-square drills. Start with the basic back rank mate and move to composite patterns like bishop+queen on f2/f7.

2. Tactics: forks, pins, double attacks

When things go wrong it’s often a missed fork or pin against you. Push your tactical rating 100 points higher and these oversights will drop sharply. Key motifs to review: knight fork, queen skewer, discovered attack on the king.

3. Opening discipline

Instead of memorising theory, follow four simple rules:
  • Control the centre with pawns or pieces (1.d4, 1.e4 are fine).
  • Develop knights before bishops when unsure.
  • Avoid moving the same piece twice in the first ten moves unless there’s a concrete reason.
  • Castle by move 8-10 in every game.

Illustrative mistake & fix:

Instead, 6.e3 or 6.Be3 keeps the advantage and your king safe.

4. Endgame basics

When you reach simplified positions you often convert extra pawns, but occasionally miss faster mates. Spend a session on king-and-pawn endings and the “Lucena” & “Philidor” rook endings—these alone will net free rating.

Suggested weekly routine (30-45 min/day)

  • 10 min theme puzzles: forks on Monday, pins Tuesday, etc.
  • 15 min analyse one lost game with engine; focus on the first tactical error.
  • 10 min play unrated rapid (10|0) applying opening checklist.

Quick stats & progress trackers

Your current peak rapid rating: 1873 (2025-03-15). Keep an eye on the following charts to watch consistency grow:

2345678910111213141516171819100%0%Hour of Day
 
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun100%0%Day of Week

Final encouragement

You’ve climbed from mid-700s to 960 in rapid—proof that deliberate practice works. Tightening king safety and sharpening defensive awareness will push you over 1 000 in no time. Enjoy the journey and keep those tactics coming!


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Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 757 959 1453

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 32W / 36L / 2D 21W / 46L / 3D 60.9

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 15 5 9 1 33.3%
Scotch Game 4 1 2 1 25.0%
Ruy Lopez: Old Steinitz Defense, Semi-Duras Variation 3 1 2 0 33.3%
Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Amazon Attack 3 0 3 0 0.0%
Bishop's Opening 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Australian Defense 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Giuoco Piano: Tarrasch Variation 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Australian Defense 13 6 7 0 46.1%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 11 7 3 1 63.6%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 6 0 6 0 0.0%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 5 2 3 0 40.0%
Scotch Game 5 1 4 0 20.0%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 5 3 2 0 60.0%
Amar Gambit 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 3 1 2 0 33.3%
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 3 1 2 0 33.3%
Three Knights Opening 2 0 1 1 0.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 3 1 2 0 33.3%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Scotch Game 2 1 1 0 50.0%
English Defense: Blumenfeld-Hiva Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Giuoco Piano: Tarrasch Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Amar Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%
English Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%
QGD: 3.Nc3 Bb4 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Elephant Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 9 0
Losing 11 1
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