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Username: MEV_d_LM

Location: chennai

Playing Since: 2014-04-15 (Active)

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Daily: 1360
140W / 97L / 17D
Rapid: 2130
584W / 559L / 77D
Blitz: 1947
12851W / 13471L / 1025D
Bullet: 2058
8879W / 9561L / 426D

Introduction

MEV_d_LM is the Tamil Chess Channel’s resident streamer, weaving tactical brilliance with a pinch of humor for Tamil-speaking fans around the world. A calm analyst with a love for long, thoughtful sessions, he treats every game like a story and every chat comment like a friendly critique. Preferred time control appears to be Daily, a nod to deliberate, daylight battles and late-night brain exercise.

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Chess Journey

Starting in 2014, MEV_d_LM built a diverse chess journey across Rapid, Bullet, and Blitz, charting a steady rise through the ranks and streaming the process for an engaged audience. A peak Rapid rating reached 2214 in 2025, marking a memorable milestone on the channel’s timeline. The road is rich with thousands of games and moments that blend learning with entertainment.

Daily Rating2014201520162020202515151182YearDaily Rating

  • Longest winning streak: 20 games
  • Longest losing streak: 28 games
  • Daily peak rating reference: 1569 (2015-04-30)

Streaming Style

On Tamil Chess Channel, you’ll find his signature mix of clear analysis, practical ideas, and light-hearted banter. He loves breaking down openings, endgames, and tactical motifs in a way that invites chat to join the puzzle rather than merely observe it. The stream is a place where learning feels like a friendly training session, with a dash of humor to keep the mood lively.

Peak performance note: 2214 (2025-05-28)

Rivalries & Openings

MEV_d_LM has faced a roster of opponents and logged impressive results against several familiar names. Here are a few head-to-head glimpses from the record:

  • sriant: Win 87, Loss 5, Draw 2
  • nasser_anappara: Win 60, Loss 80, Draw 12
  • karthikacinderella: Win 80, Loss 8, Draw 2
  • anandhprakash: Win 55, Loss 10, Draw 1
  • practisemore: Win 19, Loss 22, Draw 6

Openings in Rapid (glimpse)

His rapid openings repertoire tends toward dynamic, solid choices with robust statistics. Here are quick snapshots from the Rapid openings performance:

  • Barnes Defense — Games: 199, Wins: 111, Losses: 75, Draws: 13, WinRate: 55.78%
  • Sicilian Defense: Closed — Games: 99, Wins: 50, Losses: 41, Draws: 8, WinRate: 50.51%
  • Blackburne Shilling Gambit — Games: 71, Wins: 42, Losses: 27, Draws: 2, WinRate: 59.15%
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense — Games: 68, Wins: 41, Losses: 26, Draws: 1, WinRate: 60.29%

Extras

Beyond the board, MEV_d_LM keeps the Tamil Chess Channel bustling with stream highlights, memes, and community互动. For a quick dive, check the chart placeholder and a sample PGN snap:

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Sample game moment:


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
michaelshahade 1W / 0L / 0D
klemenza77 0W / 1L / 0D
yashsubh 2W / 1L / 0D
roydri 0W / 1L / 0D
kirill-2 0W / 1L / 0D
morrivan 1W / 0L / 0D
sluggishbeta 1W / 0L / 0D
cherry10 2W / 0L / 0D
marwanchess2015 0W / 1L / 0D
gajanannerurkar123 0W / 1L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
nasser_anappara 60W / 80L / 12D
sriant 87W / 5L / 2D
karthikacinderella 80W / 8L / 2D
anandhprakash 55W / 10L / 1D
practisemore 19W / 22L / 6D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1961 2007 2159 1360
2024 2049 1872 2141
2023 2020 2072 2103
2022 1982 2024 2001
2021 2006 1949 1873
2020 1957 1845 1899 1473
2019 1781 1810 1772
2018 1747 1961 1533
2017 1408 1706
2016 1806 1627 1530 1475
2015 1405 1628 1860 1515
2014 1298 1420 1474 1182
Rating by Year20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202521591182YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 217W / 210L / 19D 210W / 230L / 14D 68.4
2024 410W / 509L / 25D 447W / 477L / 25D 67.1
2023 622W / 614L / 56D 598W / 618L / 51D 66.8
2022 619W / 601L / 32D 580W / 621L / 54D 67.6
2021 355W / 376L / 32D 343W / 381L / 26D 70.2
2020 338W / 375L / 32D 356W / 363L / 31D 67.8
2019 2136W / 2213L / 175D 2075W / 2281L / 147D 69.4
2018 696W / 714L / 44D 741W / 675L / 39D 66.5
2017 1514W / 1598L / 35D 1413W / 1683L / 35D 57.7
2016 1085W / 1070L / 70D 1073W / 1086L / 63D 63.1
2015 872W / 837L / 74D 839W / 862L / 68D 67.0
2014 2545W / 2428L / 198D 2380W / 2640L / 192D 69.0

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Barnes Defense 199 111 75 13 55.8%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 99 50 41 8 50.5%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 71 42 27 2 59.1%
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 68 41 26 1 60.3%
Australian Defense 58 40 16 2 69.0%
Scandinavian Defense 33 12 19 2 36.4%
Scotch Game 29 15 13 1 51.7%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 29 14 14 1 48.3%
French Defense: Advance Variation 27 11 15 1 40.7%
Sicilian Defense 22 9 12 1 40.9%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Barnes Defense 2093 1057 995 41 50.5%
Scandinavian Defense 1079 491 564 24 45.5%
Amar Gambit 1036 500 505 31 48.3%
Australian Defense 1000 477 497 26 47.7%
French Defense 461 223 230 8 48.4%
Scotch Game 457 211 237 9 46.2%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 451 243 204 4 53.9%
Amazon Attack 389 161 222 6 41.4%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 382 158 218 6 41.4%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 363 181 174 8 49.9%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Barnes Defense 3256 1677 1472 107 51.5%
Amar Gambit 1333 680 600 53 51.0%
Australian Defense 1211 623 556 32 51.5%
Scandinavian Defense 1184 541 584 59 45.7%
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 1019 527 463 29 51.7%
French Defense 834 424 380 30 50.8%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 811 392 389 30 48.3%
Amazon Attack 709 311 381 17 43.9%
Philidor Defense 673 327 326 20 48.6%
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 650 334 296 20 51.4%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Barnes Defense 28 17 6 5 60.7%
Amazon Attack 12 10 2 0 83.3%
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 9 2 5 2 22.2%
Philidor Defense 8 4 2 2 50.0%
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation 8 5 3 0 62.5%
Amar Gambit 7 5 2 0 71.4%
QGA: 3.e3 c5 7 5 2 0 71.4%
Australian Defense 6 5 1 0 83.3%
QGD: 2...Bf5 3.cxd5 6 5 1 0 83.3%
Unknown 5 3 2 0 60.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 20 0
Losing 28 1