Manu Gamez (MGP54) - Chess Player Profile
Meet Manu Gamez, known in the chess community as MGP54. Manu is a dedicated rapid chess enthusiast whose rating history tells the tale of a player who loves a challenge and is no stranger to the ups and downs of the game. With a peak rapid rating of 962 back in early 2021, Manu has experienced the rollercoaster ride of chess ratings, proving that true passion often beats instant success.
Chess Career Highlights
- Games Played: Over 3,500 rapid games, displaying remarkable perseverance.
- Wins: 1,713 rapid wins, showing a solid fighting spirit.
- Longest Winning Streak: 9 games in a row – quite the hot streak!
- Style of Play: Prefers longer endgames with an average of over 43 moves per win, indicating strategic patience rather than quick tricks.
- Comeback King: Over 67% comeback rate after falling behind in a game. Manu doesn’t give up easily!
Opening Moves – Favorite Battles
Manu’s arsenal is quite versatile but smiles widest when employing the Bishop’s Opening, boasting a win rate above 52%, or the Bishop’s Opening Berlin Defense with an even sharper 54.7% win rate. However, beware if facing the King’s Pawn Opening King’s Knight Variation because that’s where Manu’s win rate dips to around 40%, proving even MGP54 has some "arch-nemeses" on the board.
Peak Moments & Quirks
Manu reached their peak bullet rating of 1069 in 2022, a testament to quick thinking under harsh time constraints. Rapid and daily ratings have gently declined, but the passion remains undimmed. Notably, Manu’s best time of day to play is early morning at 6 AM, so if you want to catch them off guard, challenge late at night instead!
Personality Bits & Banter
With a tilt factor of 9, Manu occasionally lets emotions spill over – but who doesn’t? Also, Manu has a modest early resignation rate of under 5%, meaning this player fights hard and rarely throws in the towel early. Game length tells the story: losses tend to be long affairs (averaging 66 moves), probably a sign Manu spends a lot of time pondering tough decisions, or perhaps is subtly plotting the next rematch.
Recent Battles
Manu's most recent victories include a thrilling win over passuby by winning on time after a tense fight, showcasing resourcefulness and calm under clock pressure. Conversely, recent losses to opponents like gabyduf remind us that in chess, every defeat is a lesson and every win a celebration.
Fun Fact
Manu’s playing style could be described as “strategic stubbornness” – a player who, despite setbacks and rating fluctuations, keeps coming back for more, eternally hopeful that the next game might be the checkmate masterpiece.
So if you’re up for a duel with a resilient rapid player who loves endgames and isn’t afraid to dig deep, MGP54 might just be your next worthy opponent!
Hi Manu – Personal Game Review & Action Plan
Below you’ll find a quick snapshot of recent form, followed by concrete tips you can apply in your very next games.
Your Recent Activity
What’s Already Working
- Fighting spirit. Even in bad positions you keep looking for chances. This attitude helped you out-calculate passuby and win the ending on time.
- Tactical awareness. Forks, discoveries and back-rank ideas appear frequently in your victories – e.g. 11.Bxf6! in the game against marg0t228.
- Quick opening moves. You rarely fall behind on the clock in the first five moves, giving yourself a time buffer.
Biggest Improvement Targets
- King safety. In eight of the last ten losses your king never castled or wandered around the centre.
• General rule: castle by move 10 unless you have a concrete reason not to. - Early-queen adventures. Repeated Qf3/Qh5/Qxa5 raids win the occasional pawn but cost multiple tempi and invite …Bb4+ or …Qb5+ counter-blows.
• 7-move challenge: In your next 20 games, do not touch the queen before move 7 unless it wins material outright. - Loose pawn pushes. g4, h4, b4 and e5 appeared together in the loss to janoxh, creating dark-square holes.
• Before pushing a wing pawn ask: “Which square am I weakening? Can a knight jump in?” - Clock management. Three recent defeats were on time in roughly equal positions.
• Practical tip: when under three minutes switch to “increment mode”: make obvious/forced moves in < 5 seconds and think during your opponent’s turn.
Simplified Opening Menu
You clearly like Reti / Larsen structures (1 Nf3, 1 b3). Keep them, but follow basic set-ups:
- Pieces out first: Nf3, g3, Bg2, 0-0, d3, e4.
- Against 1…e5 after 1 e4 try the Italian Game: e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4.
Tactical Training Focus
Daily puzzle set (10 positions) on: pins, skewers, back-rank mates and forks. Strengthening defensive vision will cut your blunder rate in half.
Illustrative Games
Recent win – clean development & swift tactics:
Recent loss – late castling & exposed king:
Two-Week Action Plan
- Days 1-4
• 20 puzzles/day on pins & forks.
• 5 rapid games; spend 5 minutes self-analysing each. - Days 5-8
• Study Italian Game basics for 30 min.
• Play 5 games using that setup. - Days 9-14
• Endgame drills: king & pawn vs king, opposition, Lucena (15 min/day).
• 3 rapid games focusing on time management.
Final Encouragement
Your creativity is a real asset. Combine it with solid fundamentals and you’ll break the 600 barrier in no time. Enjoy the journey and good luck!
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| kett-darkn | 2W / 1L / 0D | |
| jaygonzalez333 | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| williamingear | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| francesco_gng07 | 0W / 2L / 0D | |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| charliie_10 | 4W / 10L / 2D | |
| akysomen | 0W / 4L / 0D | |
| gabrieletiberti | 3W / 1L / 0D | |
| manopini | 0W / 3L / 0D | |
| sufi1919 | 2W / 1L / 0D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 452 | |||
| 2024 | 445 | |||
| 2023 | 487 | |||
| 2022 | 508 | 515 | 800 | |
| 2021 | 525 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108W / 93L / 5D | 93W / 114L / 0D | 58.1 |
| 2024 | 38W / 42L / 1D | 39W / 38L / 3D | 62.6 |
| 2023 | 118W / 94L / 7D | 96W / 126L / 5D | 58.7 |
| 2022 | 212W / 203L / 7D | 197W / 220L / 11D | 59.1 |
| 2021 | 443W / 408L / 12D | 403W / 446L / 17D | 51.6 |
Openings: Most Played
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Opening: Walkerling | 614 | 313 | 284 | 17 | 51.0% |
| Bishop's Opening | 521 | 274 | 240 | 7 | 52.6% |
| Elephant Gambit | 330 | 135 | 192 | 3 | 40.9% |
| Barnes Defense | 250 | 117 | 128 | 5 | 46.8% |
| Bishop's Opening: 3.d3 | 239 | 133 | 101 | 5 | 55.6% |
| Amar Gambit | 238 | 116 | 115 | 7 | 48.7% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 226 | 111 | 108 | 7 | 49.1% |
| Australian Defense | 194 | 96 | 97 | 1 | 49.5% |
| French Defense | 151 | 64 | 85 | 2 | 42.4% |
| Alekhine Defense | 104 | 46 | 57 | 1 | 44.2% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Opening: Walkerling | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Game | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bishop's Opening | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| French Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 9 | 2 |
| Losing | 9 | 0 |