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minty_bubbles WFM

Location: Over the rainbow . ⁀➷

Playing Since: 2020-11-28 (Active)

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Daily: 1578
32W / 8L / 3D
Rapid: 2107
760W / 571L / 130D
Blitz: 1601
512W / 310L / 77D
Bullet: 1913
184W / 122L / 28D

Overview

minty_bubbles is a cheerful and fearless Woman FIDE Master who loves chaos on the board and coffee between rounds. A versatile competitor across all time controls, minty_bubbles has a particular appetite for lightning-fast play — Bullet is the preferred battleground, where quick instincts and sharper nerves win the day.

  • Username: minty_bubbles
  • FIDE Title: Woman FIDE Master (WFM)
  • Preferred time control: Bullet (fast, furious, and a little minty)

Track a recent form curve for rapid games:

Rapid Rating202120222023202421071633YearRapid Rating

Playing style

Expect an aggressive, tactical player who isn't afraid to aim for complications. minty_bubbles mixes gambits, surprise lines and stubborn endgame technique.

  • Endgame frequency is high — many games go deep (EndgameFrequency ≈ 67.6%).
  • Average moves per win are long (about 77 moves), so endurance matters.
  • Comfortable on both White and Black — positive win rates with each color (White ~56%, Black ~52%).
  • Loves sharp, offbeat choices and well-timed surprises.

Notable openings & favorite weapons

minty_bubbles has a fondness for surprise and imbalance. Across controls you’ll see recurring choices that punish the unprepared.

  • Blackburne Shilling Gambit — a cheeky trap that shows up often in blitz and rapid. (Blackburne Shilling Gambit)
  • Czech Defense — reliable and effective against many lines. (Czech Defense)
  • Amar Gambit — a Bullet favorite for sharp, tactical melees. (Amar Gambit)
  • Also experiments with Modern and Scandinavian ideas when the mood strikes.

Career highlights & milestones

A few competitive peaks and streaks that show how minty_bubbles plays and climbs:

  • Earned the Woman FIDE Master title — a big badge of seriousness (and style).
  • Impressive streaks: Longest winning streak of 22 games and a longest losing streak of 10 — clearly someone who rides momentum hard.
  • Consistent peak months across formats; notable personal peaks include top form in Rapid and Bullet. See peak signals: 2130 (2023-12-04) and 1913 (2023-09-23).
  • Best booking times: tends to do especially well in early morning hours (best time of day ≈ 06:00).

Rivalries & records

minty_bubbles has a handful of frequent opponents who see each other a lot — sometimes friendly, sometimes fierce.

  • Most-played opponents include:
    • hpollitt24 — 17 games (minty_bubbles: 8W, 5L, 4D). (Henry Pollitt)
    • gmretiopening — 13 games (4W, 7L, 2D). (GMRetiopening)
    • samzh1011 — 12 games (5W, 3L, 4D). (Sam Zh)
    • angel-advent — 12 games (10W, 0L, 2D) — tough matchup for the other side! (angel-advent)
  • Minty tends to outperform lower-rated opponents but finds stronger-rated opponents challenging — a sign of ongoing growth and sharpening of technique.

Sample line & study tip

Here’s a short illustrative sequence you might see from minty_bubbles — a tactical, classical setup that often leads to lively play:

Try replaying this mini-game for pattern practice:

Study tip: practice gambit defense and short tactical motifs in 1–3 minute training sessions to match minty_bubbles’ Bullet instincts.

Fun facts & personality

  • Nickname vibe: minty and bubbly — expect upbeat chat, confident blunders, and dramatic comebacks.
  • High tolerance for long, grindy fights — many wins come after long struggles rather than quick knockouts.
  • Prefers early-morning play: that 06:00 magic hour is for the minty brain to shine.

Want more detail on openings or a visual of recent performance? Try exploring the linked terms above or the rapid-rating chart in this profile.


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🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
Henry Pollitt 8W / 5L / 4D View Games
GMRetiopening 4W / 7L / 2D View Games
angel-advent 10W / 0L / 2D View Games
Sam Zh 5W / 3L / 4D View Games
willbi 4W / 5L / 1D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2024 1601 2107 1578
2023 1913 1601 2045 1537
2022 1579 1465 1909 1425
2021 1299 1317 1633 1200
2020 1200 923 1337
Rating by Year202020212022202320242107923YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2024 24W / 11L / 3D 18W / 17L / 3D 36.6
2023 87W / 33L / 7D 70W / 40L / 13D 73.0
2022 333W / 220L / 53D 285W / 252L / 55D 75.3
2021 307W / 213L / 55D 314W / 204L / 48D 73.2
2020 70W / 36L / 9D 58W / 52L / 9D 63.0

Openings: Most Played

Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown Opening* 13 5 8 0 38.5%
Modern 9 5 3 1 55.6%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 8 4 2 2 50.0%
Unknown 7 4 2 1 57.1%
Czech Defense 6 4 1 1 66.7%
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation 4 3 0 1 75.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Barnes Defense 3 1 1 1 33.3%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 3 0 3 0 0.0%
Australian Defense 2 1 0 1 50.0%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 113 67 35 11 59.3%
Czech Defense 103 57 39 7 55.3%
Modern 103 50 46 7 48.5%
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation 57 36 16 5 63.2%
Unknown 49 26 23 0 53.1%
Scandinavian Defense 33 14 17 2 42.4%
Modern Defense 30 19 8 3 63.3%
Australian Defense 29 17 8 4 58.6%
King's Indian Defense: Larsen Variation 25 12 9 4 48.0%
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 22 12 6 4 54.5%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Modern 230 129 85 16 56.1%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 167 91 62 14 54.5%
Czech Defense 144 69 56 19 47.9%
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation 72 32 32 8 44.4%
Philidor Defense 53 27 22 4 50.9%
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line 48 31 11 6 64.6%
Modern Defense 48 27 18 3 56.2%
Scandinavian Defense 45 21 20 4 46.7%
French Defense: Exchange Variation 39 23 14 2 59.0%
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 38 24 11 3 63.2%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amar Gambit 61 35 21 5 57.4%
Czech Defense 28 17 10 1 60.7%
Modern 25 10 13 2 40.0%
Scandinavian Defense 20 14 5 1 70.0%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 16 9 7 0 56.2%
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation 15 9 4 2 60.0%
Australian Defense 14 7 6 1 50.0%
Caro-Kann Defense 9 5 3 1 55.6%
Alekhine Defense 8 3 3 2 37.5%
French Defense 8 5 3 0 62.5%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 22 1
Losing 10 0
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