Meet momoxbubs
If you have ever queued up for a rapid game and seen momoxbubs on the other side, you likely do not remember the rating, but you remember the sheer volume of moves. This is a player who lives in the 10-minute pool, who treats the Barnes Opening like a warm blanket, and who once reached a 1157 (2023-10-19) of 1157 before deciding that rating points are overrated and plunging into the 500s. It was not a crisis. It was just the first chapter of a comeback saga.
An Emotional Rollercoaster
In rapid chess alone, momoxbubs has racked up 978 wins, 1013 losses, and 85 draws. That is over 2000 games, and the scoreboard still cannot decide if they are a genius or a masochist. They have a longest winning streak of 12, a longest losing streak of 9, and a comeback rate of 76.81%, meaning they are far too stubborn to resign even after losing a piece. Against lower-rated opponents they win 75.78% of the time, but against higher-rated players that number drops to 21.26%, giving them the rare ability to dominate beginners and make masters sweat, if only for a few moves.
The rating chart shows the full drama:
, a wild ride from a 1157 peak to a 522 year-end rating in 2023, then a slow climb back toward respectability in 2026. The overall win rate may hover near 50%, but the entertainment value is off the charts.Opening Repertoire: No Fear
momoxbubs has a deep and unshakable attachment to 1.e4. When they have the white pieces, the Barnes Opening appears 413 times, and they manage a 50.12% win rate with it. As black, they are equally brave, happily stepping into the Elephant Gambit on 108 occasions. It is objectively not the soundest gambit, but it does lead to 37 wins and infinite excitement. Their best results come from the Scandinavian Defense, where they win 53.79% of the time, proving that even an 800-rated player can know a thing or two about theory.
Friend or Foe?
No biography of momoxbubs would be complete without mentioning their nemesis, nutellaluver69. The two have faced each other 28 times, with nutellaluver69 winning 17 of those battles. If this were a movie, momoxbubs would be the lovable underdog who keeps losing to the same villain but refuses to switch opponents. On the brighter side, momoxbubs owns wai2go, winning 12 of their 16 encounters. Clearly, chemistry matters in chess rivalries just as much as rating.
Quirks and Scheduling
- Sunday is clearly not a fun day: 39.8% win rate. Wednesday is the lucky day at 50.61%.
- The peak performance window is 8 a.m., when the coffee has kicked in and the brain is still innocent.
- The tilt factor is 9 out of 10, meaning losses can sting and trigger a badge of extra losses.
- They almost never touch bullet, with only 2 bullet games in their entire career after one short fling in February 2024.
- Rapid is the preferred time control, and they play over 2,000 rapid games without ever delivering a checkmate statistic worth bragging about.
momoxbubs is not a titled player, not a perfect record holder, and probably not a master of the endgame, but they are a perfect representative of the rapid chess community: resilient, loyal to their weird openings, and always ready for one more game. The 12-game winning streak says they can do it, and the 9-game losing streak says they will keep trying anyway.