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morra_pirate

Playing Since: 2017-06-28 (Active)

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Daily: 1471
330W / 312L / 28D
Rapid: 2462
2747W / 2308L / 461D
Blitz: 2454
1951W / 1546L / 200D
Bullet: 2582
4470W / 3901L / 408D

Profile Summary: morra_pirate

Legend has it that morra_pirate embarked on a chess journey back in 2017 with a modest bullet rating barely scraping 1058. Fast forward through years of battles on the digital board, this pirate has risen steadily — reaching the treasure chest of a 2600+ bullet rating by 2025, proving that patience and persistence outplay borrowing pawns any day!

Known for a fearless comeback rate of nearly 73%, morra_pirate doesn’t just play chess — they stage a comeback show worthy of standing ovations. Losing a piece? No worries! With an astonishing 91.4% win rate after down a piece, this player’s resilience can humble even the fiercest grandmasters. Endgames? Morra_pirate sails those tricky waters 62.5% of the time and averages over 62 moves per win, showcasing a patient, strategic style rather than flashy blitzkrieg strikes.

Black or White, this pirate’s win rates tell tales of conquest: a hearty 54.77% with white pieces and a respectable 49.92% with black. Their style? Slightly mischievous, with an 11% early resignation rate—perhaps a pirate knows when to retreat and live to fight another blunder.

When do they strike? The hours between 3 AM and 22 PM seem lucky, with win rates peaking at 60% early morning and a pirate’s favorite 57% around 8 PM – perfect for plundering unsuspecting opponent’s kings after a long day of adventures.

With over 10,000 games played across bullet, blitz, rapid, and daily formats, morra_pirate’s chess cannonball firing history is full of ups and downs, but mostly ups! Opponents beware — this pirate’s longest winning streak is 20 games, so once the rum flows, so does the checkmate.

Fun fact: While morra_pirate easily dominates friends and foes alike, their 30% tilt factor reminds us they’re human too. Even the toughest marauders have a bad day facing a well-timed fork!


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Overview of your recent bullet play

You show a willingness to fight for activity and complications, which often leads to dynamic, winning chances in fast time controls. There are also moments where quick tactical shots backfire or where heavy calculation slips through the cracks under time pressure. Balancing aggressive ideas with solid, conservative decisions in the opening and middlegame will help you convert more of your promising positions.

What you’re doing well

  • You press for initiative and seek tactical chances when the moment is right, which is especially effective in bullet where opponents have less time to respond.
  • Your willingness to complicate positions can yield material or positional gains when you spot forcing lines or punishing inaccuracies.
  • You handle rough middlegame clashes fairly well by maintaining pressure and looking for active piece play, often creating practical winning chances.

Key areas to improve

  • Time management in bullet: focus on faster, reliable decision-making. Develop quick pattern recognition for forcing lines, and resist chasing every glittering tactic when time is tight.
  • Calculation discipline: in tactical skirmishes, verify candidate moves and anticipate typical counterblows. Learn to prune unpromising lines early to avoid blunders or losing material.
  • Opening consistency: after choosing a few openings to specialize in, stick to their main lines. This reduces early surprises and helps you transition smoothly into the middlegame.
  • Endgame technique: strengthen conversion in simplified positions. Practice common rook endgames and king activity ideas so you can convert advantages more reliably.

Practical, actionable plan

  • Choose two bullet-friendly openings to study this week (for example, French Defense and Caro-Kann). Learn the main lines and their typical motifs so you can play them confidently under time pressure.
  • Daily: solve 5–10 tactical puzzles with a time cap (about 2 minutes per puzzle) to sharpen quick calculation and pattern recognition.
  • Review your recent losses and the draw to identify where you could have avoided risky exchanges or missed a concrete defensive resource.
  • Tempo drills: play 3–5 shorter, non-bullet games (10+0 or 15+0) to reinforce solid decision-making without the clock rushing you.
  • Endgame focus: study basic rook endgames and king-pawn endings to improve your conversion in late stages of games.

Opening recommendations tailored to your data

Given your openings performance, prioritize solid, well-supported choices like the French Defense, Caro-Kann Defense, and Dutch Defense for a mix of resilience and counterplay. After you’ve stabilized those, you can selectively incorporate sharper Dutch lines to leverage your willingness to complicate when appropriate.

Next steps

Apply the plan over the next two weeks and share a fresh sample of bullet games to tailor the guidance further. You can also view your progress at your profile: morra_pirate.



🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
Volen Dyulgerov 4W / 11L / 1D
adnan_nadimifar 1W / 0L / 0D
Michael Fernandez 1W / 0L / 0D
Oksana Golubeva 1W / 1L / 0D
Felix Meissner 0W / 1L / 0D
christourlord777 4W / 1L / 0D
lepolatupukki 2W / 0L / 1D
chess381038 1W / 0L / 0D
chesswarr1or 1W / 0L / 0D
byblox_fruit 0W / 1L / 1D
Most Played Opponents
goblinsteinontop 93W / 58L / 22D
alyssa_j 54W / 26L / 19D
zhengfeichess 37W / 18L / 6D
brainslain 31W / 13L / 5D
chessq_22 24W / 15L / 4D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2611 2454 2462 1471
2024 2283 2248 2429 1446
2023 2125 2176 2258 1420
2022 2117 1719 2073 1420
2021 1835 1793 2099 1031
2020 1580 1245 1752 1270
2019 1418 1565 1802 1342
2018 1203 1384 1516 1248
2017 1141 1097 1158 1119
Rating by Year20172018201920202021202220232024202526111031YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 1380W / 959L / 193D 1227W / 1144L / 181D 82.7
2024 866W / 531L / 95D 759W / 625L / 102D 74.3
2023 709W / 479L / 76D 649W / 554L / 77D 70.8
2022 946W / 675L / 67D 900W / 721L / 64D 53.9
2021 523W / 343L / 48D 476W / 362L / 47D 56.8
2020 184W / 134L / 15D 166W / 143L / 18D 66.7
2019 358W / 353L / 41D 325W / 386L / 40D 63.0
2018 410W / 354L / 36D 340W / 408L / 33D 56.3
2017 361W / 333L / 15D 348W / 353L / 12D 56.7

Openings: Most Played

Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit 657 366 260 31 55.7%
Scandinavian Defense 555 287 242 26 51.7%
French Defense 424 249 166 9 58.7%
Amar Gambit 415 219 183 13 52.8%
Barnes Defense 407 211 180 16 51.8%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 402 191 181 30 47.5%
Caro-Kann Defense 375 234 119 22 62.4%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 358 196 146 16 54.8%
Dutch Defense 313 142 148 23 45.4%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation 279 126 135 18 45.2%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit 702 382 273 47 54.4%
Sicilian Defense 352 175 145 32 49.7%
Scotch Game 344 198 124 22 57.6%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 317 144 131 42 45.4%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation 226 120 87 19 53.1%
French Defense 195 119 61 15 61.0%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 187 90 87 10 48.1%
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation 147 70 63 14 47.6%
Caro-Kann Defense 146 90 42 14 61.6%
Scandinavian Defense 140 72 54 14 51.4%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown 1340 791 540 9 59.0%
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit 395 237 133 25 60.0%
Sicilian Defense 264 148 104 12 56.1%
Scotch Game 171 100 63 8 58.5%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 168 91 73 4 54.2%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 165 81 75 9 49.1%
Scandinavian Defense 161 92 62 7 57.1%
French Defense 132 68 54 10 51.5%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 116 60 50 6 51.7%
Barnes Defense 109 62 42 5 56.9%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit 72 32 34 6 44.4%
Sicilian Defense 61 36 25 0 59.0%
Unknown Opening* 50 24 23 3 48.0%
Barnes Defense 45 30 14 1 66.7%
Scotch Game 40 20 18 2 50.0%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 39 15 23 1 38.5%
Unknown 38 27 11 0 71.0%
Philidor Defense 20 12 8 0 60.0%
French Defense 19 9 10 0 47.4%
Amar Gambit 19 7 11 1 36.8%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 20 2
Losing 30 0