Baptiste Roux FM

Baptiste Roux (aka Mugiwara2b)

FIDE Master

Once upon a chessboard, there emerged a player named Baptiste Roux, a title-holder proudly carrying the badge of FIDE Master. From rapid skirmishes to bullet blazes faster than a caffeine-fueled bishop, Baptiste has left his mark with both strategic finesse and a knack for unexpected tactics.

Baptiste's journey is a tale of perseverance: climbing from humble beginnings with ratings around 1000, rapidly evolving into a formidable opponent with a peak rapid rating soaring above 2200 and a blitz monster peaking close to 2700! Don't dare blink when Baptiste clocks in—especially around 9 AM, the prime moment to witness their best moves.

With an 83% comeback rate, Baptiste is not just a fighter but a determined tactician who loves the challenge of clawing back from the brink of defeat. Their playstyle suggests they savor long battles, averaging over 70 moves per winning encounter—clearly a fan of drawing out the suspense rather than wrapping up prematurely. And while the white pieces are their slightly favored side, they manage to keep black opponents on their toes as well.

Some of Baptiste's favorite openings? The Top Secret formation (mysterious, like their middle name), the King's Pawn Opening (reliable and classic), and of course, they don’t shy from mixing things up with responses like the Alapin Sicilian Defense or the French Defense Schlechter Variation. Whether laying traps or styling with elegant endgames (which occur in nearly 80% of their battles), Baptiste keeps you guessing.

When not busy sacrificing pawns or puzzling opponents with unorthodox strategies, Baptiste enjoys forging rivalries (watch out, santugiam, their most frequently battled adversary) and maintaining an impressive +6000 wins in blitz chess. Sure, there are some trenches of losses (we all have those “rook blunder” moments), but Baptiste’s unwilting spirit has carried them through — often back to the winners' circle faster than their opponents can say “Checkmate!”

Fun Facts

• Longest Win Streak: 23 games. Apparently, once Baptiste starts playing well, it’s hard to stop them!
• Favorite hour to dominate: 9 AM. Early birds get the checkmates!
• Games finish with resignation about as often as a chess player blinks — roughly 1.8% times prematurely.
• Average game length: over 77 moves. These games are marathons, not sprints.

Recent Highlights

One of Baptiste's latest glories features a smashing checkmate against nono200418 deploying the daring Smith-Morra Gambit:

1. e4 c5
2. d4 cxd4
3. Qxd4 Nc6
4. Qa4 Nf6
5. Bb5 e6
6. Bg5 Bc5
7. Nc3 Bxf2+
8. Kxf2 Ng4+
9. Ke1 Qxg5
10. Nf3 Qe3+
11. Be2 O-O
12. Nb5 d5
13. exd5 exd5
14. h3 Re8
15. Nc3 Nf2
16. Rf1 Ne4
17. Nxd5 Qxe2+
18. Kxe2 Nc3+
19. Kd2 Nxa4
20. Rae1 Be6
21. Nc7 Rad8
22. Kc1 Re7
23. Nxe6 Rxe6
24. Rxe6 fxe6
25. Ng5 Nc5
26. Rd1 Rd5
27. Rxd5 exd5
28. Nf3 Kf7
29. b3 Kf6
30. a4 Ne5
31. Nxe5 Kxe5
32. Kd2 Ne4+
33. Ke3 d4+
34. Kd3 Kd5
35. b4 Nc3
36. a5 Na2
37. b5 Nb4+
38. Kd2 Kc5
39. b6 axb6
40. axb6 Kxb6
41. Ke2 Nxc2
42. Kd3 Kc5
43. Kxc2 Kc4
44. g4 b5
45. h4 b4
46. g5 h6
47. gxh6 gxh6
48. Kc1 h5
49. Kc2 b3+
50. Kc1 Kc4
51. Kb2 Kc3
52. Kc1 b2+
53. Ke2 d3+
54. Kd1 Kc2
55. Ke2 d2
56. Kc2 Ke8
57. Ke3 d1=Q
58. Kf4 Qg4+
59. Ke5 Qxh4
60. Kd6 Qg4
61. Ke7 h4
62. Ke8 h3
63. Kd8 h2
64. Ke8 Nh1
65. Kf8 b1=B
66. Kf7 Qd1
67. Ke7 Kd2
68. Ke8 Qe1+
69. Kf8 Kd1
70. Kg8 Ng3
71. Kg7 Ne2
72. Kf7 Ng1
73. Kf8 Bd3
74. Kg8 Bf1
75. Kg7 Qe5+
76. Kf7 Qf6+
77. Kg8 Qg7+
78. Kxg7 Ke2
79. Kf6 Ke3
80. Kf7 Kf4
81. Ke7 Ke5
82. Kd7 Nf3
83. Kc7 Nd4
84. Kc8 Kd6
85. Kd8 Bb5
86. Kc8 Ne6
87. Kb8 Kc6
88. Ka7 Kc7
89. Ka8 Ba6
90. Ka7 Bc8
91. Ka8 Nd4
92. Ka7 Nc6+
93. Ka8 Bb7#
  

In spite of a few tough games (we all have those, right?), Baptiste's reputation as a tough, quietly formidable presence continues to grow, one move—and one checkmate—at a time.

2693 (2025-01-08): 2693 (January 2025)