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)