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Nando Souza

Username: nandosouza

Playing Since: 2021-01-16 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟

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Rapid: 703
646W / 629L / 61D
Blitz: 332
220W / 228L / 19D
Bullet: 557
1W / 0L / 0D

Nando Souza: The Chess Biologist of the Board

Meet Nando Souza, a fascinating specimen in the ecosystem of chess players. With a blitz rating evolving from a modest 550 in 2021 to a resilient 390 in 2025 and a rapid rating stabilizing comfortably around the mid-500s, Nando exhibits growth and adaptability worthy of a grandmaster's gene pool.

Nando’s style is an intriguing blend of calculated patience and tactical ferocity. Despite an early resignation rate of 15.25%, this player knows when to hold onto the game’s nucleus, boasting a comeback rate of over 50% and a flawless 100% win rate after losing a piece — truly a master of regeneration on the board!

Patterns in Nando’s game reveal a preference for classic openings like the Queen’s Pawn Opening Accelerated London System and the French Defense Knight Variation in blitz, demonstrating an affinity for structured, strategic battles. In rapid games, Nando flexes some alekhine-like agility with a strong 63% win rate using the Alekhine’s Defense.

Nando navigates the board with an average of 46 moves per win, slightly longer than losses, indicating a methodical and endurance-focused approach — much like a careful biologist observing every move under the microscope before making a decision.

This player enjoys peak performance in the early evening hours, with win rates rising as high as 58.93% at 17:00, and even a cheeky 60% win rate occurring at 4 AM—proving Nando's brain cells are alive and thriving, no matter the hour!

Off the board, Nando might be suspected of having a psychological “tilt factor” of 8, but fear not — this human chess organism continuously regenerates and adapts, maintaining a steady white win rate of 51.79% and an unyielding strive to outmaneuver opponents with strategic bio-chess precision.

With a longest winning streak of 11 and a current streak ready to grow, Nando Souza is a player whose chess genes are primed for continual evolution — a true chess-cell survivor in the ever-competitive habitat of the 64 squares.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
qatseye 1W / 0L / 0D
blu3do 0W / 1L / 0D
dtraf 1W / 0L / 0D
4samba 1W / 0L / 0D
pouria_daneshnia 0W / 1L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
prestige1001 2W / 4L / 0D
badr11222 3W / 1L / 0D
alfonsobst 1W / 2L / 0D
bloodshotzs 2W / 1L / 0D
mrohhuu 1W / 2L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 557 390 509
2024 256 558
2021 550 488
Rating by Year202120242025558256YearRatingBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 148W / 132L / 7D 132W / 140L / 12D 50.8
2024 198W / 167L / 17D 173W / 189L / 20D 45.2
2021 38W / 38L / 3D 27W / 51L / 9D 39.2

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 147 64 74 9 43.5%
Top Secret 123 57 60 6 46.3%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 53 25 23 5 47.2%
Scandinavian Defense 46 24 18 4 52.2%
Bishops Opening 35 17 15 3 48.6%
Englund Gambit 32 14 16 2 43.8%
Petrovs Defense 30 12 17 1 40.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 28 14 13 1 50.0%
Undefined 26 11 14 1 42.3%
French Defense Knight Variation 26 13 13 0 50.0%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System 48 23 24 1 47.9%
French Defense Knight Variation 21 15 6 0 71.4%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation 16 8 8 0 50.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 16 12 4 0 75.0%
Englund Gambit 16 8 8 0 50.0%
French Defense 13 6 4 3 46.1%
Indian Game 10 6 4 0 60.0%
French Defense Normal Variation 10 4 5 1 40.0%
Queens Pawn Opening 8 5 2 1 62.5%
London System 8 4 3 1 50.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
French Defense Exchange Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 11 1
Losing 10 0