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Joel

Username: nedlives

Location: Nola

Playing Since: 2020-03-30 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟♟

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Daily: 766
272W / 297L / 10D
Rapid: 985
2W / 2L / 0D
Blitz: 136
2W / 9L / 0D
Bullet: 800
0W / 1L / 0D

Meet Joel: The Chessboard Biologist

Joel, also known in the digital wilds as nedlives, is a chess player whose rating evolution tells a tale as dynamic as cellular mitosis. Starting strong in 2020 with a peak daily rating of 1208, Joel’s game underwent fascinating fluctuations — quite like an organism adapting to changing environments on the 64-square Petri dish.

Joel's style? A blend of calculated patience and relentless endgame hustle, with an endgame frequency of over 56% — truly a specialist in surviving and thriving to the final moves! His average game lasts about 44 moves when victorious, but when the tides turn, he often battles through nearly 66 moves before conceding, proving resilience is coded deep within his chess DNA.

A strategist with an affinity for the Queens Pawn Opening (56% win rate) and the cunning Scotch Game (over 66% win rate), Joel's openings are carefully chosen evolutionary branches in his repertoire genome. Even when losing material, Joel exhibits remarkable tactical vitality, boasting a perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece — talk about survival instincts kicking in!

Mildly prone to a tilt factor of 11 — because even the strongest genomes have their off days — Joel nonetheless demonstrates a comeback rate near 54%, shaking off setbacks like a hydra sprouting new heads. Notably, Joel’s win rates flourish on Saturdays (54%) and in mysterious late-night hours, peaking at a staggering 77.78% at 5 AM, suggesting his tactics thrive in the wee hours when other cells rest.

While his blitz and bullet ratings are still evolving species, Joel’s rapid play shows promising DNA with a peak rating of 1122 and a balanced approach across variants. His favorite opponents have included a diverse ecosphere from “sergiolobatoramos” to “kingfisher69,” making each match a genetic experiment in adaptation.

In the grand ecosystem of chess, Joel is an unpredictable yet fascinating organism — one that learns, evolves, and occasionally sacrifices pawns like neurons firing in the complex brain of strategy. With a longest winning streak of 7 and a deep love for unlocking the mysteries of the Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation, Joel’s chess journey is as much about biology as it is about checkmates.

In the words of Joel’s chess mitochondria: “I am the powerhouse of the board.”

🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
paz91 0W / 2L / 0D
spartanchessnoob 0W / 1L / 0D
misodoodle 1W / 0L / 0D
agelessoxygenabsorber 1W / 0L / 0D
omarbrabo 0W / 2L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
kingfisher69 16W / 17L / 0D
sergiolobatoramos 13W / 18L / 2D
fairmoose 12W / 13L / 2D
184daysummer 14W / 4L / 0D
nafakta 3W / 10L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 764
2024 572 136 985 788
2023 814
2022 872
2021 790
2020 939
Rating by Year202020212022202320242025939764YearRatingDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 20W / 21L / 0D 15W / 27L / 1D 56.7
2024 37W / 40L / 0D 31W / 46L / 1D 56.5
2023 12W / 13L / 0D 13W / 11L / 0D 50.0
2022 21W / 14L / 1D 18W / 18L / 0D 51.6
2021 16W / 19L / 3D 18W / 19L / 2D 67.7
2020 24W / 19L / 0D 19W / 30L / 1D 54.4

Openings: Most Played

Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown Opening 452 211 233 8 46.7%
Top Secret 43 21 22 0 48.8%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Four Knights Game Italian Variation 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Three Knights Opening 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Kings Gambit Accepted Fischer Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Philidor Defense 1 0 0 1 0.0%
Nimzowitsch Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Ruy Lopez Opening Berlin Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Vienna Game 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown Opening 11 2 9 0 18.2%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown Opening 4 2 2 0 50.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 7 0
Losing 11 2