overheid

About overheid

Overheid is a determined and resilient chess enthusiast who navigates the 64 squares with a mix of strategic patience and tenacious grit. Active primarily in 2025, overheid has shown a strong preference for Daily chess games, where despite some tough runs, their spirit never wavers.

Playing Style and Strengths

Known for their lengthy, thoughtful encounters, overheid’s games often extend to an average of around 56 moves, showcasing a strategic depth and love for endgames, occurring in about 41% of their matches. This patient approach combines with a healthy tactical awareness, boasting a comeback rate near 74%, which means overheid has a knack for turning tough situations around.

• Early resignations are rare (only ~2.3%), proving they fight till the end.
• Winning with White pieces comes a bit easier (53%), while also showing solid resilience with Black (42%).
• Optimal play time tends to be mid-afternoon, especially around 3 PM.

Performance Highlights

Overheid’s peak ratings reflect a versatile player comfortable in different time controls:

• Daily: 1059 (July 2025)
• Rapid: 1060 (July 2025)
• Bullet: 1004 (June 2025)
• Blitz: 910 (June 2025)

Rapid chess is a particular stronghold, with an impressive win rate of over 90% in July 2025. Their daily play, despite a challenging win-loss ratio, highlights perseverance and continuous learning.

Opening Repertoire

Overheid enjoys experimenting with a variety of openings, with clear favorites and some challenging nemeses:

• Daily: Loves the Caro-Kann Defense but has struggled to find wins so far in it. Recently tried gambits such as the Amar Gambit with a 50% success rate.
• Bullet: A reliable performer with the Caro-Kann Defense, boasting an 80% win rate, as well as the Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation and the Nimzo-Larsen Attack.
• Rapid: Master of the Caro-Kann Defense with a perfect record, and also finds success in aggressive openings like the Barnes Opening: Walkerling and solid systems such as the London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation.
• Blitz: Thrives with gambits such as the Elephant Gambit and classical defenses like the Caro-Kann Defense variations.

Memorable Matches and Rivals

Overheid’s competitive landscape features regular showdowns, especially with opponents like dominiek74, against whom they have a stellar record winning 24 out of 26 games — a true rivalry with a dominant streak!

Another frequent and tough competitor is coach-david, where overheid is working hard to improve, showing occasional victories amidst many battles.

Personality & Fun Facts

Never one to give up early, overheid exhibits a fighting spirit that matches the longest losing streak of 16 games with an impressive 10-game winning streak at another time — proving every dark cloud has a silver lining.

Known friends describe overheid as a patient thinker who enjoys puzzles and lateral thinking, often using creative gambits to surprise opponents.

They also demonstrate a quirky tendency to perform best on Thursdays and Sundays — maybe a lucky charm or just a weekend warrior at heart.

Looking Forward

With a solid foundation in strategy and resilience on the board, overheid is steadily climbing the ranks and developing their opening play to overcome rough patches. Their next goals? To convert more Daily games into wins and increase their Blitz rating beyond 900.

So watch this space—the comeback kid of chess might just surprise us all yet!