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joao paiva

Username: paivex

Location: lisbon

Playing Since: 2014-04-24 (Active)

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Daily: 603
2W / 4L / 0D
Rapid: 1018
28W / 20L / 1D
Blitz: 508
1527W / 1625L / 79D
Bullet: 476
1287W / 1371L / 12D

Joao Paiva: The Chess Biologist of the Board

Meet Joao Paiva, also known by the username paivex, a player whose chess journey feels a bit like evolution — with highs, lows, and fascinating adaptations. From swift blitz battles to the intricate dance of rapid games, Joao's ELO genome reveals a competitive spirit that refuses to mutate into mediocrity.

Starting with a blitz rating peak around 1078 in 2014, Joao's performance has experienced some natural selection pressures over the years. Despite fluctuations, his combat instinct shines through with a blitz win record of over 1100 victories against almost as many losses — truly a balance of predator and prey roles on 64 squares.

When it comes to openings, Joao is no one-trick gene! He thrives in the King's Pawn Opening and its King's Knight Variation, showing about a 50% win rate in blitz and bullet formats. His tactical DNA favors versatility, including the Scandinavian Defense and the whimsical Grob Opening — giving opponents many evolutionary puzzles to decode.

Joao’s bullet chess speed is nothing less than enzymatic — clocking max ratings close to 600 and an impressive over 1200 wins, proving that even in the rapid-fire neuronal bursts of bullet chess, his mental synapses are firing strong.

Psychologically, Joao has a tilt factor of 17, meaning like many organisms under stress, he sometimes needs a little break from the battlefield. However, his comeback rate is an astonishing 56.48% and a perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece — a true testament to his biological resilience and tactical regeneration capabilities.

His chess circadian rhythm peaks with an 58.82% win rate at 11 AM and a solid 60% at 7 AM, suggesting Joao’s neurons are especially plastic during morning hours. Day-wise, Monday brings his highest win rate, making him a strong start-of-the-week competitor.

With an average of 44 moves per win and nearly 50 in losses, Joao's games show a patient and persistent strategy, much like a seasoned creature carefully stalking its prey in the wild forest of chess positions.

In short, Joao Paiva is a master of survival and adaptation on the chessboard — a grandmaster of biological and psychological chess evolution. Ready to test your own evolutionary fitness? Challenge Joao and see if you can survive the tactical ecosystem he commands!


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Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 447 603
2024 453 569 902 603
2023 426 615 875 341
2022 217 493 1108
2021 288 427 1015
2016 464 722 1386
2014 795 1288
Rating by Year20142016202120222023202420251386217YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 69W / 72L / 3D 60W / 79L / 0D 52.4
2024 309W / 260L / 3D 266W / 317L / 1D 47.0
2023 384W / 340L / 14D 365W / 369L / 9D 50.5
2022 431W / 462L / 17D 424W / 485L / 14D 45.6
2021 19W / 26L / 0D 16W / 32L / 0D 39.6
2016 73W / 101L / 0D 59W / 116L / 0D 41.5
2014 8W / 8L / 1D 8W / 9L / 0D 37.5

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 429 216 203 10 50.4%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 222 107 111 4 48.2%
Center Game 125 62 59 4 49.6%
Scandinavian Defense 105 39 62 4 37.1%
Grob Opening 79 33 46 0 41.8%
Top Secret 69 20 48 1 29.0%
Center Game Accepted Normal Variation 66 29 35 2 43.9%
Van t Kruijs Opening 63 31 32 0 49.2%
Polish Opening 60 26 34 0 43.3%
Bishops Opening 59 24 33 2 40.7%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Van t Kruijs Opening 223 107 115 1 48.0%
Kings Pawn Opening 212 103 108 1 48.6%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 188 84 104 0 44.7%
Center Game 143 81 62 0 56.6%
Nimzowitsch Defense Kennedy Linksspringer Variation 116 67 49 0 57.8%
Center Game Accepted Normal Variation 99 39 58 2 39.4%
Philidor Defense 94 39 55 0 41.5%
French Defense Normal Variation 89 49 40 0 55.1%
Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation 60 30 29 1 50.0%
Scandinavian Defense 59 28 31 0 47.5%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Caro Kann Defense Breyer Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Indian Game 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Center Game Accepted 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Three Knights Opening Schlechter Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Undefined 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Wade Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Van t Kruijs Opening 6 1 5 0 16.7%
Scandinavian Defense 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Kings Pawn Opening 3 1 2 0 33.3%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 3 1 1 1 33.3%
French Defense Normal Variation 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Bishops Opening Berlin Defense 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Vienna Game 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Italian Game 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Alburt Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 19 0
Losing 17 1
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