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pbp123

Playing Since: 2012-03-06 (Inactive)

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Daily: 400
1W / 0L / 0D
Rapid: 829
6053W / 6145L / 695D
Blitz: 328
16251W / 16658L / 1505D

Profile Summary: pbp123

In the vast ecosystem of chess, pbp123 is a fascinating specimen—a player with a rich history of evolving ratings and a tactical repertoire diverse enough to make any biologist say, “That’s some serious adaptation!”

Growth & Evolution

Since first appearing on the scene in 2012 with a blitz rating around 1050 and rapid rating just over 1140, pbp123’s chess DNA has experienced quite the metamorphosis. There’s been a bit of a rollercoaster in blitz, reaching a high of 1371 in 2012 and settling gradually to a more modest 304 by 2025, while the rapid format has seen a resilience with ratings peaking around 1477 in 2020 and maintaining a respectable 822 in 2025.

This player demonstrates an intriguing mixture of endurance and adaptability, a true evolutionary survivor in the wilds of the time controls, with a natural talent for clawing back—pbp123’s impressive 80.9% comeback rate is the kind of resilience any chess-primate would envy!

Playing Style and Psychological Fitness

pbp123’s persistence shines in the endgame, where they prefer to lurk and pounce, showing an above-average 66.3% frequency of late-stage play—akin to a cunning genetic specialist honing in on the final strand of DNA to snip. With an average of nearly 75 moves per win, pbp123 takes the slow and steady route, like a cautious but determined organism adapting through incremental improvements.

Though an early resignation rate of 6.6% suggests a pragmatic side—knowing when to fold ‘em—pbp123’s psychological makeup keeps the hair-trigger tilt factor low (only 16%), ensuring outbreaks of poor behavior remain as rare as spontaneous mutation in a lab rat.

Opening Strategies: The Genetic Code of Moves

Tracing pbp123’s preferred "genes" in openings, the Pirc Defense seems to be a favored pathway in both blitz and rapid games—it's their trusty horns and tails in this evolutionary arms race, boasting win rates around 48%. Meanwhile, the Scotch Game reveals a notable agility with win rates tipping past 52% in blitz, showing that pbp123 knows when to cross the pond and shake things up.

Victories and Rivalry

With over 16,000 wins in blitz and a solid vein of wins in rapid games, unable to draw or fold under pressure, pbp123 thrives in competition. Interestingly, pbp123 has showcased dominant performance against specific opponents, achieving a 100% win record against several recent rivals—definitely the alpha in their chess pack.

Chronobiology of Play

This player’s activity peaks intriguingly at strange hours—from the early morning 2 AM showing a win rate just over 51% to late morning and afternoon safe-havens. Like a true nocturnal creature, pbp123 pounces effectively under the moonlight.

Fun Fact

With a tactical awareness that allows a perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece, pbp123’s playstyle is perhaps best described as “master of cellular repair”: no matter how many fragments get lost, the game’s sequence gets beautifully stitched back together!

In the jungle of internet chess, pbp123 continues to thrive—an extraordinary specimen whose games are a story of survival, strategy, and tactical excellence. May their path be free from blunder-bugs and toxic ticks.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
paulkilmartin 16W / 10L / 0D
gass86 8W / 7L / 2D
kickinghorse68 7W / 6L / 2D
scarso5 7W / 7L / 1D
jezica397 6W / 6L / 1D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 304 822
2024 573 815
2023 573 1003
2022 718 917
2021 733 994
2020 1091 1162
2012 1050 1143 1200
Rating by Year20122020202120222023202420251162304YearRatingBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 433W / 432L / 39D 394W / 468L / 40D 67.9
2024 2387W / 2361L / 242D 2282W / 2450L / 254D 70.1
2023 2590W / 2483L / 230D 2434W / 2639L / 209D 69.9
2022 3286W / 3087L / 324D 3083W / 3328L / 285D 70.1
2021 2177W / 2100L / 243D 2094W / 2218L / 216D 74.4
2020 300W / 300L / 45D 292W / 311L / 39D 76.7
2012 316W / 321L / 18D 281W / 358L / 19D 66.1

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Pirc Defense 1927 921 913 93 47.8%
Queens Pawn Opening 780 374 371 35 48.0%
Scotch Game 664 348 280 36 52.4%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 560 232 293 35 41.4%
Philidor Defense 528 237 251 40 44.9%
Pirc Defense Modern Defense Geller System 482 242 209 31 50.2%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 428 222 187 19 51.9%
Scandinavian Defense 317 166 137 14 52.4%
Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation 311 152 138 21 48.9%
French Defense Normal Variation 295 126 158 11 42.7%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Pirc Defense 4406 2101 2121 184 47.7%
Scotch Game 2534 1330 1071 133 52.5%
Queens Pawn Opening 2186 1011 1092 83 46.2%
Pirc Defense Modern Defense Geller System 1553 748 728 77 48.2%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 1462 634 748 80 43.4%
Philidor Defense 1206 567 583 56 47.0%
Scandinavian Defense 1045 537 458 50 51.4%
Van t Kruijs Opening 929 429 463 37 46.2%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 845 428 382 35 50.6%
Kings Pawn Opening 643 296 328 19 46.0%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Van t Kruijs Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 13 1
Losing 16 0