Profile of Taimoor Hassan (phar4oh)
Meet Taimoor Hassan, a chess enthusiast whose rating journey resembles the intricate dance of chromosomes during meiosis — full of variation, surprises, and occasional wild recombinations on the board! Known online as phar4oh, Taimoor’s elo saga spans from 2015 to 2025, showcasing resilience and evolutionary adaptability in the fiercely competitive world of blitz, rapid, and daily chess.
Journey Through the Hive of Time
Starting with blitz ratings in the modest 700s of 2015, phar4oh has since cultivated a robust hive of over 2,500 blitz battles by 2024, peaking near a respectable 987 rating. Rapid and daily games reveal a player who’s not just reactive but proactive, maintaining rapid ratings consistently around the mid-1400s to 1100s — probably a clever survival mechanism akin to natural selection, optimizing for longevity and winning chances over time.
Playing Style & Tactical Traits
Like a cautious but relentless predator of the chess genome, Taimoor favors long endgames (nearly 44% frequency) and an average of about 52 moves per win — quite the marathon runner in a world tempted by quick kills. His white pieces deliver a slightly higher success rate (~52%) compared to black (~46%), proving he’s no stranger to going first or adapting to defensive roles. And here’s a fun fact: if he loses a piece, he comebacks with 100% efficiency! Talk about cellular regeneration capability!
Opening Repertoire - A Genetic Code of Strategies
Specializing mainly in the Caro Kann Defense and various Queen’s Gambit variations — much like a geneticist favoring well-tested gene sequences — Taimoor exhibits impressive win rates up to 60% in specific lines such as the Caro Kann Exchange Variation in blitz. Rapid games show a knack for the Queen’s Gambit Accepted Central Variation Greco move, yielding an eye-watering 70% win rate. Truly, it’s as if his DNA contains secrets of ancient chess masters.
Opponent Interaction & Psychological Tendencies
Interestingly, he’s 100% undefeated against several frequently played opponents, indicating a strong competitive edge and mental fortitude—a tough lineage to break. While his tilt factor is relatively low at 8%, occasional 'mutation' in focus could occur under stress. With an early resignation rate of 5.28%, he seems to prefer fighting tooth and nail rather than giving up prematurely—probably a survival trait inherited from his chess ancestors.
Daily Rhythms & Peak Performance
Active mostly during afternoon and evening "activity cycles," his win rates peak around midday hours and early morning, showing a circadian rhythm pleasing to any chronobiologist. The peak at hour 1 AM with nearly 60% win rate suggests a nocturnal burst of brilliance — evidence that sometimes the best moves come under moonlight!
Fun Fact
Taimoor's longest winning streak is 14 games — proving that like a well-adapted species, once his strategy clicks, his opponents stand little chance of survival in the evolutionary battle of check and mate!
In short, Taimoor Hassan’s chess career is a fascinating blend of strategic genetics and tactical biology — a creature of the 64-square savannah evolving with ever-increasing resilience and cunning!