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pinosava73

Playing Since: 2014-10-29 (Inactive)

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Daily: 1584
12W / 1L / 3D
Blitz: 1747
5550W / 4296L / 650D
Bullet: 1483
2106W / 1614L / 214D

About pinosava73 — Blitz Specialist

pinosava73 is a force of nature on the 3‑ and 5‑minute boards: a clutch blitz player who prefers rapid, tactical melees and wins more than their fair share. Active since 2014, pinosava73 built a reputation for explosive openings, long decisive fights, and an uncanny ability to snatch wins from losing positions. Preferred time control: Blitz.

  • Username: pinosava73
  • Primary focus: Blitz chess (fast, sharp, and dangerous)
  • Peak blitz rating: 2251 (2019-12-03)

Playing Style & Strengths

Expect aggressive piece play, long tactical skirmishes, and endgames that hang on until someone blunders from time pressure. pinosava73 combines high endgame frequency with excellent tactical recovery skills — a specialist at turning material deficits into practical chances.

  • High endgame frequency — often plays long, grinding wins.
  • Comeback rate: leads to many dramatic reversals in blitz.
  • Average moves per win: around 67 — games often go deep.
  • Best time of day: early afternoon (peak performance around 13:00).

Career Highlights & Memorable Runs

pinosava73 has logged thousands of games and some impressive streaks: a longest winning streak that reads like a fairy tale, and a resilience that keeps the rating climb alive.

  • Legendary streaks: longest winning streak of 98 games.
  • Also tested the other extreme with a longest losing streak of 67 games — and kept coming back.
  • Exceptional comeback and resilience stats — thrives after setbacks.

Favorite Openings & Signature Lines

Openings are part of the brand: pinosava73 often chooses sharp or offbeat systems that lead quickly to unbalanced positions — perfect for blitz chaos.

  • Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation — an astonishing Blitz win rate (dominant in fast games). Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation
  • Amar Gambit — a go-to sacrificial weapon in blitz. Amar Gambit
  • Barnes Defense and Australian Defense — used frequently to steer opponents into unfamiliar territory.

Sample tactical opening sequence (a typical wild mini-saga):

Notable Opponents & Rivalries

pinosava73 has amassed lopsided records against several regulars, creating local legends on the server’s leaderboards.

  • Most-played rival: raleratko — a head-to-head that's almost mythic (over 480 games between them).
  • Other frequent foes: zdravkospireski, natangw, mowgly2662 — wins stacked up against multiple recurring opponents.

Trends, Time & Psychology

pinosava73 times their attacks like a barista times espresso—best in the early afternoon and prime at certain hours. Tilt is a factor (as for many humans), but comeback statistics show strong mental recovery.

  • Best day performance: Monday (high win rate).
  • Best hour: 13:00 — high strike rate on quick tactics.
  • Psychological edge: excellent win rate after losing material; strong practical play under pressure.

Fun Facts & Placeholders

Funny, human, and slightly legendary details that make the profile memorable.

  • Nickname suggestion for fans: “The Blitz Archaeologist” — digs through complications until treasure appears.
  • Playstyle one-liner: “Sacrifice now, explain later.”
  • Interactive placeholders for deeper exploration:
  • Rating trend (Blitz):
    Blitz Rating201720182019202020222023202420252060902YearBlitz Rating
  • Explore a common opponent profile: raleratko

Closing

pinosava73 is a blitz aficionado with a long history of creative openings, deep endgames, and dramatic comebacks. Whether you’re preparing to face them or just enjoy watching tactical fireworks, expect bold choices and entertaining games.

Want a compact scouting tip? Practice the Amar Gambit and Colle ideas — you’ll meet them a lot. Amar Gambit


🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
raleratko 447W / 16L / 19D View Games
zdravkospireski 75W / 5L / 3D View Games
natangw 64W / 3L / 0D View Games
mowgly2662 65W / 0L / 0D View Games
stanlee1500 51W / 10L / 0D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1483 1747
2024 1737 1741 1659
2023 1431 1868
2022 902
2020 1398 1584
2019 2060
2018 1977
2017 1913
2016 2016
2015 1867 1572
2014 1916 1221
Rating by Year201420152016201720182019202020222023202420252060902YearRatingBulletBlitzDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 3595W / 646L / 83D 3547W / 706L / 90D 60.2
2024 2088W / 773L / 124D 1967W / 857L / 147D 75.9
2023 582W / 463L / 66D 534W / 550L / 44D 84.7
2022 5W / 28L / 0D 7W / 25L / 2D 57.6
2020 22W / 61L / 3D 17W / 60L / 5D 72.8
2019 98W / 105L / 22D 97W / 108L / 22D 92.2
2018 14W / 5L / 0D 9W / 11L / 2D 96.4
2017 356W / 303L / 49D 326W / 352L / 42D 94.1
2016 17W / 7L / 2D 9W / 13L / 2D 99.8
2015 571W / 524L / 91D 550W / 571L / 85D 94.8
2014 194W / 131L / 19D 166W / 154L / 24D 98.4

Openings: Most Played

Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Australian Defense 439 257 152 30 58.5%
Amar Gambit 411 315 87 9 76.6%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 269 197 61 11 73.2%
Barnes Defense 260 163 85 12 62.7%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 255 151 92 12 59.2%
Modern 236 139 91 6 58.9%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 232 135 78 19 58.2%
Amazon Attack 186 98 81 7 52.7%
French Defense 169 104 62 3 61.5%
Philidor Defense 120 59 54 7 49.2%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 2130 1929 165 36 90.6%
Amar Gambit 2106 1897 169 40 90.1%
Barnes Defense 1463 1005 395 63 68.7%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 763 540 190 33 70.8%
Australian Defense 731 495 214 22 67.7%
French Defense 505 343 136 26 67.9%
Modern 499 315 165 19 63.1%
Scandinavian Defense 391 195 174 22 49.9%
Philidor Defense 379 191 168 20 50.4%
Czech Defense 364 204 142 18 56.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Australian Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Amar Gambit 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Bird Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Unknown Opening* 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Petrov's Defense 2 1 0 1 50.0%
Four Knights Game 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Australian Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Three Knights Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Ruy Lopez: Old Steinitz Defense, Semi-Duras Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Colle: 3...e6 4.Bd3 c5 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Center Game: Berger Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 98 0
Losing 67 1
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