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play_for_7

Playing Since: 2021-12-19 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟

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Daily: 325
0W / 1L / 0D
Rapid: 420
258W / 294L / 27D

Profile Summary: play_for_7

Meet play_for_7, a rapid chess warrior whose journey is as twisty as a rook’s path on an open board. Starting out strong in 2021 with a Rapid rating peaking at 929, play_for_7 has weathered the unpredictable storms of 2024 and 2025, where ratings dipped but spirits stayed high—because every grandmaster was once a beginner who lost more than they won!

With over 493 games fought using the shadowy “Top Secret” opening (wink, wink), play_for_7 boasts a respectable win rate of around 43%. Not bad for someone whose longest winning streak is a modest 6 games—proof that consistency sometimes plays hard to get. The current streak? Just warming up with a single win.

This player’s style is a curious cocktail: they tend to resign early around 8.7% of the time (maybe they like giving opponents a false sense of security?), and they engage in endgames over half the time, showing tenacity until the final move. When in the groove, victories come after about 45 moves on average, while losses tend to linger into grueling 59-move epics—definitely a fighter who never quits too soon.

Timing seems to be a secret weapon for play_for_7 — the best hours to catch them online and ready to rumble are around 11 AM and in the late night hours, with a particularly impressive 61.5% win rate at 11 o’clock. Comebacks are frequent and fierce, with a nearly 48% rate, and get this: if they lose a piece, their chance to win skyrockets to 100%—somebody call Houdini!

Although play_for_7 sometimes flirts with the infamous chess “tilt” at a mild rate of 8%, their difference in performance between rated and casual games proves they don't take things too seriously, keeping that cheeky love for the game alive. They excel more as White (winning about 49% of games) than Black (around 38%), showing a preference for the initiative that comes first.

Opponents beware: play_for_7 has an all-star list of frequent foes, with zalavi being a favorite target over 50 times. Some adversaries have never tasted victory—looking at you, “aadharshideal” (0% win rate) and company—while others are actually afraid, facing a perfect 100% track record (sorry, “krlaribi” fans).

In summary, play_for_7 is a tenacious, eclectic rapid player who embraces the chaos of the board with humor and heart. Whether climbing out of rating slumps or dazzling opponents with annulling comebacks, this player struggles, laughs, and wins... sometimes all in one frantic game.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
kratoshanma1 0W / 1L / 0D
donialamsyahhh 0W / 1L / 0D
risbo-z 0W / 1L / 0D
sadiq013 0W / 1L / 0D
d0_oss 0W / 1L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
zalavi 25W / 27L / 0D
dipikkaa 4W / 0L / 2D
siddhamjain02 1W / 3L / 1D
harshsaxenagolu 1W / 3L / 0D
nishaantchauhan 1W / 2L / 1D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 354
2024 391
2023 775
2021 675
Rating by Year2021202320242025775354YearRatingRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 30W / 22L / 5D 19W / 38L / 3D 51.9
2024 89W / 90L / 9D 73W / 106L / 6D 57.3
2023 1W / 0L / 0D 1W / 1L / 0D 29.7
2021 3W / 2L / 1D 2W / 2L / 2D 84.8

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 493 214 254 25 43.4%
Kings Pawn Opening 6 1 4 1 16.7%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 3 1 2 0 33.3%
French Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Nimzowitsch Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Bishops Opening Berlin Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 6 0
Losing 8 5