Chess Player Biography: praveenkjay
Meet praveenkjay, a relentless tactician on the 64-square battlefield who has been shaping his game since 2018. Starting out with a modest bullet rating around 400-800, this resilient player had their fair share of ups and downs. But oh, the climb! Praveenkjay’s peak bullet rating reached an impressive 995 in 2020, proving that dogged determination (and maybe a little caffeine) pays off.
Not just a one-trick pony, praveenkjay shows versatility across time controls. Their blitz rating settled near 1100-1200, peaking at 1232 back in 2018, which tells us they’ve got quick fingers and a sharp mind for fast-paced duels. Meanwhile, their rapid play isn’t far behind, topping out at a solid 1219 in 2024, which is just fancy talk for, “I can plan ahead - sometimes.”
Playing Style
A natural explorer of openings, praveenkjay enjoys dancing with the classics. The Giuoco Piano and Four Knights Italian Variation are among their favorites, campaigns that led to many grand (and some not-so-grand) adventures on the board. As for strategy, praveenkjay is not one to surrender early, boasting an early resignation rate of a mere 1.15%. After all, every game deserves a fighting chance, even when their average moves per loss hang around 49 moves—a true connoisseur of extended battles!
Endgame and Resilience
The endgame is no stranger to this player, with a robust 34.53% appearance rate, proving that praveenkjay loves to see things through to the bitter end. And when things look bleak, with pieces lost, they maintain a gritty 43.51% win rate post-piece loss. Yes, they do get tilted—like all of us—with a tilt factor of 17, but they’re quick to bounce back, winning over half of their comeback opportunities.
Time and Psyche
Fun fact? 9 PM (21:00) is their prime time to play, when the stars align, the coffee is strong, and the blunders are... well, hopefully rarer. Bullet games often end on time, sometimes thanks to praveenkjay’s sneaky clock management, securing wins on time nearly 18,000 times out of 31,000 bullet wins. Talk about time wizardry!
Recent Games
Most recently, praveenkjay demonstrated some daring flair in a game utilizing the Giuoco Piano opening, executing aggressive knight forays and timing out their opponent with sheer pressure. Though not invincible, their fighting spirit shines: their most recent losses often resulted from formidable time scrambles or timely checkmate by crafty opponents.
Personality & Humor
Despite a serious commitment to the game, praveenkjay’s story is sprinkled with humor—the type that comes from surviving thousands of intense games, experiencing both the joys of stunning forks and the agony of timeouts. An average loss isn’t just a defeat; it’s an epic saga that usually extends to nearly 50 moves (that’s longer than some TV episodes!). They prove that chess is a marathon, not a sprint… with occasional sprints ending in trip-ups.
So whether they’re tactically swindling opponents at lightning speed or patiently outmaneuvering them in rapid games, praveenkjay is a player to watch, learn from, and maybe even pity when you see them lose on time after a gut-wrenching endgame fight.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| kianatin2 | 49W / 29L / 0D | View Games |
| notforinternaluse | 10W / 24L / 0D | View Games |
| max2fast4u | 6W / 26L / 0D | View Games |
| lvangucht | 18W / 9L / 0D | View Games |
| benito5 | 14W / 12L / 0D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 466 | 1098 | ||
| 2024 | 490 | 1087 | 1219 | |
| 2023 | 574 | 980 | 1027 | |
| 2022 | 725 | 1052 | 921 | |
| 2021 | 657 | 1043 | ||
| 2020 | 758 | 982 | ||
| 2019 | 673 | 1031 | ||
| 2018 | 517 | 851 | 1168 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1169W / 1131L / 3D | 1120W / 1172L / 5D | 44.9 |
| 2024 | 1138W / 1112L / 19D | 1114W / 1125L / 24D | 57.9 |
| 2023 | 3259W / 3074L / 11D | 3115W / 3247L / 16D | 46.6 |
| 2022 | 3055W / 2801L / 9D | 2748W / 3093L / 6D | 45.4 |
| 2021 | 3502W / 3163L / 9D | 3102W / 3568L / 3D | 44.0 |
| 2020 | 3286W / 3011L / 4D | 2964W / 3337L / 7D | 42.6 |
| 2019 | 2454W / 2214L / 4D | 2131W / 2504L / 9D | 42.0 |
| 2018 | 1372W / 1325L / 8D | 1211W / 1476L / 6D | 44.1 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pawn Opening | 824 | 429 | 389 | 6 | 52.1% |
| Three Knights Opening | 442 | 215 | 225 | 2 | 48.6% |
| Vienna Game | 404 | 214 | 186 | 4 | 53.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation | 377 | 192 | 183 | 2 | 50.9% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation | 352 | 194 | 157 | 1 | 55.1% |
| Italian Game | 329 | 149 | 178 | 2 | 45.3% |
| Van t Kruijs Opening | 262 | 120 | 139 | 3 | 45.8% |
| Philidor Defense | 212 | 109 | 103 | 0 | 51.4% |
| Four Knights Game Italian Variation | 183 | 92 | 88 | 3 | 50.3% |
| Bishops Opening | 168 | 87 | 79 | 2 | 51.8% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pawn Opening | 4440 | 2450 | 1985 | 5 | 55.2% |
| Vienna Game | 3802 | 2228 | 1572 | 2 | 58.6% |
| Three Knights Opening | 3445 | 1807 | 1632 | 6 | 52.5% |
| Four Knights Game Italian Variation | 3118 | 1821 | 1292 | 5 | 58.4% |
| Van t Kruijs Opening | 1914 | 835 | 1073 | 6 | 43.6% |
| Italian Game | 1870 | 870 | 998 | 2 | 46.5% |
| Giuoco Piano Game Four Knights Game | 1847 | 1010 | 833 | 4 | 54.7% |
| French Defense Queens Knight Variation | 1833 | 811 | 1021 | 1 | 44.2% |
| Scandinavian Defense Closed | 1833 | 963 | 867 | 3 | 52.5% |
| Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation | 1819 | 861 | 957 | 1 | 47.3% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Knights Opening | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Italian Game | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Queens Gambit Declined Marshall Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Giuoco Piano Game Four Knights Game | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Four Knights Game Spanish Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Mikenas Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 13 | 2 |
| Losing | 17 | 0 |