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Daniel Pavia

Username: prozou

Playing Since: 2019-08-28 (Active)

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Daily: 1208
437W / 126L / 17D
Rapid: 781
8W / 7L / 1D
Blitz: 1459
5907W / 5713L / 451D
Bullet: 1203
8724W / 8672L / 441D

Daniel Pavia - The Tactical Maestro of the Chessboard

Meet Daniel Pavia, a chess player whose love for the 64 squares is as infectious as a virus in a Petri dish. Known online by many aliases but consistently confusing to his opponents, Daniel has a knack for comebacks that rivals even the most resilient of biological organisms. With an astonishing 87.65% comeback rate and a 100% win record after losing a piece, Daniel proves that in the game of chess, just like in evolution, adaptability is key.

Daniel's chess journey is a study in persistence and technique. With his blitz rating peaking near 1600–a spot where pawns feel the pressure and kings start sweating–he’s developed a style marked by endurance and precision. His games average about 66 moves—long enough to make a marathon runner jealous but just the right amount of time to uncover microscopic weaknesses in his foes' defense.

When it comes to openings, Daniel leans on a mix of versatile and classic choices. The Queen's Pawn and King's Pawn openings are his favorite “cell structures,” providing him flexibility much like DNA in different environments. Impressively, he boasts a solid win rate in the Queen's Pawn Opening blitz games, winning over half of his nearly 2,250 attempts. He's also fond of defenses like Philidor and the Sicilian, which show his biological tact of mixing aggression and defense.

Daniel’s playstyle is not just about raw power but a patient strategy: he rarely resigns early—only 1.5% early resignation rate—which means he fights like a hardy cell thriving in harsh conditions. His endgame frequency of 76.65% hints at a preference for diving deep into the “mitochondria” of chess – the endgame where true stamina and knowledge fuel victory.

Psychological insights are just as crucial in Daniel's battles. Despite a moderate tilt factor of 12, he faces rated versus casual challenges head-on, uncovering a slight dip (-12.37) in performance between casual and rated games. Yet, like the best predators, he adjusts and strikes, making every session a learning petri dish for growth.

Lone pawns beware: Daniel Pavia is here to outmaneuver, outlast, and outsmart. Whether it’s blitz, bullet, daily, or rapid games, his moves echo the graceful complexity of a dance at the molecular level – precise, unpredictable, and fatal to his foes.

In a world where every move counts, Daniel reminds us that chess is not just a game – it’s a living, breathing organism evolving with every check and checkmate.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
odozaus 0W / 1L / 0D
cw_10 1W / 0L / 0D
amberdar 2W / 0L / 0D
danielleongallego 0W / 1L / 0D
lucjanssen1 1W / 0L / 0D
elpatronq8 1W / 0L / 0D
ayotimike 0W / 1L / 0D
herrdinosaurio 1W / 0L / 0D
daydr3amboi 0W / 1L / 0D
bbitterr 1W / 0L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
jose_maria_illa 37W / 42L / 5D
raffs14 30W / 1L / 0D
bleuletalonoir 9W / 15L / 0D
turicumchess 19W / 0L / 0D
steviefranchise 9W / 5L / 1D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1402 1459 1251
2024 1325 1410 1263
2023 1433 1434 781 1289
2022 1306 1493 1170
2021 1552 1456 885 1204
2020 1402 838 1253
2019 1229 1295 1341
Rating by Year20192020202120222023202420251552781YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 713W / 640L / 41D 718W / 596L / 43D 66.8
2024 1960W / 1697L / 85D 1757W / 1899L / 90D 67.6
2023 1400W / 1332L / 56D 1333W / 1429L / 80D 65.8
2022 878W / 810L / 55D 800W / 871L / 74D 68.3
2021 797W / 742L / 74D 761W / 777L / 61D 70.0
2020 1217W / 988L / 68D 1029W / 1167L / 92D 68.1
2019 394W / 352L / 28D 390W / 382L / 21D 66.3

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Queens Pawn Opening 2248 1224 934 90 54.5%
Philidor Defense 1061 477 549 35 45.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation 1014 491 472 51 48.4%
Philidor Defense Exchange Variation 548 225 299 24 41.1%
Sicilian Defense 376 192 174 10 51.1%
Indian Game 321 162 149 10 50.5%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation 288 136 138 14 47.2%
Bishops Opening 266 114 138 14 42.9%
Modern Defense with 239 110 121 8 46.0%
French Defense Kings Indian Attack 226 108 113 5 47.8%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation 104 82 18 4 78.8%
Top Secret 55 43 8 4 78.2%
Philidor Defense 49 29 18 2 59.2%
Queens Pawn Opening 32 27 5 0 84.4%
Sicilian Defense 29 20 9 0 69.0%
Philidor Defense Exchange Variation 16 9 5 2 56.2%
Alekhines Defense Maroczy Variation 7 7 0 0 100.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation 6 4 1 1 66.7%
Center Game Accepted 6 5 0 1 83.3%
Van t Kruijs Opening 6 6 0 0 100.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation 6 3 3 0 50.0%
Queens Pawn Opening 3 1 1 1 33.3%
Nimzowitsch Defense Scandinavian Advance Variation 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Kings Pawn Opening 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Philidor Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Caro Kann Defense Breyer Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Reti Opening Dutch Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation 1799 887 872 40 49.3%
Queens Pawn Opening 1486 831 627 28 55.9%
Scandinavian Defense 1020 473 518 29 46.4%
Philidor Defense 831 375 431 25 45.1%
French Defense Kings Indian Attack 829 396 415 18 47.8%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 748 357 369 22 47.7%
Sicilian Defense 683 372 302 9 54.5%
Top Secret 460 208 234 18 45.2%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation 445 221 211 13 49.7%
Modern Defense with 438 210 218 10 48.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 13 0
Losing 12 1