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ptown434

Playing Since: 2011-02-10 (Active)

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Daily: 1502
8W / 3L / 0D
Rapid: 1359
7W / 3L / 0D
Blitz: 1610
1313W / 1217L / 63D
Bullet: 1281
39616W / 39337L / 1072D

Chess Player Profile: ptown434

Meet ptown434, a determined and persistent chess enthusiast who has battled through the ranks with an endgame frequency close to 70%, proving that they know how to hang in there when it matters most. With a humble win rate just shy of 50% for both White (49.55%) and Black (49.76%), ptown434 takes every game seriously—even if the chess gods don’t always smile upon them equally on both colors.

Their love-hate relationship with the fifty-move rule is evident in their nearly 1.3% rate of one-sided losses, but don’t mistake this for weakness—the comeback rate of an astonishing 80.93% shows that ptown434 has the resilience of a caffeinated knight tirelessly hopping back into battle.

Bullet games are ptown434’s playground, evidenced by thousands of games played, with a career total of over 73,000 bullet wins under their belt. The average moves per win hover around a lengthy 55 moves, meaning they enjoy a slow, meticulous grind rather than flashy lightning-fast checkmates. After all, what’s the rush when you can outlast your opponent?

The player has shown steady progress — from a Bullet rating just above 1000 in 2019 to a solid 1400+ in recent years — a testament to their dedication, if not quite Magnus-level mastery yet. Rapid and Daily games tell a similar tale: a strategic thinker with rapid improvements and a casual game rating stubbornly stuck at 1500, where many casual chess lovers find their cozy comfort zone.

When it comes to openings, ptown434 clearly has a soft spot for the French Defense, especially the Exchange Variation, boasting a win rate close to 60% in bullet games. Their affinity for solid, positional play shines through this choice—no quick tricks or swaggy gambits here, just good old-fashioned, brick-wall chess.

Not one to quit lightly, ptown434 keeps their early resignation rate under 1%, so if you see them pondering that next move, know they’re not giving up without a fight—unless of course, the coffee runs out.

Psychologically, they demonstrate exemplary stability with a tilt factor of only 14, balancing calm and collected thinking during play. However, a slight negative rated vs casual win difference (-34.62%) suggests their casual games are where the heart truly fights loudest and hardest.

In summary, ptown434 is the kind of player who epitomizes dedication, careful strategy, and a never-say-die attitude, grinding it down move by move, fight after fight. If you want a game that’s a battle of wits and persistence with a little splash of French flair, challenge them—but don’t be surprised if you’re stuck playing long after the bar closes!


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
mafr2303 0W / 1L / 0D View
mehdi_tbz 1W / 0L / 0D View
immushfiqurrahman 0W / 1L / 0D View
meteoro2022 0W / 1L / 0D View
kamouf 1W / 0L / 0D View
Most Played Opponents
shaindodajon 44W / 11L / 0D View Games
dark_seytan1 35W / 19L / 0D View Games
chessjenna22 50W / 1L / 2D View Games
chessgrant7 40W / 11L / 0D View Games
ctgreatgummi 22W / 24L / 0D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1270 1698 1502
2024 1415 1688 1502
2023 1441 1658 1502
2022 1380 1706 1359
2021 1383 1604 1697
2020 1349 1355 1200
2019 1064 1312
2012 1502
2011 1288
Rating by Year20112012201920202021202220232024202517061064YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 331W / 341L / 10D 352W / 319L / 17D 62.6
2024 2471W / 2450L / 82D 2474W / 2447L / 81D 59.6
2023 1910W / 1849L / 61D 1896W / 1868L / 73D 60.6
2022 2257W / 2266L / 55D 2256W / 2197L / 60D 58.2
2021 5533W / 5529L / 195D 5579W / 5451L / 173D 57.5
2020 5461W / 5400L / 106D 5447W / 5423L / 100D 57.6
2019 1073W / 1039L / 8D 1080W / 1065L / 12D 53.6
2012 4W / 2L / 0D 5W / 0L / 0D 52.8
2011 11W / 0L / 0D 14W / 0L / 1D 61.7

Openings: Most Played

Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
French Defense Exchange Variation 6326 3778 2464 84 59.7%
Englund Gambit 3400 1560 1780 60 45.9%
French Defense 2473 1430 1011 32 57.8%
Queens Gambit Declined Queens Knight Variation 2316 1147 1135 34 49.5%
French Defense Knight Variation 2108 1122 960 26 53.2%
French Defense Normal Variation 1834 937 873 24 51.1%
French Defense Knight Variation Two Knights Variation 1757 975 757 25 55.5%
Queens Gambit Declined Chigorin Defense 1689 870 801 18 51.5%
Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense 1504 759 721 24 50.5%
French Defense Kings Indian Attack 1471 697 757 17 47.4%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
French Defense Exchange Variation 152 94 57 1 61.8%
French Defense 64 40 23 1 62.5%
French Defense Normal Variation 62 36 25 1 58.1%
Queens Gambit Declined Queens Knight Variation 60 34 26 0 56.7%
French Defense Advance Variation 51 26 24 1 51.0%
French Defense Advance Paulsen Euwe Variation 49 28 21 0 57.1%
French Defense Knight Variation 46 25 18 3 54.4%
Modern Defense with 43 28 15 0 65.1%
Englund Gambit 42 19 21 2 45.2%
Queens Gambit Declined Ragozin Defense 34 15 18 1 44.1%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 3 3 0 0 100.0%
French Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Colle System 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Queens Gambit 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Van t Kruijs Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Semi Slav Defense Main Line Chigorin Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Queens Gambit Accepted Central Variation Rubinstein Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Queens Gambit Declined Three Knights Harrwitz Attack 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Nimzowitsch Defense Declined 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 17 16 1 0 94.1%
Queens Pawn Opening 3 2 1 0 66.7%
French Defense Knight Variation 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Nimzowitsch Defense 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Van t Kruijs Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Alapin Sicilian Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
French Defense Queens Knight Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Mieses Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Caro Kann Defense Advance Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
French Defense Normal Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 22 0
Losing 14 1
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