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
| 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 |
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 |