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qubek13

Playing Since: 2023-10-17 (Inactive)

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Daily: 510
1W / 1L / 0D
Rapid: 625
304W / 266L / 26D
Blitz: 239
111W / 114L / 10D

Profile of qubek13: The Rollercoaster Rapid Rookie

Meet qubek13, a chess adventurer in the realm of rapid and blitz games. Starting off with a Rapid rating around the modest 168 in 2023, qubek13 has experienced all the thrills and spills of pawn storms, tactical skirmishes, and the occasional checkmate dance, peaking at a surprising 632—a climb fast enough to scare a knight!

Despite a theme park ride of ups and downs (with a longest losing streak of 9 and an equally impressive winning streak of 8), qubek13 refuses to resign too early — only about 6.15% of games end prematurely with surrender, proving this player fights till the last move, averaging 41 moves per win and an endurance-testing 55 moves per loss.

The Openings Arsenal

  • Italian Game: The shining jewel in their repertoire with an impressive 87.5% win rate in 8 games—clearly a favored opening where qubek13 channels their inner Don Corleone of the chessboard.
  • Queen's Pawn Opening: A respectable weapon wielded 22 times with a solid 59.09% win rate.
  • King's Pawn Opening, King's Knight Variation: Nearly down the middle with a balanced 50% win rate in 20 games—like a dependable old friend who's sometimes unpredictable.
  • Less loved but battled nonetheless: Caro Kann Defense and Philidor Defense, both with win rates hovering around 35-38%, suggesting room for tactical improvement or maybe just occasional chaos favoring the opponent.

Playing Style & Personality

Known for an endgame frequency of 50% and a 66.38% comeback rate, qubek13 is one stubborn player not afraid to claw back from difficult positions. The psychological tilt factor is mild at 9, suggesting that while setbacks sting, they don't derail their focus too much.

White pieces bring better luck (48% win rate) than black (42.11%), and the best time to challenge foes is around 8 PM—maybe a late caffeine boost or just prime chess hours.

Memorable Battles

One can’t discuss qubek13 without mentioning their recent masterstroke: a beautiful checkmate victory against KARPOua using the King's Pawn Opening, King's Knight Variation. It ended swiftly on move 21 with the queen delivering the final sting,

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Not every day is a win, though. The recent loss to teofav demonstrated the harsh lessons of resignation and time pressure, proving even heroes have their off days.

Stats Snapshot

  • Total Rapid games: 285 played, 115 wins, 127 losses, 12 draws.
  • Total Blitz games: still warming up with 4 games played, 1 win and 3 losses.
  • Fights mostly players rated below with over 82% win rate, but battles against higher-rated opponents have been tough (around 12% wins).

In summary, qubek13 is that passionate underdog with a penchant for surprise victories, a love for the Italian Game, and a stubborn fighting spirit that keeps the chessboard exciting. Don’t be fooled by the rating rollercoaster—this player’s story is still unfolding, move by move.

Ready your pieces, and beware: qubek13 might just checkmate you in the next game!

Rating Progression Highlights

From a shaky start in 2023 Rapid with lows near 100, qubek13 steadily climbed to a high of 632 in October 2023. After some ups and downs, recent rapid monthly ratings in 2025 hover around 277, showing steady progress. Blitz is newer territory but with a peak of 473 already, there's potential for rapid improvement.

Rapid Rating20232025625168YearRapid Rating

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Coach Chesswick

Hi qubek13 — personalised improvement report

What you already do well

  • Tactical alertness. Your win versus karpoua (19.Qxc6+ → 21.Qxd7#) shows fast calculation of forcing lines.
  • End-game technique. The 57-move victory over mayank-2005 demonstrated confident handling of a Q-vs-minor-pieces ending.
  • Initiative with White. Early central pressure (Re1, Ng5, Ba4 ideas) often brings you a space and tempo advantage.

Key improvement targets

  1. Stabilise your Black repertoire against 1.d4.
    Games against teofav and dlfma_11_22 reveal structural weaknesses after early …Nc6/…Qd7. Choose one classical defence (QGD, Slav or Nimzo) and learn the first 10 moves plus typical plans.
  2. King safety before speculative sacs.
    In the loss to rattytat4 9…Qxh2# arrived because Nxf7 was played without a CCT (Checks-Captures-Threats) scan. Build the habit of asking “What is my opponent’s next check?” before launching attacks.
  3. Time management.
    Two of the last five defeats were on time. Adopt a checkpoint rule: by move 15 keep ≥60 % of your clock; by move 30 ≥30 %. If behind, simplify or enter a known structure.
  4. French Defence with White.
    Versus floriandurand1 the 5.h4 plan allowed …exf3 and …Qxg5. Study the Advance (3.e5) and Tarrasch (3.Nd2) so you have a sound alternative.
  5. Defensive tactics.
    Several losses featured overlooked resources like …Nf3+ or …Ree7. Solve 10 defensive puzzles daily focusing on pins, the zwischenzug and perpetual ideas.

Two-week training blueprint

DayFocusTime
Mon / Wed / FriOpening study (new Black line + French-vs-White)
Replay 5 annotated GM games
30 min
Daily15 puzzles (10 defensive, 5 attacking)
End-game drill: rook vs pawns or RB vs R
25 min
Post-gameSelf-analysis, then engine check; write one sentence on every blunder10 min

Motivation & tracking

Your current personal best in Rapid: 641 (2025-10-25). Use these charts to watch progress:

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MonTueWedThuFriSatSun100%0%Day of Week
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Position to revisit

Set up the critical moment from the Italian loss and look for Black’s best defence:

Small, consistent adjustments beat big, sporadic ones. Good luck over the board!



🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
reden7 1W / 1L / 0D View
Most Played Opponents
kuna2222 1W / 14L / 0D View Games
rudyslaw 12W / 0L / 1D View Games
ingmarber 3W / 7L / 0D View Games
boratjj 0W / 4L / 1D View Games
reden7 1W / 1L / 0D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 232 625 510
2023 168
Rating by Year20232025625168YearRatingRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 225W / 160L / 11D 182W / 193L / 21D 56.1
2023 2W / 14L / 1D 8W / 15L / 3D 54.7

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 55 28 27 0 50.9%
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 50 25 23 2 50.0%
Amazon Attack 46 25 18 3 54.4%
Elephant Gambit 38 17 18 3 44.7%
Caro-Kann Defense 31 19 11 1 61.3%
Australian Defense 29 16 13 0 55.2%
French Defense 27 15 12 0 55.6%
Scandinavian Defense 27 17 10 0 63.0%
Amar Gambit 27 14 11 2 51.9%
Barnes Defense 25 12 10 3 48.0%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Caro-Kann Defense 33 13 18 2 39.4%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 28 18 10 0 64.3%
Scandinavian Defense 15 5 9 1 33.3%
Amazon Attack 15 8 7 0 53.3%
Elephant Gambit 13 7 5 1 53.9%
Barnes Defense 10 4 6 0 40.0%
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation 9 7 2 0 77.8%
Dresden Opening: The Goblin 8 4 3 1 50.0%
Philidor Defense 7 5 2 0 71.4%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 7 2 2 3 28.6%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Philidor Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Dresden Opening: The Goblin 1 0 1 0 0.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 8 0
Losing 9 1
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