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Rahul Ragunathan

Username: Rahulaviator

Playing Since: 2019-02-17 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟♟

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Daily: 818
1W / 1L / 0D
Rapid: 847
95W / 88L / 5D
Blitz: 655
1472W / 1463L / 96D
Bullet: 430
131W / 108L / 0D

Rahul Ragunathan - The Chess Aviator

Meet Rahulaviator, a chess player whose rating history is as dynamic as a pawn's journey to promotion! With a peak blitz rating soaring up to 1080 in 2020 and a rapid max of 1133 in 2021, Rahul has demonstrated resilience and strategic depth akin to a knight hopping through complex biological mazes.

Rahul’s playing style reveals some fascinating biological-esque traits: an aggressive early game with only a 5.28% early resignation rate, paired with a highly frequency of endgames appearing in over half of his matches, showing stamina and cellular-level precision. His average moves per win hover around 55, illustrating a patient, almost evolutionary approach to dismantling his opponents' defenses.

Famous for an impressive comeback rate of 68.06%, Rahul channels the regenerative power of a starfish — losing a piece isn’t the end but often the start of a spectacular recovery, boasting a 100% win rate after losing a piece! That’s some serious mitochondria-driven energy to turn the tide when battles look bleak.

Psychologically, Rahul manages his tilt factor quite well, staying below 10 — a calm chess zen, not easily perturbed when the pawns start to fall like neurons firing in a rapid game of chess cortex. His win rates show a slight preference for the white pieces (53.4%) but he’s no slouch on the black side (46.49%).

Whether blitz, rapid, bullet, or daily chess, Rahulaviator approaches every match with unwavering zeal. His longest winning streak reached 12 games — a formidable chain reaction reminiscent of a well-synapsed neural network firing flawlessly.

Opponents beware: Rahul maintains a diverse adversary record, holding perfect win rates against some like mcsamad and an assortment of others (inclusive of some top-secret openings), proving his adaptability and depth — truly the Darwinian champion of the chess realm.

In the ecosystem of chess warriors, Rahulaviator is a clever predator, always evolving, sometimes shedding losses like old skin, and always looking for the best path to checkmate. With a tactical brain wired for resilience and strategy, he’s ready to biologically checkmate any challenger daring enough to land on his board.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
ugad_nus3 0W / 1L / 0D
napoleonbutterscotch 0W / 1L / 0D
ujhvv 1W / 0L / 0D
turaxon070 1W / 0L / 0D
cristaqe8 1W / 0L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
chimaejika 5W / 11L / 0D
harvesthappiness 4W / 12L / 0D
taskerinformation 8W / 6L / 0D
nikoloz147 5W / 6L / 0D
carlfranmata 1W / 8L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 430 704 847
2024 791
2021 1014
2020 673 1063 928
2019 568 836 947
Rating by Year201920202021202420251063430YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 268W / 237L / 20D 236W / 277L / 13D 60.4
2024 0W / 2L / 0D 0W / 1L / 0D 35.7
2021 5W / 1L / 0D 2W / 5L / 0D 55.4
2020 332W / 265L / 15D 299W / 315L / 12D 53.7
2019 106W / 95L / 1D 93W / 97L / 9D 54.8

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 2087 1021 1007 59 48.9%
Modern Defense with 46 27 18 1 58.7%
Nimzowitsch Defense Declined 13 6 7 0 46.1%
Reti Opening Kingside Fianchetto Variation 12 5 7 0 41.7%
Kings Pawn Opening 9 5 4 0 55.6%
Kings Pawn Opening Tayler Opening 8 5 3 0 62.5%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 7 3 4 0 42.9%
Scandinavian Defense 6 2 3 1 33.3%
Four Knights Game 6 4 2 0 66.7%
French Defense Knight Variation 6 3 2 1 50.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 237 131 106 0 55.3%
Reti Opening Kingside Fianchetto Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Scandinavian Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 173 89 79 5 51.5%
Modern Defense with 5 1 4 0 20.0%
Four Knights Game 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Kings Pawn Opening Tayler Opening 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Petrovs Defense Three Knights Game 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Reti Opening Kings Indian Attack Symmetrical Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Scandinavian Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Petrovs Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Indian Game Knights Variation East Indian Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 12 0
Losing 12 2