Player Profile: ranoway
Meet ranoway, a chess battler whose journey through the 64 squares has been as dynamic as a rollercoaster ride through the world’s most puzzling labyrinth. Kicking off with a modest rapid rating of 399 in early 2023, ranoway showed a rapid rise — blasting through the 1000-mark peak by July 2023 with a high of 1050! Clearly, patience and tactical flair are in the mix here, as evidenced by a long winning streak of 11 games; talk about catching fire!
However, this crusade through chess isn’t without its dramatic twists. The rollercoaster dipped a bit after, fluctuating mostly between 650 and 840 in rapid rating through 2024 and into early 2025. This ups and downs only highlight the resilience of ranoway, especially with a comeback rate nearly hitting 80% — proving that giving up is not in their vocabulary. Losses? Sure. But followed by fierce battles back into contention.
Playing Style & Strengths
- Preferred Time Control: Rapid — where quick thinking and bold plans win the day.
- Opening Repertoire: Loves the classics with a penchant for the King’s Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation and enjoys sneaky tactical melee in the Italian Game, boasting over 60% win rate there!
- Tactical Awareness: The comeback kid — a whopping 78% comeback rate and an ability to win 44% of games even after losing a piece.
- Match Temperament: Tilt factor of 9 hints ranoway’s temper can flare, but there's also a signature calm under pressure, with a preferred time to play around 2 AM when the brain is oddly sharp.
Battle Stats
Overall Rapid record: 677 wins vs. 708 losses (with a few draws sneaking in). Not quite a Grandmaster yet, but a warrior who’s sparred with many and learned from every match.
In blitz and bullet, things get wild – with a blitz peak of 1411 rating but some rough patches with a loss record outweighing wins. Guess speed chess sometimes exposes those sneaky finger slips!
Recent Highlights
Ranoway’s most recent triumph? A thrilling checkmate victory against jkrause2 in June 2025. The combination of calm calculation and aggressive push showed in a sharp Italian Game Hungarian Defense variation. Meanwhile, recent setbacks, like a tough loss to adelzag, serve only as fuel for the fire.
When not on the digital battlefield, you might find ranoway pondering the mysteries of chess psychology, because every loss is just a plot twist in the grand epic of becoming a chess legend.
“Ranoway: Making the board a battleground, one square at a time!”
