Overview
rehchess is a long-game specialist with a taste for deep, Daily chess — the kind of player who enjoys letting a position simmer until someone forgets a tactic. Active on the site since 2015, rehchess blends stubborn endgame technique with occasional opening fireworks. For a quick visual of the rating journey, see the trend below:
Peak Daily rating: 1733 (2017-04-08). Prefer to play slow and think: Preferred time control — Daily.
Playing style
If games were meals, rehchess prefers seven-course dinners to fast food blitz. Expect long games, careful maneuvering, and an appetite for endgames.
- Endgame-first mindset: endgames appear in ~74% of games (lots of technique).
- Patient attacker: average moves per win ~66.6 and per loss ~69.9 — games tend to be long affairs.
- Tactical resilience: comeback rate ~78% and wins after a lost piece ~47% — never count them out.
- Low early resignation rate (0.87%) — fights until the last square.
Favorite openings & repertoire highlights
rehchess enjoys a spicy and sometimes eccentric opening wardrobe. The Sicilian is a reliable go-to, but surprise gambits and the Blackburne Shilling also make frequent appearances.
- As Black: Sicilian Defense — a powerful source of wins (very successful in Daily play).
- As White: Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit — an unusual favorite that yields practical chances.
- Signature surprises: Blackburne Shilling Gambit and Scandinavian Defense — tricky and effective.
- Blitz quirk: excellent results with the Barnes Defense (high win rate in fast games).
Want to explore an instructive rehchess miniature? Here's a typical attacking Daily game to replay:
Streaks, rivalries & records
rehchess has had some impressive runs and a handful of rough patches — like every human chess player who occasionally forgets the girlfriend's birthday because it's "analysis time."
- Longest winning streak: 15 games. Current winning streak: 2 games.
- Longest losing streak: 11 games — a reminder that form ebbs and flows.
- Most-played rival: Glenn Ingham (420 games). Notable head-to-heads include flhayseed and emseeaych.
- Overall Daily record is extensive — rehchess has hundreds of long, carefully contested Daily games on record.
Time & psychology
rehchess has predictable peak hours and a few psychological trademarks that opponents learn to dread.
- Best time of day: around 10:00 local time (noted spike in win rate).
- Strong hourly edges: very high win rates in some morning slots — prime time for calm calculation.
- Tilt factor ~11 — occasionally stubborn after a bad blunder, but often bounces back quickly.
- Strength-adjusted win rates hover around 50% in most time controls — consistently competitive.
Fun facts & how to challenge
- Nickname on the board: rehchess — prefers the username stay front-and-center.
- Famous for refusing to resign early — expect long endgames and surprising comebacks.
- Tactical awareness: solid — one-sided losses are rare (<3%).
- Want to play? Challenge them on the profile: rehchess.
If you want to study their trend, check the rating chart above and try one of their favorite openings: Sicilian Defense or the cheeky Blackburne Shilling Gambit. Good luck — and don’t be surprised if the game goes to 60+ moves.