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Sherily Cua WFM

Username: resnullus

Location: Caloocan

Playing Since: 2014-05-26 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟♟♟♟♟

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Rapid: 2044
198W / 99L / 36D
Blitz: 2262
315W / 104L / 25D
Bullet: 2152
2254W / 1850L / 74D

Sherily Cua - Woman FIDE Master

Meet Sherily Cua, a chess warrior whose fingers dance across the board with deft precision and a sprinkle of flair. Holding the coveted title of Woman FIDE Master, Sherily has proven time and again that she's not just playing pieces—she's orchestrating miniature symphonies of strategy and tactical brilliance.

Sherily's chess journey is nothing short of a rollercoaster ride through mountains of ratings and valleys of fierce battles. With a blazing blitz peak rating of 2327 achieved in October 2024, and a rapid peak soaring up to 2069 in April 2025, Sherily has mastered the art of quick decisions and deep calculations alike. Bullet? Oh yes! A peak rating over 2200, proving Sherily’s lightning-fast instincts and nerves of steel.

Her style? Calculated patience mixed with bursts of tactical fireworks. An impressive 86.76% comeback rate shows Sherily's knack for turning tables when the odds stack up, making opponents sweat bullets under her relentless pressure. Whether holding the white pieces (winning over 58% of games) or defending fiercely with black (54% wins), Sherily knows how to tip the scales in her favor.

Not one to fold easily, she has a surprisingly low early resignation rate (3.24%), indicating a fighter's mentality ready to wrestle with every pawn and knight until the very end. With over 2300 blitz games under her belt and bullet battles numbering in the thousands, Sherily is truly a seasoned veteran of the online chess circuit.

Opening Repertoire Highlights

  • Rapid: The mysterious and effective "Top Secret" opening has brought Sherily nearly 60% wins in over 300 games.
  • Blitz: The "Top Secret" opening reigns supreme here too, boasting a 70.66% win rate across 426 battles, supplemented by solid results in Slav Defense lines.
  • Bullet: Consistently reliable, the "Top Secret" approach yields a respectable 54.79% win rate over a staggering 4300+ games.

Psychological and Tactical Edge

Sherily has quite the reputation for psychological resilience and sharp tactical awareness. Even after losing a piece, the win rate remains above 55%, showing not just grit but aggressive counterplay. Despite a tilt factor of 12—because, hey, even champions feel the heat sometimes—her average winning games last about 70 moves, proving she's in for a long fight.

Fun Fact & Recent Adventures

While Sherily’s rating graphs climb steadily upward like a well-placed bishop slicing through enemy territory, she also has a playful side. Her longest winning streak hit an impressive 23 games—perhaps she was fueled by magical coffee and the joy of checkmate. In her most recent victories, you’ll find precise and spirited endings such as a neat resignation victory employing the Slav Defense and an elegant time win with the French Defense Rubinstein Fort Knox Variation.

Whether blitzing through opponents or patiently grinding out rapid wins, Sherily Cua is a player who blends skill, persistence, and a dash of mystery—an enigma wrapped in a chessboard.

Watch out world, Sherily's next move might just be a checkmate and a witty quip!


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Feedback for Sherily Cua

Hi Sherily! I've reviewed your recent games and here’s some constructive feedback to help you improve further:

Strengths

  • Opening knowledge: You consistently use solid opening systems such as the French Defense, Slav Defense, and King's Indian setups. This shows good preparation and understanding of key opening principles.
  • Active piece play: In your wins, you demonstrate strong piece activity and coordination, often increasing pressure decisively in the middlegame before transitioning to a winning endgame.
  • Positional Awareness: Your handling of pawn structure and control of central squares is sound, creating good foundation for attacks, especially against your opponent’s king.
  • Endgame technique: You’ve converted multiple winning positions, including complex endgames, showing good technique and patience.

Areas for Improvement

  • Time Management: Several games show time pressure in critical moments. Try to balance your clock better by using your time more evenly and avoiding rushed decisions in the later stages.
  • Tactical Awareness in Defense: In your losses, there are moments where tactical threats were not fully anticipated (e.g. unexpected pins and forks). Working on calculating threats more carefully and regularly practicing tactical puzzles can greatly help.
  • Handling Transitions: Some losses occurred after exchanges led to a less favorable position. Practice evaluating when to simplify and when to keep tension, especially in the middlegame where piece activity and king safety are critical.
  • Kingside Safety: Particularly in the French Defense games, pay close attention to king safety post-castling. Watch for potential weaknesses created by pawn pushes and minor piece placements.

Suggestions for Your Study Plan

  1. Continue deepening your understanding of your favorite openings by examining key middlegame plans and typical tactics.
  2. Incorporate daily tactical exercises focused on pins, forks, skewers, and discovered attacks.
  3. Analyze your losses in detail to identify recurring mistakes in calculation or judgment.
  4. Study endgame fundamentals, especially king activity and pawn endgames, to improve your conversion rate.
  5. Pay special attention to your time usage during slower games to ensure you remain composed throughout.

Overall, you’re showing very promising progress. Keep practicing with focus on these points, and you’ll definitely see improvement. Great job, and keep enjoying your chess journey!



🆚 Opponent Insights

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janjodi20 13W / 25L / 4D
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April Joy Ramos 14W / 11L / 2D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2244 2030
2024 2304 2054
2023 2185 1974
2022 2152 2184 1961
2021 1993 2192 1816
2020 1829
2019 1901 2015
2018 1846 2042
2015 1872
Rating by Year20152018201920202021202220232024202523041816YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 23W / 9L / 3D 21W / 9L / 4D 96.0
2024 26W / 6L / 3D 19W / 8L / 4D 104.1
2023 30W / 13L / 4D 21W / 17L / 8D 87.6
2022 110W / 33L / 11D 100W / 52L / 4D 90.1
2021 74W / 52L / 9D 69W / 57L / 14D 88.1
2020 27W / 40L / 2D 37W / 35L / 0D 66.3
2019 538W / 447L / 16D 509W / 483L / 15D 68.3
2018 637W / 373L / 23D 599W / 417L / 13D 67.8
2015 20W / 11L / 0D 16W / 15L / 3D 72.8

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit 35 16 15 4 45.7%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 33 17 12 4 51.5%
French Defense: Classical Variation, Svenonius Variation 25 12 10 3 48.0%
Diemer-Duhm Gambit (DDG): 4...f5 18 14 2 2 77.8%
French Defense: Advance Variation 15 7 7 1 46.7%
French Defense: Exchange Variation 13 7 5 1 53.9%
French Defense 12 7 4 1 58.3%
Catalan Opening: Closed 12 5 5 2 41.7%
Amazon Attack 11 11 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Accelerated Dragon 10 5 4 1 50.0%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit 38 27 6 5 71.0%
French Defense: Exchange Variation 35 24 10 1 68.6%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 34 26 5 3 76.5%
French Defense: Classical Variation, Svenonius Variation 28 11 15 2 39.3%
French Defense 26 21 4 1 80.8%
Diemer-Duhm Gambit (DDG): 4...f5 24 19 3 2 79.2%
French Defense: Advance Variation 18 10 6 2 55.6%
Catalan Opening: Closed 17 13 4 0 76.5%
QGD: 4.Nf3 16 13 2 1 81.2%
Amazon Attack 16 12 4 0 75.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
French Defense 350 208 138 4 59.4%
Australian Defense 316 186 123 7 58.9%
French Defense: Exchange Variation 315 174 139 2 55.2%
Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit 265 151 111 3 57.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 163 87 75 1 53.4%
Amar Gambit 145 67 75 3 46.2%
QGD: 2...Bf5 3.cxd5 137 75 58 4 54.7%
Amazon Attack 136 72 63 1 52.9%
Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted 126 70 53 3 55.6%
French Defense: Advance Variation 110 65 44 1 59.1%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 23 0
Losing 12 1