Kamal Rewani: The Chessboard Biologist
Kamal Rewani, known in the chess ecosystem simply as "Rewani," is a player whose journey through the labyrinthine world of chess is as intricate as a double helix. With an evolving rating pattern reminiscent of natural selection, Rewani’s style reveals a player who’s constantly adapting and experimenting on the 64-square petri dish.
Rewani's daily games show a curious evolutionary trend, with ratings hovering around the mid-700s to 1400s over recent years, proving that even in the ever-changing environment of online chess, persistence breeds survival. Like a protein folding into shape, Rewani’s gameplay folds strategy with an average move count near 46, indicating robust endgame experience—no chess cell left unexamined.
Opening choices speak to Rewani’s diversified genetic pool of strategies. Their favorite King's Pawn Opening in rapid games boasts a strong win rate north of 53%, suggesting a tendency to "pawn" off early aggression with success. Notably, Rewani has a knack for the Vienna Game Anderssen Defense and Scandinavian Defense variations—a couple of tried-and-true genes in their opening DNA.
Psychologically, Rewani exhibits resilience akin to a hardy bacterium: a respectable comeback rate of 52% and a perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece showcase an ability to metabolize adversity into victory. However, an 11.45% early resignation rate hints at occasional cellular apoptosis moments, when surrender is the natural option.
Rewani's opponents are many and varied, with some like taylortakenouchi providing a challenging environment, where Rewani wins two-thirds of encounters, while others have proven to be much tougher strains to beat. Yet it's this ongoing Darwinian dance with diverse players that fuels Rewani's growth.
Whether battling in rapid, blitz, bullet, or daily forms of chess life, Kamal Rewani demonstrates an instinctive, adaptable playstyle that would make any evolutionary biologist proud. After all, in this game of kings, Rewani isn't just making moves—they’re evolving the species of a chess player.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| isagar_hongekar | 5W / 25L / 2D | View Games |
| gbgintl | 5W / 22L / 0D | View Games |
| santhosh8989 | 0W / 6L / 0D | View Games |
| taylortakenouchi | 4W / 2L / 0D | View Games |
| narenski | 2W / 2L / 0D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 748 | 742 | ||
| 2024 | 326 | 488 | 740 | 747 |
| 2023 | 407 | 674 | 881 | |
| 2022 | 910 | 1364 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11W / 14L / 1D | 15W / 14L / 0D | 53.4 |
| 2024 | 328W / 337L / 22D | 320W / 353L / 13D | 47.6 |
| 2023 | 168W / 151L / 14D | 121W / 194L / 9D | 49.1 |
| 2022 | 0W / 6L / 0D | 1W / 5L / 0D | 36.4 |
Openings: Most Played
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pawn Opening | 379 | 202 | 165 | 12 | 53.3% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation | 108 | 49 | 55 | 4 | 45.4% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 56 | 23 | 29 | 4 | 41.1% |
| Bishops Opening Boi Variation | 40 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 32.5% |
| Englund Gambit | 39 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 35.9% |
| Center Game | 32 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 53.1% |
| Bishops Opening | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 42.9% |
| Van t Kruijs Opening | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 41.7% |
| Nimzowitsch Defense Scandinavian Advance Variation | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 52.2% |
| Vienna Game Anderssen Defense | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 45.5% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pawn Opening | 171 | 83 | 86 | 2 | 48.5% |
| Bishops Opening Boi Variation | 54 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 46.3% |
| Englund Gambit | 37 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 46.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 33 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 51.5% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation | 31 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 58.1% |
| Vienna Game Anderssen Defense | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 58.3% |
| Caro Kann Defense | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 30.0% |
| Center Game | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% |
| French Defense | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Van t Kruijs Opening | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 41.7% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pawn Opening | 25 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 24.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% |
| Vienna Game Anderssen Defense | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Center Game | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nimzowitsch Defense | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Mikenas Defense | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Ruy Lopez Opening Birds Defense | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Top Secret | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pawn Opening | 94 | 48 | 45 | 1 | 51.1% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 35.3% |
| Bishops Opening Boi Variation | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Englund Gambit | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 45.5% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% |
| Van t Kruijs Opening | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% |
| Vienna Game Anderssen Defense | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.2% |
| Bishops Opening | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% |
| Nimzowitsch Defense Scandinavian Advance Variation | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42.9% |
| Center Game | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.3% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 10 | 0 |
| Losing | 16 | 2 |