Reyna Frijde - Woman Candidate Master (WCM)
Reyna Frijde, known in the chess world as Reyna_fr, is a titled player proudly holding the title of Woman Candidate Master (WCM) awarded by FIDE. A passionate and resilient competitor, Reyna’s chess journey is a delightful rollercoaster of thrilling victories, tactical saves, and the occasional humbling loss — proving that even masters have their off days!
Chess Career Highlights
From her early blitz days back in 2010 with ratings hovering around 1200 to peak blitz performance reaching an impressive 1488 by May 2021, Reyna’s growth is a testament to hard work and determination. Her best rapid rating peaked at 1355 in August 2021, while her bullet and daily performances peaked at 1145 and a solid 1422 respectively.
Style of Play
Reyna's style is a mix of tactical awareness and fighting spirit, with a remarkable comeback rate around 83%. Not one to shy away from complex endgames, she plays an average of nearly 72 moves per victory, displaying stamina and patience on the board. Her psychological resilience shines through despite a tilt factor of 7—proof that even grandmasters occasionally grumble into their espresso cups after a tough match!
Record & Stats
- Total Blitz Games: Over 200 with a win rate close to 43%
- Longest Winning Streak: 9 games (because who doesn’t love a little hot streak?)
- Current Streak: A modest pause — even champions need to catch their breath!
- Favorite Time To Play: Early mornings at 7 AM, when the brain is fresh and the coffee is strong
Memorable Games
One of Reyna's latest triumphs was a tightly fought game in February 2025 against sbruno2204, where she clinched victory via a decisive checkmate — a feast for fans of the classic Closed Sicilian Defense. On the flip side, March 2025 saw a tough loss by resignation against Miladvahdatpurofficial, reminding everyone that chess is a lifelong journey filled with ups and downs.
Fun Facts
- When facing opponents with usernames like "blkdragon73" and "viresh06", Reyna holds respectable win rates of 60% and 22% respectively — dragons beware!
- She wins more often when playing Black (48%) than White (41%), maybe she's a secret fan of surprises from behind the dark side.
- Timeout wins make up a large portion of her victories — patience isn’t just a virtue; it’s a strategy.
Whether grinding through a tough losing streak or basking in a fresh win, Reyna Frijde’s chess career is a colorful tapestry, woven with resilience, humor, and clever moves. Keep an eye on Reyna_fr — the next brilliant checkmate could be just a few clicks away!
Feedback for Reyna Frijde
Reyna, you have shown great commitment to improving your chess skills through consistent play and experimentation with various openings like the Sicilian and Queen's Pawn. Analyzing your recent games, here are some key points and suggestions to help you progress further:
Strengths
- Solid Opening Choices: You favor sound classical openings and demonstrate good understanding of opening principles like development and control of the center.
- Endgame Awareness: Several of your wins demonstrate strong endgame technique, particularly converting small material or positional advantages into victories.
- Active Piece Play: You're actively seeking tactical opportunities and piece activity, which often puts your opponents under pressure and helps you gain the initiative.
Areas to Improve
- Minimize Tactical Oversights: In some lost games, small tactical errors or missed defensive resources allowed your opponent to gain a decisive edge. Slow down to double-check threats and candidates moves before committing.
- Time Management: Your rapid pace is good for quick development but occasionally leads to inaccuracies. Try to balance speed with accuracy, especially in critical positions.
- Opening Refinement: While your choices are solid, deepening your understanding of typical plans and common traps in your main openings will help avoid early pitfalls and set you up better for middlegame play.
- Positional Understanding: Some losses were due to passive piece placement or missing opportunities to improve your position gradually. Spending time studying positional concepts will help you make stronger long-term plans.
Recommended Next Steps
- Review your key losses by replaying the critical moments and identifying where better moves or defensives could be played.
- Focus on a few specific openings to understand the ideas deeply rather than many superficially—a narrower repertoire with greater knowledge will improve results.
- Practice tactics puzzles regularly to improve your calculation and reduce missed tactics in games.
- Study fundamental endgames (king and pawn, basic rook endgames) to enhance your conversion rate in close games.
- Consider annotating your games with your thoughts to track your decision-making process and spot recurring patterns or weaknesses.
Keep up the consistent effort! Improvement in chess is a journey, and each game, win or lose, gives valuable lessons. I look forward to seeing your progress.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| viresh06 | 2W / 4L / 3D | View Games |
| atek7 | 3W / 2L / 0D | View Games |
| blkdragon73 | 3W / 1L / 1D | View Games |
| joelfr | 2W / 2L / 0D | View Games |
| myprasanna | 1W / 1L / 1D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 983 | 1406 | ||
| 2024 | 1050 | |||
| 2023 | 1209 | |||
| 2022 | 1166 | 1306 | ||
| 2021 | 1273 | 1355 | 1306 | |
| 2020 | 1395 | |||
| 2018 | 1201 | |||
| 2017 | 1186 | |||
| 2016 | 988 | 1295 | 1317 | |
| 2014 | 1145 | 1251 | 1317 | |
| 2013 | 1145 | 1200 | ||
| 2010 | 1223 | 1200 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1W / 4L / 0D | 2W / 0L / 0D | 77.6 |
| 2024 | 3W / 4L / 1D | 1W / 7L / 0D | 68.6 |
| 2023 | 7W / 3L / 2D | 6W / 8L / 0D | 71.7 |
| 2022 | 0W / 4L / 0D | 4W / 2L / 0D | 57.2 |
| 2021 | 13W / 13L / 5D | 14W / 13L / 0D | 76.3 |
| 2020 | 1W / 2L / 2D | 1W / 3L / 1D | 69.9 |
| 2018 | 4W / 9L / 1D | 6W / 6L / 0D | 75.2 |
| 2017 | 1W / 1L / 0D | 0W / 3L / 0D | 65.4 |
| 2016 | 6W / 7L / 2D | 5W / 7L / 1D | 69.6 |
| 2014 | 13W / 11L / 1D | 17W / 8L / 2D | 76.5 |
| 2013 | 2W / 2L / 0D | 2W / 1L / 0D | 58.1 |
| 2010 | 2W / 2L / 1D | 3W / 4L / 0D | 53.1 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 47.4% |
| Barnes Opening: Walkerling | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% |
| Amazon Attack | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 58.3% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 27.3% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.9% |
| Australian Defense | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 57.1% |
| Amar Gambit | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.9% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42.9% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Scotch Game | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Petrov's Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sicilian Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QGA: 3.e3 c5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Scotch Game | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bishop's Opening | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Australian Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Barnes Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Dresden Opening: The Goblin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ruy Lopez: Old Steinitz Defense, Semi-Duras Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| QGD: 3.Nc3 Bb4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Opening: Walkerling | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Sicilian Defense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dresden Opening: The Goblin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| King's Indian Defense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, American Attack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| QGA: 3.e3 c5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dutch Defense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 9 | 1 |
| Losing | 7 | 0 |