Profile Summary: rod1956r
Meet rod1956r, a rapid chess enthusiast whose playing style is as dynamic and unpredictable as nature itself. With a peak rating of 628 in 2025 and a current rating bobbing around 289, rod1956r’s rapid games tell a tale of resilience and tactical flair that would make any biologist proud—after all, it’s survival of the fittest on the 64-square Petri dish.
Rod’s gameplay can be best described as “high metabolism chess” — his average moves per win hover around 50, but when the game’s about to turn sour, he stretches out to nearly 72 moves per loss. This endurance suggests a player who loves a good endgame, making him a specialist with a pungent 65% endgame frequency. Like an organism adapting to its environment, rod1956r thrives in the late stages of play, clutching wins even after the loss of a crucial piece, boasting an impressive 100% win rate after such setbacks. Talk about evolutionary advantage!
His opening repertoire is diverse, with a penchant for the Queen’s Pawn Opening and an affinity for less trodden paths like the Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation and the Blackmar Gambit. Still, sometimes rod likes to throw opponents a molecular curveball, as seen with an undefined opening style that impressively yields a 54.65% win rate. Perhaps this is nature’s way of saying: never underestimate the mystery of a wild card.
Rod1956r’s psychological tendencies suggest a sturdy nervous system with a tilt factor of 10—meaning he’s reasonably resistant to the toxic effects of frustration, though even the strongest nerves can snap during a tough endgame cell division. His longest winning streak of 8 games demonstrates his ability to reproduce success, while his current winning streak of 1 is a promising sign his growth cycle is continuing.
His sociobiology is interesting too: rod1956r boasts perfect win rates against opponents like "euler_mab" and "lai-man," showing that when conditions are just right, he becomes a chess apex predator. Still, there’s room for growth versus some others, keeping the game an elegant balance of predator and prey.
On the chrono-chess clock, rod shows peak performance during the calm afternoon hours, with a dazzling 60% win rate at 8 AM and solid peaks near 1 PM. His gameplay is less active (and less successful) at the early morning hours—nature’s circadian rhythm in action perhaps? Whether dawn or dusk, rod1956r’s tactical genes keep evolving.
In summary, rod1956r is a fascinating specimen in the ecosystem of rapid chess; part endurance athlete, part tactical chameleon, and part psychological rock. This is one player who knows that in chess, as in biology, adaptation and persistence are the keys to thriving—and maybe a few well-timed gambits to shake up the status quo!
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| irmab49 | 3W / 6L / 2D | View Games |
| reevesi | 1W / 2L / 2D | View Games |
| brettmantx | 2W / 1L / 1D | View Games |
| dirty-deeds-done-dirt-che | 1W / 2L / 1D | View Games |
| semsethy | 0W / 4L / 0D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 319 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 759W / 749L / 179D | 743W / 776L / 172D | 66.6 |
Openings: Most Played
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Secret | 606 | 271 | 272 | 63 | 44.7% |
| Queens Pawn Opening | 365 | 160 | 152 | 53 | 43.8% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 258 | 121 | 117 | 20 | 46.9% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Blackmar Gambit | 224 | 97 | 99 | 28 | 43.3% |
| Kings Pawn Opening | 179 | 86 | 80 | 13 | 48.0% |
| Englund Gambit | 142 | 69 | 56 | 17 | 48.6% |
| Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation | 104 | 47 | 46 | 11 | 45.2% |
| Scandinavian Defense Closed | 98 | 48 | 45 | 5 | 49.0% |
| Undefined | 97 | 54 | 30 | 13 | 55.7% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Mikenas Defense | 93 | 36 | 48 | 9 | 38.7% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 8 | 0 |
| Losing | 10 | 2 |