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rod1956r

Playing Since: 2025-02-05 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟

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Daily: 800
0W / 0L / 1D
Rapid: 367
2324W / 2360L / 441D

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!


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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
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