Player Profile: romeo12xx
Meet romeo12xx, a chess warrior battling valiantly on the 64 squares mostly in 2025's battlefield of rapid and daily games. Known for a rollercoaster journey with a peak rapid rating of 826 in May 2025 and a daily rating high of 859, romeo12xx is the embodiment of persistence in the face of checkmates and stalemates alike.
Playing Style & Personality
With a penchant for the King's Pawn Opening and a secret love affair with the Scandinavian Defense (holds a humble 50% win rate there), romeo12xx tackles foes head-on. The early resignation rate of around 35% suggests a player with a healthy respect for reality—or perhaps a low tolerance for long futile battles. Still, romeo12xx loves the endgame, showing up almost 41% of the time to grind down opponents in the final phase.
A fan of tactical comebacks, romeo12xx has pulled off surprising reversals in over 42% of the matches where the game looked grim, though losing pieces tends to doom about 65% of the time. Sometimes, perseverance pays off; sometimes it just reminds us all to keep trying harder next game.
Stats & Highlights
- Total Rapid games: 106 with a near-even split between wins (52) and losses (54), plus a few dared draws (7).
- Daily games unbeaten streak: An impressive 2-0 with no losses.
- Longest winning streak: 9 games—a lovely winning groove!
- Longest losing streak: 7, proving even the best have to lick their wounds sometime.
- Preferred time control: Daily chess, because sometimes quickfire tactics are great, but slow, ponderous domination is art.
Battle Favorites & Quirks
Romeo12xx opens with e4 almost 60% of the time and loves to mix it up with the Scandinavian and Pirc Defenses from the black side. The Scandinavian Defense Closed variation is a beloved pet with a rewarding 75% win rate — clearly a favorite weapon in the arsenal.
Interestingly, romeo12xx holds better win rates as Black (48.21%) slightly above White (45.76%), proving that aggression and counterplay are often their game traits.
Psychological Profile & Timing
Watch out for the evening rush hour! Evening games around 7 PM seem to be romeo12xx’s secret weapon time, with win rates peaking at nearly 78%. But beware the tilt factor of 7—a gentle reminder that even chess heroes sometimes throw their knights at the wall in frustration.
Notable Rivals
Facing opponents like luca_chess_win 16 times, romeo12xx wins just over half (56.25%) of these fierce encounters, a true epic rivalry. Friendly victories against soumi-biswas and augustinata keep spirits high, while others like heronya remain pesky opponents yet to be conquered.
Recent Battlefields
Romeo12xx does not shy away from sharp tactical blows: checkmates and resignations pepper their recent games. From a well-played resignation win using the Pirc Defense Maroczy Defense to thrilling Queen’s Pawn openings, each game tells a story of strategic daring.
Fun Fact
If chess had a soap opera, romeo12xx would be the brooding lead, full of dramatic flare resignations (45 losses), heroic comebacks, and unexpected triumphs. Each game is a mini-drama on the board – guaranteed to entertain whether winning, losing, or drawing!
[[Chart|Rating|Rapid|2025-01-2025-06]]🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| luca_chess_win | 9W / 3L / 4D | View Games |
| shaurya-boss | 2W / 0L / 0D | View Games |
| smit_2446 | 0W / 1L / 0D | View Games |
| thereuben21 | 0W / 1L / 0D | View Games |
| yassine136 | 0W / 1L / 0D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 303 | 859 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36W / 34L / 5D | 37W / 33L / 4D | 45.1 |
Openings: Most Played
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pawn Opening | 52 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 52.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 31.2% |
| Scandinavian Defense Closed | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Undefined | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.7% |
| Pirc Defense | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.0% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| French Defense | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Van t Kruijs Opening | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Reti Opening | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Nimzowitsch Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 9 | 0 |
| Losing | 7 | 1 |