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SamHsu94

Playing Since: 2022-06-03 (Inactive)

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Daily: 676
22W / 10L / 0D

Profile Summary: SamHsu94

Meet SamHsu94, a chess enthusiast who treats the 64 squares like their personal playground—sometimes a battlefield, sometimes a comedy stage. Since 2022, Sam has been steadily climbing from a modest daily rating of 506 to a solid 676 in 2023, proving that persistence (and maybe caffeine) is the secret sauce behind improvement.

Playing with a unique flair dubbed “Top Secret,” Sam has completed an impressive 41 games using this opening, winning nearly two-thirds of them. Opponents beware: with a win rate of 63.4% and a comeback rate of 69.2%, Sam is like a phoenix—ready to rise from a lost piece with a 100% win rate after dropping material. It’s clear giving up is just not in Sam’s vocabulary, evidenced by a 0% early resignation rate.

White pieces or black, it makes little difference; Sam boasts a 60% win rate playing white and an even more intimidating 66.7% with black. Games tend to last a while—average moves per win hover around 54, while losses drag on to about 78 moves. Clearly, patience is a virtue, or perhaps just a symptom of stubbornness.

Sam’s psychological resilience is impressive. Sure, there’s a tilt factor of 4 (everyone gets a little salty), but the ability to bounce back after setbacks is off the charts. Rated games come with a 24% boost in win rate over casual matches, showing Sam really shines when the pressure is on.

Fun fact: Sam’s winning streak peaked at 11 games—long enough to convince everyone they were cheating. Their current streak is a healthy 2 wins, so the future looks bright. The daily grind is real, with a mixed bag of wins and losses, but when it matters most (Mondays and Sundays), Sam holds a perfect 100% win rate, proving weekend warriors beware!

Sam’s most frequent rival is lonehsu—a worthy adversary with nearly 30 encounters and a decent 69% win rate against them. Other opponents like touchmypiano23 and myol are on the losing end 100% of the time, which probably isn’t helping their piano playing or general morale.

Playing at odd hours ranging from midnight to the wee hours of 4 AM, Sam is a night owl whose brain apparently works best when most people are asleep. A mysterious champion of the 2 AM slot, Sam boasts an unreal 100% win rate then—coincidence or chess genius at twilight?

Whether you face SamHsu94 next, just remember: it’s not just about the moves but the mind games, the comebacks, and maybe the occasional bad pun whispered mid-match.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
LoneHsu 20W / 9L / 0D
E K 0W / 2L / 0D
myol 2W / 0L / 0D
sonicfan215 1W / 1L / 0D
t_harte 0W / 2L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2023 676
2022 506
Rating by Year20222023676506YearRatingDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2023 7W / 1L / 0D 8W / 2L / 0D 64.9
2022 5W / 7L / 0D 6W / 5L / 0D 61.5

Openings: Most Played

Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 41 26 15 0 63.4%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 11 2
Losing 4 0