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Samsurajsam

Playing Since: 2017-01-07 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟

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Daily: 748
14W / 33L / 0D
Rapid: 965
1204W / 1175L / 61D
Blitz: 573
104W / 134L / 7D
Bullet: 539
134W / 135L / 2D

Meet Samsurajsam: The Chess Enthusiast with a Killer Opening Cell

Samsurajsam is a chess player whose career resembles a fascinating biology experiment — full of evolutions, surprising adaptations, and the occasional strategic mutation. Starting with a modest rating around the low hundreds, Samsurajsam has consistently adapted and improved, proving resilience worthy of a chessboard chameleon's camouflage.

With a peak rapid rating just shy of 1100 and close to a thousand in daily play, Samsurajsam has endured the natural selection process of the chess jungle, accumulating over 1200 wins in rapid games alone! Whether it’s the rapid-fire 5-minute battles or the slow and steady daily matches, this player knows how to keep their pieces alive in the harsh ecosystem of opponents.

Opening Moves That Make Opponents Twitch

Samsurajsam’s opening repertoire is a well-balanced petri dish of classic and viral (in the good way) chess gambits. The Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation is a particular favorite, boasting a 64.6% win rate — quite the dominant strain on the chessboard! Other reliable openings include the Italian Game and the Scotch Game, both yielding healthy win rates around 50%, signaling a strategic DNA well-honed for victory.

Playing Style and Psychological Traits

True to a biology pun, Samsurajsam demonstrates remarkable "endgame frequency" – spending over half of their matches deep in the critical late moments where each move could be life or death for their pieces. The average game length for wins is about 56 moves, showing patience and perseverance in this grand cellular chess organism.

The comeback rate is exceptionally high at 68%, along with an impeccable 100% win rate after losing a piece, suggesting a player equipped with a survival instinct sharp enough to mimic the ability of certain organisms to regenerate lost limbs. However, watch out — there is a mild tilt factor of 11, so the neurons can misfire under pressure, though these moments are rare in Samsurajsam’s biological chess cycle.

Stats Snapshot

  • Total Rapid Games Played: Over 1200 with a near 51% overall win rate.
  • Blitz and Bullet Ratings: Experienced with blitz but currently showing some decline in bullet, as if going through a natural dormancy phase.
  • Most Frequent Opponents: Excels against “bharathmaddy” with a 72% win rate, proving dominance in this particular niche.
  • Winning Streaks: The longest winning streak hits 11 games – a strong evolutionary burst!

Fun Fact

Samsurajsam's behavioral cycles peak late at night and early morning hours with win rates soaring above 60%, clearly an apex predator in the moonlit chess biosphere. Opponents beware — this player is truly nocturnal and thrives under the cover of darkness when pawns turn into queens like night-blooming flowers.

All things considered, Samsurajsam is a fascinating chess organism — continuously evolving, adapting openings with genetic variability, and displaying a dogged fighting spirit that makes every game a life-or-death struggle in the microcosm of 64 squares.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
bharathmaddy 57W / 21L / 1D
un1kq 22W / 33L / 1D
rahzah0 3W / 7L / 0D
fernandovogt 7W / 2L / 0D
pettcu 3W / 4L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 991 748
2024 486 573 988 720
2023 428 577 883 776
2022 488 658 943 794
2021 485 733 695
2017 838
Rating by Year201720212022202320242025991428YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 2W / 3L / 0D 0W / 1L / 0D 27.3
2024 172W / 152L / 7D 156W / 168L / 9D 55.3
2023 418W / 411L / 18D 413W / 413L / 25D 56.8
2022 174W / 135L / 2D 139W / 158L / 7D 53.5
2021 31W / 36L / 1D 21W / 43L / 3D 51.6
2017 0W / 1L / 0D 0W / 0L / 0D 23.0

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Scotch Game 16 5 11 0 31.2%
Kings Pawn Opening 15 5 10 0 33.3%
Italian Game 13 8 5 0 61.5%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 13 5 6 2 38.5%
Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System 9 2 5 2 22.2%
Scandinavian Defense 9 3 6 0 33.3%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 6 2 4 0 33.3%
Three Knights Opening 5 1 4 0 20.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 5 2 3 0 40.0%
Giuoco Piano Game 5 3 2 0 60.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Italian Game 157 75 78 4 47.8%
Kings Pawn Opening 157 71 82 4 45.2%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 106 48 58 0 45.3%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 96 62 33 1 64.6%
Scandinavian Defense 74 36 36 2 48.6%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 71 29 39 3 40.9%
Scotch Game 67 36 31 0 53.7%
Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System 61 31 27 3 50.8%
Philidor Defense 60 20 39 1 33.3%
Bishops Opening 58 28 28 2 48.3%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Kings Pawn Opening 19 8 10 1 42.1%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation 14 7 7 0 50.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 14 7 7 0 50.0%
Italian Game 14 8 6 0 57.1%
Philidor Defense 10 3 7 0 30.0%
Three Knights Opening 9 5 4 0 55.6%
Englund Gambit 7 4 3 0 57.1%
Scandinavian Defense 7 6 1 0 85.7%
Petrovs Defense 7 5 2 0 71.4%
Scotch Game 7 6 1 0 85.7%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 11 1
Losing 11 0