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Sarah Palowski

Username: SarahPalowski

Location: New York City

Playing Since: 2016-03-10 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟♟♟

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Rapid: 1234
0W / 1L / 0D
Blitz: 1319
27600W / 28428L / 2314D
Bullet: 1139
63W / 93L / 4D

Profile Summary: Sarah Palowski

Meet Sarah Palowski, a formidable presence on the chessboard whose tactical prowess keeps her opponents on their toes—even if they sometimes wonder if she's got a secret army of pawns hiding up her sleeve!

Playing Strength and Style

Since 2016, Sarah has been climbing the ranks in blitz chess with ratings oscillating around the mid-1400s, and a max near 1669. Not bad for someone whose average moves per win is 64, because nothing says patience like pushing towards that sweet, slow checkmate. Though her early resignation rate is low at 3.66%, she's no quitter—she’s got a near 100% comeback rate after losing a piece, proving she’s as cunning as a fox with a few pawns down. In fact, Sarah’s win rate after losing a piece might confuse the masses: 100%. Magic? Strategy? Perhaps just some very convincing poker face skills in play.

Opening Favorites and Performance

In blitz games, she frequently dives into the Sicilian Defense Bowdler Attack, achieving an impressive 53.2% win rate over 3240 games — clearly a fan favorite for wreaking havoc on the board. Her affinity for Vienna and Bishop’s openings further tests the limits of her opponents’ patience.

Chess Habits & Quirks

  • Psychological Trends: With a tilt factor of 92, her resilience is put to the ultimate test, but she turns any frustration into fuel for fiery comebacks.
  • Time to Shine: Surprisingly, her best win percentages occur slightly before sunrise and late evening hours—who knew brilliance strikes while the world sleeps?
  • Opponent Buddy or Foe? Sarah’s win rates against some known names hit 100%—feel free to challenge her, but beware the blitzstorm!

Fun Fact

When not busy checking opponents’ kings into oblivion, Sarah is likely plotting her next surprise attack or telling her chess pieces to “just pretend to be pawns for a while”—it’s all about strategy and a bit of chessboard mischief.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
nesadan 0W / 1L / 0D
frost888 1W / 0L / 0D
mathonil18 0W / 1L / 0D
keti12899 0W / 1L / 0D
bsvictory 1W / 0L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
alfaseljo 0W / 88L / 0D
firstcpa1986 13W / 12L / 1D
actiongreg 6W / 13L / 0D
solis10 7W / 8L / 2D
sakir4221 0W / 15L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 1288
2024 1139 1496 1234
2023 1238 1444
2022 1317 1443
2021 1413
2020 1419
2019 1195 1498
2018 1408 1502
2017 1303 1428
2016 1365 1444
Rating by Year201620172018201920202021202220232024202515021139YearRatingBulletBlitz

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 967W / 865L / 96D 838W / 996L / 88D 63.1
2024 1792W / 1635L / 157D 1607W / 1823L / 157D 62.9
2023 1673W / 1551L / 142D 1522W / 1718L / 159D 63.0
2022 1571W / 1459L / 126D 1412W / 1602L / 126D 61.9
2021 706W / 648L / 57D 629W / 722L / 64D 63.7
2020 1429W / 1316L / 101D 1275W / 1445L / 125D 62.1
2019 669W / 630L / 59D 581W / 703L / 60D 60.7
2018 2081W / 1996L / 152D 1888W / 2157L / 151D 63.0
2017 1955W / 1702L / 111D 1609W / 2026L / 97D 63.5
2016 1053W / 952L / 86D 939W / 1096L / 75D 66.9

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown Opening 48233 22809 23553 1871 47.3%
Top Secret 6009 2840 2895 274 47.3%
Vienna Game Max Lange Defense 56 35 19 2 62.5%
Bishops Opening 47 21 25 1 44.7%
Bishops Opening Berlin Vienna Hybrid Variation 46 25 18 3 54.4%
Giuoco Piano Game 46 24 20 2 52.2%
Sicilian Defense Bowdler Attack 44 25 19 0 56.8%
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation 39 21 18 0 53.9%
Caro Kann Defense 30 13 16 1 43.3%
Giuoco Piano Game Main Line 24 13 11 0 54.2%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown Opening 207 84 116 7 40.6%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 14 0
Losing 92 1