Tito Yani: The Chessboard Biologist
Meet Tito Yani, a chess player whose strategy evolves as intricately as a living cell dividing. With a Blitz rating peaking at 1465 in 2023 and Rapid reaching a respectable 1478, Tito's game is a fascinating study in adaptation and resilience.
Much like DNA strands encode life’s secrets, Tito's opening repertoire reveals his preferred moves. He's quite fond of the Queen’s Pawn Opening Accelerated London System, boasting a win rate of nearly 55%, and he doesn’t shy away from defenses like the Pirc Defense or the Indian Game. His tactical genome includes a remarkable 100% win rate after losing a piece — talk about genetic material for a comeback!
Tito isn’t one to prematurely call the game dead, showing a low early resignation rate of 0.74%. Persistence is his mitochondria, powering long and complex games averaging almost 68 moves in victories. His endgame frequency is high, hovering around 76.6%, proving he's more than capable of thriving in the late stages when many players’ energy falters.
Psychologically, Tito shows remarkable backbone — with an impressive 82.5% comeback rate after setbacks, although his tilt factor sits at 11, suggesting even this fierce contender sometimes feels the sting of competition. He shines brightest during the twilight hours, winning over half his games from 16:00 to 20:00, with an astonishing perfect win rate at 20:00 — perhaps a circadian rhythm perfectly aligned with his chessboard cells.
Outside the 64 squares, Tito’s most played opponents include "mateus_chess2001" and "joeymarz29," engaging in multiple duels that contribute richly to his evolving chess phenotype.
Whether deploying the Philidor Defense or sneaking in maneuvers during the Modern Defense Geller System, Tito Yani embodies the dynamic, ever-mutating organism of competitive chess. In the ecosystem of the chess world, Tito's strategy is survival of the fittest, often winning by adapting and outsmarting opponents on every move.
Fun fact: If chess moves were cells, Tito's endgame would be a thriving colony orchestrated with surgical precision and playful cunning!
Hi Tito Yani! Here is your personalised performance review
1. Quick snapshot
• Current form: solid 1300-1400 Blitz performer.
• Best recorded rating so far: 1465 (2023-05-19).
• Playing schedule: see your activity peaks on
2. What you are doing well
- Tactical Punch – your wins often feature combinations such as 24…Nxg4!! in the first PGN. You spot loose pieces and overloaded defenders quickly.
- Willingness to fight for the initiative – early pawn storms with g- and h-pawns and exchange-sacs show healthy attacking instinct.
- Nerve under pressure – you converted several messy positions while both clocks were under 60 s.
3. Priority improvement areas
- Opening Fundamentals
You frequently open with 1.d3/1.f4/early pawn pushes that give up the centre. Against higher-rated opposition this will back-fire. Build a compact repertoire based on classical ideas (e.g. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 as White, or the French / Caro-Kann as Black) and apply the core rules: quick development, centre control, king safety. - King safety & defensive calculation
Recent losses (see the Jaenisch game below) show missed mating ideas against you (…h5-h4-h3 push). Train recognising forcing sequences and typical mating nets such as the back-rank mate and the h-file rook battery. - Clock management & end-game technique
Three defeats came from won or drawable endings where you flagged. Adopt a thinking routine: “Step back at 45 s, play simpler moves”. Practice basic technical endings (K+P vs K, Lucena, Philidor) so you can blitz them out.
4. Concrete training plan for the next 4 weeks
| Week | Main focus | How |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solidify openings | Build a 10-line repertoire tree; drill them with Chess.com’s Opening Trainer (15 min/day). |
| 2 | Tactics & Calculation | 30 puzzles/day, favour “mate in 2-3” and “defensive resources”. Annotate errors. |
| 3 | End-game speed | Play 10 unrated games starting from K+P endings; solve 20 end-game studies. |
| 4 | Practical time management | Switch to 5|5 for 20 games, forcing you to use increment and finish cleanly. Review time usage graph after each game. |
5. Illustrative games
Your recent best attack (Black vs mashahr):
Game to learn from – missed defensive ideas vs tanerfullnudbae:
6. Key concepts to review
- Typical pawn-break …d5 in the Ruy – see break and central tension
- Rook activity in the end-game – open file and seventh rank
- Pattern: Bishop on b8 + Queen on h2 mate – related to the “Greek Gift” sack.
7. Motivation boost
“The winner is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.” – Tartakower Reduce your last mistake count by one each game and 1500+ is around the corner!
See you on the board, Tito – and good luck with the training!
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| aphan23 | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| ausab | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| gref | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| crr08 | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| bwieland21 | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| bala_online | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| ty-sahy | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| dastkmohan | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| games_yogi | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| devil1125 | 1W / 1L / 0D | |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| mateus_chess2001 | 3W / 3L / 0D | |
| hoaithuong40 | 1W / 2L / 1D | |
| joeymarz29 | 3W / 1L / 0D | |
| tahirk | 2W / 2L / 0D | |
| atlanticstar | 1W / 2L / 0D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1424 | |||
| 2024 | 1368 | |||
| 2023 | 1320 | |||
| 2022 | 1321 | 1478 | ||
| 2021 | 1259 | 1282 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 309W / 265L / 26D | 264W / 304L / 26D | 75.2 |
| 2024 | 265W / 230L / 16D | 234W / 257L / 16D | 73.8 |
| 2023 | 286W / 274L / 22D | 269W / 280L / 26D | 73.4 |
| 2022 | 421W / 330L / 25D | 329W / 400L / 35D | 75.7 |
| 2021 | 731W / 602L / 71D | 641W / 683L / 66D | 74.2 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Defense | 598 | 272 | 290 | 36 | 45.5% |
| Amazon Attack | 578 | 310 | 245 | 23 | 53.6% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 493 | 246 | 224 | 23 | 49.9% |
| Australian Defense | 489 | 234 | 231 | 24 | 47.9% |
| Philidor Defense | 386 | 194 | 180 | 12 | 50.3% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 365 | 178 | 169 | 18 | 48.8% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 268 | 140 | 117 | 11 | 52.2% |
| Amar Gambit | 265 | 129 | 124 | 12 | 48.7% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 206 | 103 | 97 | 6 | 50.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 199 | 102 | 86 | 11 | 51.3% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 30 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 53.3% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 38.5% |
| Petrov's Defense | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 35.0% |
| Amazon Attack | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 47.4% |
| Barnes Defense | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 23.1% |
| Elephant Gambit | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 69.2% |
| Sicilian Defense | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% |
| Philidor Defense | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 13 | 4 |
| Losing | 11 | 0 |