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sidwal

Playing Since: 2008-06-15 (Active)

Wow Factor: ♟♟♟

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Rapid: 901
2969W / 2975L / 176D
Blitz: 704
33375W / 33372L / 1200D
Bullet: 518
4W / 22L / 0D

Profile Summary: sidwal

Meet sidwal, a chess enthusiast with a rating trajectory that might just be a rollercoaster, but hey, even DNA strands have their twists! With a blitz peak touching the 1100s and a knack for bouncing back after tough positions (a 74.84% comeback rate — talk about cellular regeneration on the board!), sidwal embodies resilience and tactical flair.

From early years playing mostly blitz games with energetic moves averaging around 54 moves per win, to branching out into rapid with a max rating peaking at 1281 in 2021, this player knows how to adapt their strategies as they evolve — much like how species adapt in the wild. Strangely, sidwal’s win rate after losing a piece stands at a flawless 100% — a true comeback gene at work!

Rated at just under 800 in blitz in 2014 and managing to steadily climb, sidwal’s story indicates a persistent chess-life form, sometimes experiencing mild tilt (18 on the scale), but generally maintaining focus to execute their successful transitions. White pieces notice sidwal's assertiveness with a 50.47% win rate, while black pieces hold steady at nearly 48% — the queen’s gambit might say it’s a balanced genome.

Their preferred openings show a fondness for the Queen's Pawn and the Philidor Defense, hinting at a strategic blend of rigidity and flexibility — just like a well-regulated cell membrane. And much like a true endgame master, sidwal’s games often escalate towards late endgames, dating to a high endgame occurrence of 52.88%, showing supreme patience and precision.

Sidwal tends to steer clear of premature resignations (only about 9.5% early resignation rate), proving a fighter’s heart that battles on until the very last piece is on the board — survival of the fittest, on 64 squares. Their longest winning streak of 17 games is a testament to sharp instincts and a knack for spotting victory, cell division style.

Whether it’s blitz, rapid or bullet, sidwal’s playstyle reveals a chess biologist in spirit: adapting, evolving, and overcoming. After all, in the ecosystem of chess players, sidwal is a wild card — sometimes hard to predict but undeniably a fascinating specimen.

So here’s to sidwal — may your moves be as calculated as molecular biology, and your victories as certain as a cell’s DNA replication. And remember, when the game gets tough, just keep your knights and bishops in harmony — that’s the ultimate biological rhythm of chess!


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
mclane0725 1W / 0L / 0D
emmykenz 1W / 0L / 0D
theo_lngr 1W / 0L / 0D
seyf40 1W / 0L / 0D
sresnicki 0W / 1L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
jessicabatterman 4W / 8L / 0D
emilienne 5W / 5L / 0D
hopevalleyhill 5W / 3L / 0D
HAM_1985 1W / 6L / 0D
masterdomam 5W / 2L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 518 752
2024 599 742
2023 694
2022 544 891
2021 1074
2020 919 1219
2019 923
2018 811
2017 808 779
2016 843
2015 1132 732
2014 780
Rating by Year2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420251219518YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 1613W / 1479L / 44D 1469W / 1606L / 48D 55.8
2024 3506W / 3255L / 113D 3242W / 3517L / 108D 54.7
2023 2941W / 2820L / 94D 2919W / 2858L / 94D 51.6
2022 2610W / 2443L / 69D 2418W / 2654L / 83D 49.5
2021 1158W / 1080L / 74D 1085W / 1192L / 67D 55.2
2020 874W / 763L / 50D 792W / 856L / 44D 53.0
2019 897W / 896L / 37D 905W / 906L / 29D 49.9
2018 835W / 810L / 44D 826W / 833L / 46D 51.2
2017 583W / 533L / 23D 525W / 602L / 20D 51.8
2016 876W / 852L / 53D 844W / 907L / 48D 50.0
2015 273W / 261L / 8D 249W / 278L / 10D 49.3
2014 53W / 61L / 4D 44W / 69L / 2D 53.1

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown Opening 41264 20280 20222 762 49.1%
Queens Pawn Opening 3412 1790 1568 54 52.5%
Philidor Defense 1947 947 954 46 48.6%
Top Secret 1628 814 788 26 50.0%
Englund Gambit 820 409 399 12 49.9%
Kings Pawn Opening 591 290 297 4 49.1%
Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation 530 257 265 8 48.5%
French Defense Normal Variation 496 237 253 6 47.8%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 436 208 214 14 47.7%
Philidor Defense Exchange Variation 431 222 201 8 51.5%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown Opening 5001 2420 2433 148 48.4%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 212 118 91 3 55.7%
Philidor Defense 126 55 65 6 43.6%
Queens Pawn Opening 64 23 40 1 35.9%
Philidor Defense Exchange Variation 49 30 18 1 61.2%
Englund Gambit 46 24 22 0 52.2%
Kings Pawn Opening 45 24 19 2 53.3%
Indian Game 34 11 22 1 32.4%
Bishops Opening 30 14 16 0 46.7%
French Defense Normal Variation 29 14 15 0 48.3%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Philidor Defense 5 0 5 0 0.0%
Modern Defense with 4 2 2 0 50.0%
Queens Pawn Opening 4 0 4 0 0.0%
Unknown Opening 3 0 3 0 0.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Chigorin Variation 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Mieses Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Kings Fianchetto Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%
French Defense Exchange Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Vienna Game Omaha Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Caro Kann Defense Exchange Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 17 4
Losing 18 0