Profile Summary: SirHerwood
Meet SirHerwood, a fiercely dedicated chess enthusiast who has been waging epic battles across the digital 64 squares since at least 2023. This player’s style resembles a rollercoaster ride—thrilling, sometimes unpredictable, but always entertaining.
Rating Highlights
- Blitz: Starting humbly at a 210 rating in 2023, SirHerwood skyrocketed to a dazzling peak of 738 in 2025, averaging a respectable ~635 by then. No stranger to fierce competition, with over 3,000 recorded blitz games played and nearly as many wins as losses.
- Rapid: Holding steady in the high 400s to mid-500s, showing consistent performance and patient play.
- Daily Chess: SirHerwood seems to enjoy the luxury of time with ratings hovering around 1000, where meticulous strategies reveal themselves in leisurely games.
- Bullet: From a low 100 in 2023 to a blistering 343 in 2025, this speed demon of bullet chess isn’t just fast, but quite deadly, winning all 7 games in the latest burst!
Playing Style & Strategy
With an endgame frequency of 68%, SirHerwood loves seeing a game carry through to the dramatic final phases—because where's the fun if not in the nail-biting finishes? The average moves per win (~65) versus loss (~69) hint at long, grueling battles rather than quick knockouts.
Don’t be fooled by early game skirmishes either: SirHerwood has a remarkable 100% win rate after losing a piece, a true comeback artist whose psychological resilience is the stuff of legend. Nevertheless, a tilt factor of 12 suggests even this warrior occasionally mutters curses at their screen after a blunder.
Favorite Openings and Opponent Insights
They guard their opening secrets closely (“Top Secret” is their go-to), but it’s clear SirHerwood blends cunning with courage, boasting win rates just shy of 50% across formats with this mysterious repertoire.
Known rivals include coskdube and elton_setan, with whom SirHerwood’s record is a mixed bag—proving that every great knight bows to worthy adversaries from time to time.
Quirks and Fun Facts
- Longest winning streak: a modest 9 games—enough to make a dragon proud.
- Currently no winning streak? Perhaps plotting the next grandmaster comeback.
- Win rates peak during early mornings and late evenings, with an impressive 52.73% victory rate at midnight. Night owl or early riser? The mystery remains.
Whether you meet SirHerwood on a blitz battlefield or a casual daily face-off, expect a player who’s as resilient as they are unpredictable—ready to turn a lost piece into a winning smile.