Smodge

Profile of Smodge9999

Alias: Smodge
Playing Style: An adventurous tactician with a penchant for early sacrifices and complex endgames. Smodge's games often feature a bold, sometimes cheeky approach, rarely shying away from tricky positions or dubious gambits. The queue’s favorite “resignation lawyer” who knows when to tip the scales with calculated exits (and occasionally when to cling on for dear life with a 32% comeback rate!).

Rating Highlights

• Peak Rapid Rating: 579 (October 2021) – shaping up just like their quirky opening repertoire!
• Peak Blitz Rating: 609 (November 2021) – speed and spice in one package.
• Peak Daily Rating: 800 (November 2021) – slow and steady with a touch of pawns-and-patience strategy.

Playing Preferences and Stats

Preferred time control is Blitz, proving Smodge thrives under speedy, high-pressure conditions.

Known for early resignations at just under 11% of games – some call it “strategic retreat,” others just call it “brutally honest.”

Average winning game stretches to around 46 moves, but losses often drag to about 50 moves – proving they fight till the end (or just last long enough to make you sweat).

Endgame frequency near 43% suggests an enduring fondness for the critical, nerve-wracking final acts of chess drama.

Opening Repertoire

Smodge sails the seas of chess openings with a diverse fleet, focusing mostly on:

• Van't Kruijs Opening – a somewhat obscure choice, but Smodge proves it works with nearly 48% win rate in Rapid!
• King's Pawn Opening – classic and reliable, nearly 50% win rate showing a knack for the mainline fray.
• French Defense and its many variants – a favorite battleground where Smodge battles bravely, sometimes as defender, sometimes as the aggressor.

Memorable Matches & Opponent Insights

While facing a broad and colorful cast of opponents, Smodge has yet to truly conquer the likes of thomas_kkr, kuboyamada, pepinjafari, rendrawrrr, and shivasharanappa — perhaps these are nemeses or just pesky bugs in their chess saga.
On the flip side, there are plenty of victims who have fallen to Smodge’s clever tricks, with some opponents never managing a win against the relentless warrior.

Tactical Awareness & Psychological Quirks

• Comeback rate ~32%: Like a chess phoenix, Smodge rises from the ashes more often than expected.
• Win rate after losing a piece: 30% – not your usual tap-out player!
• Tilt factor: Moderate at 13 – the kind of player who gets a bit grumpy but still counts their blunders in style.
• Peak playing hour is around 19:00 – prime time for tactical fireworks and perhaps some fun banter.

Current Performance Snapshot

A recent victory by checkmate confirms Smodge’s capability to close games brutally and decisively. Our favourite opening on record in recent games? The classic French Defense - Knight Variation. Always ready to pounce!

Fun Fact

With a reputation for balancing between adventurous gambits and tactical resilience, Smodge probably has a chessboard as cluttered as their inbox. But don’t pity them, this player is clearly in love with the beautiful madness of the game — fatalities and all!