Somesh Soni: The Chessboard Biologist
Meet Somesh Soni, also known in chess circuits as SomeshS, a player whose games are a fascinating study in the evolution of strategy—and occasional mutation! With a playing style that shows a keen eye for tactical comebacks (a whopping 71.59% comeback rate) and a near-perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece, Somesh’s chess cells never stop adapting.
Starting in 2020 with a Blitz rating of 796, Somesh has steadily incubated his skills over the years, expressing peak Rapid ratings near 1195 in 2022 before a recent recalibration in 2024 to 912. Like a living organism, his performance fluctuates, but his endgame pawns march forward with surgical precision—engaging in endgames almost 68% of the time and averaging about 59 moves per win.
Somesh’s opening repertoire is a fascinating genome of classical and Scandinavian defenses, with trust in the Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation and the French Defense, achieving win rates hovering around 40-60% across styles. Queens Pawn and King’s Pawn openings reveal a preference for balanced, versatile play, as nimble as a chameleon switching patterns to survive.
Not one to easily fall into the trap of psychological fatigue, Somesh’s tilt factor remains modest (10%), though time management might be his mitochondria, powering him better mid-week and particularly on Wednesdays when his win rate peaks above 53%. On the 0th hour? A perfect 100% win rate—perhaps inspired by nocturnal genes activating his queen!
While Somesh’s rating DNA carries some ups and downs, his resilience on the board is unmatched. With a long winning streak of 9 games, he’s proven he can proliferate success when conditions are optimal. Though rarely succumbing to early resignation (only 1.61%), his losses tend to be longer games—showing he fights hard, even when the odds look grim.
Somesh Soni is a living, breathing chess organism: part predator when it comes to seizing tactical opportunities, part strategist carefully cultivating each move, and part scientist constantly experimenting with openings and time to optimize results. So when you face him across the 64-cell petri dish of the chessboard—beware! This biological marvel has mastered the art of the game at both the cellular and cerebral levels.
