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SigmaTylerMan

Username: STM2024

Playing Since: 2024-06-03 (Active)

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Rapid: 2000
3W / 0L / 0D
Blitz: 2666
1840W / 2225L / 552D
Bullet: 2571
29W / 31L / 5D

Profile Summary: SigmaTylerMan (STM2024)

Meet SigmaTylerMan, a blitz warrior whose rating rollercoaster rivals a thrill ride at an amusement park. Starting from humble beginnings around 1727, SigmaTylerMan rocketed to a blazing peak blitz rating of 2815 in September 2024. Sure, there have been dips and climbs—some as dramatic as losing streaks of 9 games—but that’s just proof of a true fighter who never gives up (except maybe sometimes, with an early resignation rate under 1%).

Known in the online chess world as STM2024, this tactical virtuoso blends patience with speed, averaging nearly 88 moves per win in blitz (talk about stamina!). They don’t shy from long endgames—having an 85.8% endgame frequency—but don’t let that fool you: their comeback rate impressively tips nearly 90%, bouncing back even after blundering a piece.

Playing Style & Favorite Openings

Typically toying with the Richter Veresov Attack (195 games) and the Van Geet Opening, SigmaTylerMan has a quirky taste for less traveled lines and loves to keep opponents guessing. Their most successful opening is the Trompowsky Attack boasting a winning rate above 54%, proving that even offbeat openings can be deadly.

Let's not forget their beloved defense: the Caro Kann. With around 87 games and a respectable 33% win rate there, STM2024 executes this classic with dogged precision (and the occasional stylish finish).

Competitive Edge

Blitz may be their stomping ground, but when they jump to bullet or rapid, they maintain solid results—and a peak bullet rating of 2604 is nothing to sneeze at. During rapid games, SigmaTylerMan has never known a loss, sporting an undefeated record and a peak rating of 2000.

But fame comes with fierce rivals. The players who have tested STM2024 most often include "caffeinatedgm", "fists23", and "hikaru-haruka". While some opponents fall prey frequently, others give our hero a real run for their money—resulting in a mix of glorious wins and humbling defeats.

Quirks & Fun Facts

  • Best time to challenge STM2024? Around noon, when their win rate spikes to nearly 50% — maybe caffeine really does work wonders!
  • Despite a fairly modest tilt factor of 9, when a losing streak hits nine in a row, you can bet our champion is brewing some serious revenge.
  • Their go-to termination methods are timed wins or resignations—speed and sportsmanship go hand in hand.

Recent Triumph

In June 2025, against a 2712-rated player in a grueling Caro-Kann defense battle, SigmaTylerMan clinched victory on time in a nail-biting 79-move duel. Classic STM2024: endurance and nerves of steel to the very end. Check out the game here for a masterclass in perseverance.

In short:

SigmaTylerMan is a fierce competitor, an endgame enthusiast, and a lightning-fast tactician who embraces the beautiful chaos of online chess. Whether smashing records or staging comebacks, STM2024 plays with a heart as big as their rating range. Someone get this player a chessboard... and maybe a stress ball.


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Overview of your recent blitz games

You’ve been testing a mix of aggressive and solid ideas in blitz. The games show you can create practical pressure and seize chances, but there are moments where timing and precise calculation in the middle game decide the result. The goal now is to turn your strengths into more consistent wins by tightening decisions in critical moments and sharpening conversion skills in the endgame.

What you did well

  • You pursue active piece play and look for opportunities to pressure the opponent’s king and key files, which is essential in blitz where time is short.
  • Your openings often lead to solid, playable structures, giving you a good platform to contest the middlegame confidently.
  • You demonstrate a willingness to calculate tactical ideas when the position is sharp, which can yield quick, practical results in fast games.

Key improvement areas

  • Time management in the early and middle phases: try to make fast, safe developmental moves in the first 15 moves and reserve deeper calculation for moments when the position clearly requires it.
  • Endgame conversion: blitz often comes down to converting small advantages. Practice typical rook and pawn endgames, as well as king activity in simplified positions, so you don’t lose a winning edge to a single tactical oversight.
  • Pattern recognition under time pressure: build quick-recognition drills for common tactical motifs (forks, skewers, back-rank weaknesses) to spot them earlier and avoid blunders.
  • Move ordering and consistency: identify a simple plan for your main openings so you can keep the game in favorable structures and reduce risky tactical detours under time pressure.

Concrete steps to level up

  • Daily tactics practice (10-15 minutes): focus on pattern recognition and fast calculation to improve responses in blitz.
  • Endgame drills (2-3 sessions per week): study common rook endings, king-and-pawn endings, and basic conversion techniques to finish games confidently.
  • Opening focus (select 2-3 lines): commit to core ideas and typical middlegame plans for those lines. Based on your openings performance, consider prioritizing:
    • Amazon Attack family (noted for practical success in blitz)
    • London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation (solid structure and stable plans)
    • General Caro-Kann family structures (for reliable, solid play in many blitz lines)
  • Review your recent games after each session: identify where you spent too long or missed tactical cues, and create a short checklist to prevent repeat errors.

Opening performance focus

Based on openings performance data, you tend to do well with aggressive, practical setups like the Amazon Attack variants. Consider reinforcing a small, coherent repertoire around these lines to gain more reliable results in blitz, while continuing to study a couple of solid systems for balance. This focused approach helps reduce decision fatigue in fast games.



🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
m8sugaki 0W / 2L / 0D View
ridzel449 1W / 1L / 1D View
fm_dungtranquoc 0W / 0L / 1D View
cracker-43 0W / 0L / 1D View
12megaladon09 3W / 4L / 0D View
Lemmingsplayer 0W / 1L / 0D View
Rudi Olenik Campa 0W / 4L / 0D View
Aku Salonen 1W / 0L / 1D View
Pyrics 0W / 1L / 0D View
Stein Aarland 1W / 3L / 2D View
Most Played Opponents
alonyoav 18W / 14L / 3D View Games
uhti-puhti 7W / 12L / 7D View Games
caffeinatedgm 12W / 9L / 2D View Games
goshachai2010 5W / 13L / 5D View Games
pterodactyl-the-great 9W / 10L / 3D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2671
2024 2563 2700 2000
Rating by Year2024202527002671YearRatingBlitz

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 503W / 546L / 148D 434W / 606L / 152D 90.1
2024 504W / 507L / 95D 390W / 553L / 152D 86.8

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amazon Attack 1000 419 476 105 41.9%
Caro-Kann Defense 788 274 416 98 34.8%
Amar Gambit 432 170 218 44 39.4%
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation 224 76 111 37 33.9%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 163 90 62 11 55.2%
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 158 71 66 21 44.9%
French Defense: Burn Variation 155 64 71 20 41.3%
Rapport-Jobava System 120 53 59 8 44.2%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 119 51 48 20 42.9%
Slav Defense 101 30 55 16 29.7%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amazon Attack 15 4 9 2 26.7%
Amar Gambit 10 5 5 0 50.0%
Caro-Kann Defense 7 4 3 0 57.1%
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation 3 1 1 1 33.3%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Diemer-Duhm Gambit (DDG): 4...f5 3 1 2 0 33.3%
Slav Defense 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Rapport-Jobava System 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Variation 2 1 0 1 50.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Caro-Kann Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Czech Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Petrov's Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 9 0
Losing 9 1
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