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.
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 |
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 |