stratmatt - The Chess Strategist Extraordinaire
In the vast ecosystem of chess aficionados, stratmatt stands out like a rare specimen under the microscope of strategy and wit. Known for an impressive journey through the realms of Blitz, Rapid, Bullet, and Daily chess, stratmatt has evolved with the patience of a slow-growing bonsai and the sharp instincts of a hawk eyeing its prey.
From Blunder to Brilliance
Starting with a modest Blitz rating of around 866 in 2018, stratmatt’s ELO bloodline has blossomed impressively, reaching a Rapid rating peak of over 2010 by 2025. Whether it’s rapid tactics or the frantic pace of Bullet games, this player’s rating graph reads like an evolutionary success story—surviving, adapting, and thriving with a mean win rate just shy of 50% in Blitz and an outstanding recovery streak after losing pieces.
Playing Style & Tactical Awareness
Stratmatt approaches the game with a long-term view, boasting an average of about 72 moves per win and loss, suggesting a penchant for deep, strategic battles rather than quick skirmishes. With a 75% endgame frequency, stratmatt clearly enjoys the labors of chess endgames—where the brain’s neurons fire most ferociously! Their early resignation rate is surprisingly low (~1%), showing a stubborn will to fight and perhaps an aversion to evolutionary dead ends.
Ever the comeback artist, stratmatt’s 83.55% comeback rate and perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece suggest they have the tactical resilience of a cockroach—and we all know those critters are nearly indestructible! The low one-sided loss rate (~2%) further indicates a capacity to avoid catastrophic collapses—a true survivor on the 64-cell petri dish.
Opening Repertoire: The Gene Pool of Stratmatt’s Style
- French Defense Knight Variation: A preferred mutation with a win rate above 53% in Blitz, this opening appears to be stratmatt’s secret weapon in the savannah of pawns and knights.
- Scandinavian Defense: A classic with nearly 50% win rates across various time controls, reflecting a solid and adaptable genetic code.
- Queen's Pawn and Zukertort Variations: A diverse branch that keeps opponents guessing with a win rate flirting around the 50% mark.
Psychological and Temporal Patterns
Stratmatt’s tilt factor stays moderate at 16, signaling a steady temperament, though there’s some stress evolution under pressure, as any chess creature might experience in competitive niches. Interestingly, the win rates vary slightly by time of day and day of week, reminding us that even the best chess organisms have circadian rhythms influencing their performance.
Whether stomping opponents on a Saturday blitz or making precise endgame calculations in the stillness of early morning rapid, stratmatt’s play style is a testament to the biological marvel that is human cognitive endurance breathed into chess.
Friendly Rivals and Social Genome
Amidst many opponents, stratmatt keeps a healthy competitive relationship with players like “peixemineiro,” “sdonnell1,” and “drmgambit,” always ready to adapt in the ever-changing gene pool of online chess battles.
With a longest winning streak of 18 games and a current streak of 3, stratmatt is certainly laying down some dominant alleles in the competitive chess gene pool.
Final Thoughts
In the complex board-game biosphere where every pawn and piece plays a role, stratmatt’s evolution from novice to a 2000+ rated Rapid player is a remarkable tale of perseverance, tactical adaptation, and psychological resilience. This player’s chess genome encodes a fighter, a strategist, and an endgame aficionado—certainly a captivating subject for any chess naturalist or strategy enthusiast.
Keep an eye on stratmatt—the next mutation on the evolutionary ladder of chess mastery!
Feedback for stratmatt
Great job on your recent games! You've shown solid understanding of opening principles, especially with your consistent use of Bishop's Opening and aggressive moves like Qf3 and Bg5 to pressure your opponent early. Your wins indicate good tactical awareness and the ability to capitalize on opponent mistakes quickly.
Strengths
- Opening choices: You favor open, tactical openings (e.g., Bishop's Opening, Sicilian Old Variation), which suits an attacking style.
- Castling timely: You consistently castle early (mostly kingside), ensuring king safety while developing your pieces.
- Piece activity: You use active piece placements and leverage pins and threats well, like in your game finishing with a
Qxh7#checkmate. - Capitalizing on opportunities: Your play highlights quick responses to opponents’ positional errors and piece hanging, leading to material gain and wins.
Areas for Improvement
- Middle-game planning: While your tactics are sharp, enhancing your positional evaluation could reduce risks. Try to plan your piece maneuvers a few moves ahead, focusing on controlling key squares and improving pawn structure.
- Pawn structure: Pay attention to pawns that become isolated or doubled during exchanges (noticed in some games). Better pawn management will give you a stronger long-term grip on the board.
- Time management: In some longer games, time pressure affected the later stages. Practice pacing your moves to remain comfortable into the endgame.
- Endgame technique: Try to review basic endgames to convert your advantages more confidently and avoid surprises from opponents.
- Opening variety: Expanding your opening repertoire could help you handle different opponent styles and avoid predictable positions.
Next Steps
- Review your losses to identify key moments where the balance shifted and consider alternatives.
- Work on solving tactical puzzles regularly to maintain your sharpness.
- Study strategic concepts like outposts, weak squares, and pawn breaks to improve your planning in the middle game.
- Explore endgame basics such as king and pawn endings, rook endings, and simple mating techniques.
Keep up the good work and remember that consistent study and practice will steadily improve your game. Feel free to revisit any of your recent games for a deeper analysis using [this game](https://www.chess.com/game/live/136161122668) as an example of your strong attacking play.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| accuchess | 5W / 8L / 1D | View Games |
| jeff180548 | 9W / 5L / 0D | View Games |
| morenais | 4W / 7L / 1D | View Games |
| sdonnell1 | 10W / 1L / 1D | View Games |
| wtf52 | 2W / 9L / 0D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2010 | |||
| 2024 | 2003 | 1006 | ||
| 2023 | 2003 | 1006 | ||
| 2022 | 1802 | 1619 | ||
| 2021 | 1530 | 1612 | 1704 | |
| 2020 | 1541 | 1603 | 1311 | |
| 2019 | 1106 | |||
| 2018 | 866 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1W / 0L / 0D | 0W / 0L / 0D | 24.0 |
| 2024 | 3W / 1L / 0D | 0W / 0L / 0D | 41.2 |
| 2023 | 547W / 478L / 74D | 520W / 488L / 75D | 81.3 |
| 2022 | 1462W / 1371L / 137D | 1368W / 1368L / 164D | 75.5 |
| 2021 | 1898W / 1813L / 224D | 1891W / 1823L / 247D | 77.8 |
| 2020 | 2441W / 2222L / 232D | 2286W / 2341L / 244D | 73.5 |
| 2019 | 849W / 716L / 90D | 731W / 833L / 93D | 63.8 |
| 2018 | 56W / 52L / 3D | 51W / 56L / 6D | 54.6 |
Openings: Most Played
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 351 | 188 | 136 | 27 | 53.6% |
| French Defense | 269 | 125 | 128 | 16 | 46.5% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 237 | 136 | 80 | 21 | 57.4% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 165 | 80 | 74 | 11 | 48.5% |
| French Defense: Classical Variation, Svenonius Variation | 141 | 59 | 75 | 7 | 41.8% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line | 137 | 73 | 52 | 12 | 53.3% |
| Sicilian Defense | 118 | 61 | 53 | 4 | 51.7% |
| Evans Gambit Accepted, 5.c3 | 109 | 60 | 44 | 5 | 55.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 104 | 41 | 51 | 12 | 39.4% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 97 | 43 | 42 | 12 | 44.3% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amar Gambit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Philidor Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Barnes Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| French Defense: MacCutcheon Variation, Wolf Gambit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Elephant Gambit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Defense | 1974 | 990 | 893 | 91 | 50.1% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 1932 | 943 | 874 | 115 | 48.8% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 1547 | 786 | 660 | 101 | 50.8% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 1289 | 623 | 605 | 61 | 48.3% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 1007 | 537 | 415 | 55 | 53.3% |
| Amazon Attack | 947 | 419 | 475 | 53 | 44.2% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 911 | 439 | 431 | 41 | 48.2% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line | 727 | 332 | 354 | 41 | 45.7% |
| Amar Gambit | 715 | 354 | 322 | 39 | 49.5% |
| Philidor Defense | 667 | 341 | 288 | 38 | 51.1% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Defense | 305 | 150 | 137 | 18 | 49.2% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 203 | 107 | 80 | 16 | 52.7% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 138 | 77 | 57 | 4 | 55.8% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 98 | 45 | 48 | 5 | 45.9% |
| Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation | 93 | 44 | 46 | 3 | 47.3% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 84 | 51 | 32 | 1 | 60.7% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 72 | 40 | 30 | 2 | 55.6% |
| Amar Gambit | 65 | 31 | 32 | 2 | 47.7% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line | 62 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 51.6% |
| Sicilian Defense | 61 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 50.8% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 18 | 3 |
| Losing | 16 | 0 |