About Aleksander Kardaś
Aleksander Kardaś is a determined and strategic chess player who has made his mark primarily in rapid chess. With a peak rapid rating reaching 1175 in July 2023, Aleksander shows a flair for methodical planning and a deep understanding of complex positions. Whether it’s an intense mid-day battle or a late-night tactical skirmish, he’s ready to put his skills to the test.
Playing Style and Strengths
Known for his balanced gameplay, Aleksander’s style incorporates:
- Strong endgame skills with nearly half of his games reaching the final phase.
- An average of 60 moves per win, reflecting patience and perseverance.
- He typically makes his first capture on move 5 or 6, showing a cautious but tactical approach.
- With a comeback rate above 70%, Aleksander never backs down easily and thrives under pressure.
- He maintains a healthy respect for time with his best hours being around early morning and mid-afternoon.
Favorite Openings
When it comes to openings, Aleksander enjoys a diverse repertoire with notable successes in:
- The Italian Game - Two Knights Defense with his signature Fegatello Attack (winning over 55% of these rapid games).
- The Philidor Defense, where he commands an impressive 62.5% win rate in rapid.
- Blackburne Shilling Gambit - a tricky choice that yields almost a 46% win rate in rapid and even better in bullet!
- Scandinavian and Evans Gambit Accepted openings, showing his boldness and fighting spirit on the board.
Performance Highlights
Aleksander's chess journey includes:
- Over 5,000 fast-paced rapid games played, experiencing the highs and lows of intense competition.
- Achieving peak blitz and bullet ratings of 941 and 784 respectively, showing versatility across time controls.
- Playing consistently against a wide variety of opponents, including several with whom he has built strong rivalries and impressive win records.
- Adapting strategies to outsmart opponents across all days of the week, with a particularly high win rate on Wednesdays and Tuesdays.
Trivia
- His best time to play is surprisingly at 2:00 AM — the quiet hours when deep thinking pays off.
- He's got a funny quirk: Aleksander has an early resignation rate of just over 5%, meaning he fights hard before conceding.
- Outside the board, Aleksander might just be the only player who enjoys analyzing the Philidor Defense openings for fun!
Overall Performance Overview
Aleksander, your recent bullet games show a solid performance with a strength-adjusted win rate of approximately 55%. This indicates a good balance between your skills and the challenge posed by your opponents. In the past 3 months, you have shown a notable rating increase of 39 points, complemented by a positive and consistent rating trend indicating ongoing improvement, especially in the short term.
Positive Aspects
- You effectively handled openings such as the Caro-Kann Defense and King's Pawn Opening: King's Knight Variation resulting in successful outcomes.
- Strong tactical awareness was demonstrated, especially in midgame and endgame transitions where you capitalized on opponents' mistakes to secure wins.
- Good recognition and handling of time pressure, as many of your wins were concluded with favorable outcomes on time or through checkmate opportunities.
- Steady positive rating trends, particularly evident over the past one and three months, highlight ongoing growth.
Areas for Improvement
- In some games, early tactical oversights led to quick losses, such as the checkmate on move 12 in one game. Focus on early development and king safety to avoid early threats.
- Consider refining your opening repertoire. For instance, in openings like the Giuoco Piano, a momentary lapse allowed an early checkmate. Reviewing common traps in your chosen openings can prevent such outcomes.
- Improving positional play in the midgame, especially against higher-rated players, could help sustain advantages longer and prevent reversals.
- Time management remains crucial; while you've demonstrated good ability in some wins, balancing speed with accuracy under bullet conditions could further improve results.
Recommendations
- Study key lines and traps in your frequently played openings such as the Caro-Kann and Italian Game to deepen your familiarity and avoid pitfalls.
- Practice tactical puzzles focusing on early game tactics to hone pattern recognition, which is vital in bullet chess.
- Analyze your losses, especially those ending in early checkmate, to understand the mistakes and develop defensive awareness.
- Continue working on your time management skills, perhaps using timed exercises to balance accuracy and speed.
- Review games where you successfully converted advantages to reinforce effective strategies.
Looking Ahead
Your rating trend slopes reveal promising progress, particularly over three and six months, indicating strong potential for further growth.
Keep focusing on sharpening your opening repertoire and tactical skills, and you can expect to maintain and accelerate your upward trajectory in bullet chess.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| ostredebiuty | 0W / 68L / 1D | View Games |
| Dawid Czerw | 7W / 6L / 17D | View Games |
| slayprox | 0W / 18L / 0D | View Games |
| lewuss | 2W / 13L / 1D | View Games |
| szachowychogath | 11W / 4L / 0D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 690 | 695 | 980 | |
| 2024 | 690 | 657 | 873 | |
| 2023 | 696 | 714 | 1026 | |
| 2022 | 572 | 437 | 595 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 141W / 134L / 14D | 141W / 131L / 31D | 59.4 |
| 2024 | 64W / 86L / 6D | 54W / 94L / 3D | 53.0 |
| 2023 | 1105W / 1017L / 89D | 897W / 1137L / 115D | 56.5 |
| 2022 | 146W / 163L / 13D | 134W / 168L / 9D | 51.5 |
Openings: Most Played
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 535 | 248 | 271 | 16 | 46.4% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation | 480 | 265 | 195 | 20 | 55.2% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 232 | 116 | 110 | 6 | 50.0% |
| Sicilian Defense | 225 | 93 | 122 | 10 | 41.3% |
| Four Knights Game | 186 | 77 | 103 | 6 | 41.4% |
| Evans Gambit Accepted, 5.c3 | 178 | 88 | 84 | 6 | 49.4% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 169 | 71 | 84 | 14 | 42.0% |
| Barnes Opening: Walkerling | 162 | 74 | 76 | 12 | 45.7% |
| Scotch Game | 141 | 49 | 85 | 7 | 34.8% |
| Philidor Defense | 137 | 86 | 46 | 5 | 62.8% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 57.9% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% |
| Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% |
| Elephant Gambit | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Sicilian Defense | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.1% |
| Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57.1% |
| Amar Gambit | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Australian Defense | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Barnes Defense | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation | 47 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 63.8% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 44 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 40.9% |
| Four Knights Game | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 42.9% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 26 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 38.5% |
| Amazon Attack | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 52.4% |
| Barnes Defense | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 20.0% |
| Sicilian Defense | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 23.5% |
| Barnes Opening: Walkerling | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Center Game | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Petrov's Defense | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 14 | 0 |
| Losing | 15 | 0 |