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ThinkingA_Head

Playing Since: 2020-08-09 (Inactive)

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Rapid: 1268
5W / 6L / 0D
Blitz: 1622
27W / 26L / 2D
Bullet: 1738
95W / 51L / 5D

Profile Summary: ThinkingA_Head

Meet ThinkingA_Head, a chess warrior who battles fiercely in the realm of blitz and bullet chess, armed with a sharp mind and an impressive arsenal of openings. This player’s rating journey is nothing short of a rollercoaster, climbing steadily from the humble 1400s in 2020 to a peak Blitz rating over 2200 by early 2025 — truly a climb for the books.

Playing Style & Strengths

ThinkingA_Head has a penchant for early resignations — a whopping 99.5% — which means they know when to cut losses, but don't mistake that for faint-heartedness. The average moves per win and loss hover around the 0.4 mark, suggesting quick, often decisive games. They wield the King's Pawn Opening, Birds Opening, and Van't Kruijs Opening with varying effectiveness, while showing a flair for sneaky lines like the Mieses Opening and the Colle System in bullet games.

Stats That Speak

  • Blitz Mastery: Over 33,700 games played with a solid 52.5% win rate — impressive stamina and consistency.
  • Bullet Battles: Punches well above their weight with a peak bullet rating near 2100.
  • Rapid Play: Minimal but respectable rating, showing versatility across time controls.
  • Longest Winning Streak: 20 games — not bad for a player who sometimes bravely surrenders early.
  • Psychological Edge: Best time to pounce? Around 11 AM, proving mornings are the golden hour for this strategist.

Humor in Victory & Defeat

ThinkingA_Head has a curious habit: they often win on time, cunningly outlasting opponents rather than checkmating them in the classic style — patience is truly a virtue! Their recent wins include crafty battles employing the Van't Kruijs Opening and some thrilling queenside skirmishes. But watch out, losses come swift and merciless too; a checkmate or time defeat could happen at any moment, keeping the player humbly grounded.

Opponent Relations and Performance

Having squared off hundreds of times against some familiar foes like blunderman1 and cupcake1000, ThinkingA_Head's performance suggests a well-rounded competitor who's always learning. Their win rates against various notorious opponents range from brutally low to gloriously high — with a strategic mind that never stops adapting.

In summary, ThinkingA_Head is the kind of player who brings energy, strategy, and a dash of unpredictability to the board. Whether it's blitz or bullet, they're always thinking a few moves ahead — mostly to win, sometimes to gracefully bow out and live to fight another day. With a peak rating breaking 2200, they’re inching ever closer to chess stardom (or at least dominating their casual friends at parties).


🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
blunderman1 306W / 290L / 1D View Games
cupcake1000 179W / 154L / 5D View Games
HopefulWin 191W / 119L / 1D View Games
username749243 145W / 148L / 0D View Games
jcrossover_14 146W / 133L / 3D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2232
2024 2215
2023 2099 2103 1268
2022 1738 1667
2021 1775 1401
2020 1761 1640 1471
Rating by Year20202021202220232024202522321268YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 637W / 559L / 3D 587W / 544L / 4D 0.0
2024 4380W / 3965L / 36D 4381W / 3983L / 39D 0.0
2023 3987W / 3360L / 34D 3783W / 3528L / 27D 0.0
2022 6W / 8L / 1D 10W / 9L / 0D 69.9
2021 4W / 2L / 0D 2W / 2L / 0D 82.8
2020 52W / 31L / 3D 55W / 33L / 3D 65.8

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Undefined 33776 17729 15907 143 52.5%
Kings Pawn Opening 22 11 11 0 50.0%
Birds Opening 10 8 2 0 80.0%
Van t Kruijs Opening 5 1 3 1 20.0%
Birds Opening Dutch Variation 3 0 3 0 0.0%
Kings Indian Attack 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation 3 2 1 0 66.7%
French Defense Normal Variation 2 0 2 0 0.0%
French Defense Knight Variation 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Undefined 30 10 20 0 33.3%
Van t Kruijs Opening 15 8 6 1 53.3%
Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense 7 6 1 0 85.7%
Colle System 6 5 1 0 83.3%
Queens Pawn Opening 5 4 1 0 80.0%
Indian Game East Indian Przepiorka Variation 5 4 1 0 80.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Pseudo Catalan Variation 5 2 3 0 40.0%
French Defense Knight Variation 4 4 0 0 100.0%
Indian Game Knights Variation 4 2 2 0 50.0%
Mieses Opening 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Three Knights Opening 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Van t Kruijs Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Birds Opening Dutch Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Reti Opening Queenside Fianchetto Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Kings Gambit Accepted Kings Knight Gambit 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Kings Fianchetto Opening 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Reti Opening Kingside Fianchetto Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
English Opening Anglo Indian Old Indian Formation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Italian Game 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Modern Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 20 6
Losing 26 0
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