Meet TocandoMadera: The Chess Virtuoso with a Twist
In the swirling tempest of pawns and knights, TocandoMadera dances with a flourish of strategy and an occasional dash of cheeky fortune. With a blistering Blitz rating peaking at 2561 in 2025, this player isn’t just moving pieces—they’re moving mountains.
Starting out with a modest intelligence rating of 1801, TocandoMadera rapidly ascended the ranks, closing the year at an impressive 2511 in Blitz and a solid 2230 in Bullet. Over 1,577 Blitz games and 90 Bullet battles, their win rates tell a story of tenacity and sharp tactical sense: nearly 48.3% in Blitz and a mighty 65.5% in Bullet, proving they're a force to be reckoned with in both speed and cunning.
Known for a style that combines marathon-like endgame endurance (a whopping 87.5% endgame frequency) with a surprising average of 83 moves per win, TocandoMadera clearly believes in the beauty of a drawn-out fight rather than quick checkmates. Their “comeback rate” is a staggering 90%, and when down a piece, this savvy tactician clinches victory 100% of the time. Talk about turning the tables!
But beware—the psychological rollercoaster is real. With a tilt factor of 8, TocandoMadera might occasionally channel their frustrations—but hey, who doesn’t? Interestingly, they win more often with White (52.1%) than with Black (46.3%), proving they like having the first move, but never fear a fight from the darker squares.
When it comes to opponents, TocandoMadera has a mixed bag of friendships and rivalries. While some like hidey32 have fallen 100% of the time, others like valentindd1010 pose more of a challenge with a win rate just above 14%. Their longest winning streak? An eye-popping 26 games—imagine the nerves of their foes!
Playing hours? Prepare to catch them awake at the most mysterious times—peak win rates happen at 6 AM and the witching hours of 0 and 1 AM, where the mind and coffee gears truly sync.
Blending resilience, stamina, and a splash of unpredictable genius, TocandoMadera’s biography may yet fill pages of annotated games and tales of spectacular comebacks. Whether they’re tapping the wood for luck or just tocando madera, this player's story is one to follow for any chess aficionado with a taste for both the dramatic and the divine.
Hi TocandoMadera – Coach’s Review
Quick snapshot
Your recent form in blitz is heading the right way: . Keep the volume high but focused.
What you are already doing well
- Structured openings. With White you steer play into familiar Queen’s-Gambit (b3) and King’s-Indian-type pawn structures, giving you middlegames you understand. Your win vs pakisrejocc is a model example.
- Energetic pawn storms. g- and h-pawn advances against fianchetto set-ups paid off (13.gxf6 & 21.Qh6+ against tastambekovtimur).
- Technical conversion. The 80-move knight ending versus keres1962 showed patience and good king activity.
Main areas to sharpen
- Time management – top priority.
Five of your last six losses were on time in positions that were drawable or better (e.g. dead-even rook endgame vs John Arni Nilssen).
• Enter games with a simple budget: Opening ≈ 45 s, Middlegame ≈ 90 s, Endgame ≈ 45 s.
• If the position is calm, play the “good enough” move—perfection isn’t worth a flag.
• Mix in 3 + 2 games to train playing accurate moves quickly. - Evaluating pawn breaks.
In the Dutch loss to extremedynamicattacker, 23…Nxe5? gave up your best defender and weakened the king. Before committing to …c5, …f5 or …e5 ask the pawn-break checklist: Who benefits in king safety, piece activity, and weak squares? - French Advance defence.
The …Qb6 idea is fine, but your light-squared bishop often stays trapped. Study plans with 6…Bd7–Rc8 or the modern …Ne7/…Nf5/…h5 scheme to improve piece activity. - End-game technique under clock pressure.
Against 1d3bestbytest you had drawing chances in a rook-vs-minor-piece race, but 50…Ke6? boxed your own king. Drill Lucena & Philidor setups so they become autopilot moves that save time.
Targeted drills for the next week
| Theme | Exercise | Goal |
|---|---|---|
| Fast calculation | 3-min Puzzle Rush until 35+ score | Sharper tactical vision in < 30 s |
| French Advance (Black) | Play 10 engine sparring games starting after 4.e5 c5 5.c3 Qb6 | Automatic piece activation |
| Rook endings | Lucena & Philidor technique drills | Save/convert with < 20 s |
Next milestones
Fix the time-trouble habit and refine your French plans, and 2500 blitz is realistic within 6-8 weeks.
Good luck & enjoy the grind! – Coach
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ruben Akhayan | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| Kalo_paidi | 3W / 1L / 0D | |
| ta1zerr | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| touchepasamonroi | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| doffschnoff | 1W / 1L / 0D | |
| danieljaber | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| krishsna | 0W / 0L / 1D | |
| fmkid2026 | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| pavelaval | 2W / 1L / 0D | |
| starazagora | 2W / 2L / 2D | |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| luiso1961 | 7W / 9L / 1D | |
| Shlawutski | 5W / 9L / 2D | |
| Alan Stein | 5W / 8L / 1D | |
| marabu44 | 4W / 9L / 1D | |
| krishnamurti3 | 5W / 8L / 0D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2415 | 2423 | 2023 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1238W / 1162L / 259D | 1118W / 1341L / 218D | 88.4 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Defense: Larsen Variation | 329 | 163 | 140 | 26 | 49.5% |
| French Defense | 239 | 111 | 110 | 18 | 46.4% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 218 | 91 | 100 | 27 | 41.7% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 198 | 70 | 115 | 13 | 35.4% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line | 188 | 78 | 93 | 17 | 41.5% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | 182 | 81 | 89 | 12 | 44.5% |
| Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Amsterdam Variation | 171 | 68 | 79 | 24 | 39.8% |
| Australian Defense | 169 | 79 | 73 | 17 | 46.8% |
| Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit | 164 | 70 | 78 | 16 | 42.7% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense | 155 | 63 | 69 | 23 | 40.6% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 37.5% |
| Australian Defense | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 50.0% |
| King's Indian Defense: Larsen Variation | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88.9% |
| French Defense | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% |
| QGD: 2...Bf5 3.cxd5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% |
| Amazon Attack | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42.9% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| QGD: 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Slav Defense: Alekhine Variation | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40.0% |
| Amar Gambit | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.0% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Slav Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| French Defense: MacCutcheon Variation, Wolf Gambit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| QGD: 2...Bf5 3.cxd5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 26 | 1 |
| Losing | 9 | 0 |