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Username: Trickov

Location: Hostivice

Playing Since: 2020-03-20 (Inactive)

Wow Factor: ♟♟

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Daily: 1800
16W / 7L / 0D
Rapid: 2550
37W / 3L / 18D
Blitz: 2446
360W / 230L / 68D
Bullet: 2330
456W / 178L / 30D

Vasil Trickov - International Master Extraordinaire

Meet Vasil Trickov, a chess player whose name practically screams "Prepare to be tricked!" Awarded the prestigious title of International Master by FIDE, Trickov has carved out a reputation as a formidable tactician and master of cunning moves across various chess formats.

Rating and Performance Highlights

  • Rapid Chess: Peaked at a dazzling 2550 in 2021, with a remarkable approximately 64% win rate using “Top Secret” openings—because why reveal your secrets?
  • Blitz Chess: Reached a personal best rating of 2446, winning nearly two-thirds of the games, proving quick thinking is Trickov's playground.
  • Bullet Chess: Consistently strong with a peak rating of 2335 in 2021 and an impressive ability to triage the chaos of lightning-fast games with a steady 68.7% win rate.
  • Daily Chess: Despite a smaller sample size, Trickov’s mastery still shines with a solid 70.8% win rate.

The Numbers Behind the Moves

Over years of digital dueling, Trickov has amassed over 2,500 games in blitz alone, securing 1,340 wins, a testament to enduring stamina and skill. Their longest winning streak? An incredible 18 games—proof that when Trickov gets into the zone, opponents should start updating their resumes.

A Tactical Mind with a Psychological Edge

Vasil’s chess style is all about endurance and precision: with an endgame frequency of 77.21%, they love to play the long game—a slow and steady killer. The average winning game clocks around 69 moves, showing patience that would make a monk jealous. And when the chips are down, Trickov shines brightest with an 85.14% rate of comebacks and a perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece—because giving up simply isn’t in the playbook.

A Player of Black and White

Trickov wields both white and black pieces with cunning equal control, boasting a 68.68% win rate with white and a solid 65.16% with black. Opponents beware: regardless of color, you’re in for a battle of wits!

Fun Facts & Oddities

  • Has a mysterious obsession with "Top Secret" openings. Is it an actual opening or just a very well-hidden move? The world may never know.
  • Trickov’s win rate peaks at the early hours—winning 100% of games started at midnight and 5 AM suggests they’re either a night owl or a time traveler who bends the hours in their favor.
  • Despite a strong mental game, their "tilt factor" stands surprisingly high at 19—showing even IMs sometimes want to flip the board but choose not to (mostly).

From blitz storms to rapid showdowns, Vasil Trickov is a chess force truly worthy of respect—and maybe a little awe, or at least a pinch of caution when facing off. Remember, in Trickov’s chess universe, the pieces may be black and white, but the strategy has 1,001 shades of clever.


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Coach Chesswick

Hi Vasil (Trickov) – personalised post-game feedback

Snapshot

Current strength: ambitious attacking player with a solid core repertoire (1.d4/1.c4 as White; Sicilian & QGD structures as Black).
Peak blitz rating: 2446 (2021-04-27)
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Your biggest strengths

  • Tactical alertness: Games against palinos and filip_kohout show accurate calculation of forcing lines (e.g. 17.Rxa8!, 32.f5!, 37.b8=Q).
  • Piece activity over material: You willingly give pawns/quality for active files or passed pawns – a hallmark of strong practical play.
  • Converting advantages: Once you reach a winning position you finish cleanly; the mating net 40.Rxg7+ Kh6 41.Rh7# was textbook.

High-impact improvements (ranked)

  1. Time-management in Daily & Blitz
    Four of your last five “losses” were time-forfeits in daily games. Consider:
    • Activate vacation/time-out alerts on the Chess.com app.
    • Adopt a “touch-daily-games first” routine each log-in.
    In blitz, your clock often dipped below 20 s with winning positions. Train with 1-second increment games to practise pre-move safety and simplifying when ahead.
  2. Opening efficiency
    • Against the Slav you played 5.c5? – locking the centre and losing White’s traditional pressure. Try 5.e3 or 5.cxd5 followed by Minority Attack.
    • You handle the Smith-Morra well tactically, but theoretical traps after 12…Qa5?! may back-fire vs stronger opponents. Add the solid 10…e6 11…Nge7 plan to your repertoire.
  3. End-game finesse
    Although you usually finish before an endgame appears, positions like move 31…Rf6 vs Palinos reveal rushed technique (…g5 created counter-play). Study 15-minute sessions of basic rook endings three times a week.

Action plan (next 4 weeks)

  • Week 1 – Solve 50 intermediate tactics /day; focus on zwischenzug and deflection themes.
  • Week 2 – Analyse 5 classical games with early c5 in the Slav to learn model plans.
  • Week 3 – Play 20 blitz games with a strict “convert with >30 s left” target.
  • Week 4 – Review 10 rook-endgame positions with tablebase validation.

Motivational takeaway

Your attacking instinct already outclasses most sub-2300 opposition. Pair it with reliable clock handling and a tidier opening move-order, and a 2400+ blitz rating is realistic this season.
Keep the energy high and enjoy the climb!



🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
sophie_dekker 1W / 34L / 1D View Games
gunsberg 21W / 10L / 3D View Games
Bernardo Roselli 13W / 16L / 2D View Games
ojncooley 12W / 8L / 2D View Games
zhuchila 13W / 8L / 1D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2021 2330 2446 2550 1800
2020 2253 2106 2458
Rating by Year2020202125502106YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2021 307W / 93L / 24D 292W / 101L / 28D 74.0
2020 649W / 258L / 61D 602W / 294L / 55D 73.6

Openings: Most Played

Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 4 4 0 0 100.0%
Unknown 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Barnes Defense 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Catalan Opening 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Amazon Attack 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Catalan Opening: Open Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense 53 40 12 1 75.5%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 52 37 14 1 71.2%
Australian Defense 32 23 6 3 71.9%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 28 13 15 0 46.4%
Slav Defense: Alekhine Variation 27 20 5 2 74.1%
Catalan Opening: Closed 25 21 4 0 84.0%
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit 24 20 4 0 83.3%
Döry Defense 23 16 6 1 69.6%
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 20 12 6 2 60.0%
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Accepted 18 7 11 0 38.9%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amar Gambit 384 294 75 15 76.6%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 170 127 40 3 74.7%
Barnes Defense 138 103 33 2 74.6%
Barnes Opening: Walkerling 94 64 26 4 68.1%
Australian Defense 74 58 10 6 78.4%
Sicilian Defense 72 44 17 11 61.1%
Modern 65 48 15 2 73.8%
English Opening 63 38 23 2 60.3%
Amazon Attack 62 42 19 1 67.7%
Bird Opening 50 31 19 0 62.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense 4 3 1 0 75.0%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 4 2 0 2 50.0%
Slav Defense 3 1 0 2 33.3%
Döry Defense 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Slav Defense: Czech Variation 2 2 0 0 100.0%
QGA: 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 2 1 0 1 50.0%
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Amsterdam Variation 2 0 0 2 0.0%
Catalan Opening: Closed 2 1 0 1 50.0%
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation 2 0 0 2 0.0%
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Delayed Fianchetto 2 1 0 1 50.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 18 0
Losing 19 7
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