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Veteran_night_owl

Playing Since: 2016-11-25 (Inactive)

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Daily: 1200
0W / 1L / 0D
Rapid: 672
34W / 27L / 3D
Blitz: 292
15W / 31L / 2D
Bullet: 243
31W / 66L / 0D

Profile: Veteran_night_owl

Meet Veteran_night_owl, a seasoned chess enthusiast who thrives in the dim glow of late-night battles on the 64 squares. This player’s rating journey is a fascinating evolutionary tale, showcasing peaks in rapid play around 2021 with a max rating of 844, before experiencing a dip — a classic case of adaptation in the wild chess ecosystem.

With a cunning repertoire favoring the King’s Pawn Opening, including sharp variants like the Kings Knight Variation and the Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation (100% win rate, quite the genetic advantage), Veteran_night_owl tends to stalk prey with surgical precision. Though blitz and bullet results show some fluctuating fitness — from max bullet ratings of 568 down to 330 — this player hunts strategically, exhibiting a comeback rate of nearly 47% and a perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece, proving resilience that would make any nocturnal predator proud.

Ever the night owl, their win rates soar after midnight hours, especially between 1 AM and 4 AM, a prime time when their tactical instincts fly at full speed. This is further echoed by a remarkable 85.7% win rate on Thursdays and a solid performance across early morning hours — perhaps fueled by caffeine or some mysterious evolutionary trait.

With an average game length close to 43 moves for wins, Veteran_night_owl doesn't rush the kill — preferring to pace their hunts carefully before delivering the final blow. Despite a modest tilt factor of 7, their psychological resilience is sharp, keeping calm in the heat of battle.

Opponents beware: this nocturnal strategist boasts multiple 100% win records against a variety of challengers including bachaalanii, aliumair12, and vixoozoldyck. Yet, like any creature surviving in a dynamic habitat, losses can happen, but the night is long and full of calculated moves ahead.

Veteran_night_owl’s bio reminds us that even in the cold silence of night, life—and chess—continue in evolutionary flux, with wit, resilience, and a touch of mystery.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
emilybrook23 13W / 2L / 0D
tquern 3W / 1L / 0D
Timur 1W / 1L / 0D
garlid1995 0W / 1L / 0D
zajo51 0W / 1L / 0D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 243 292 672
2023 299 572
2021 395 529 812
2016 1200
Rating by Year2016202120232025812243YearRatingBulletBlitzRapid

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 22W / 22L / 2D 18W / 27L / 2D 55.7
2023 4W / 7L / 1D 7W / 8L / 0D 42.1
2021 17W / 22L / 0D 14W / 26L / 0D 44.8
2016 0W / 0L / 0D 0W / 1L / 0D 5.0

Openings: Most Played

Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 43 20 20 3 46.5%
Kings Pawn Opening 5 4 1 0 80.0%
Queens Pawn Opening Horwitz Defense 3 2 1 0 66.7%
Italian Game 3 2 1 0 66.7%
French Defense Tarrasch Guimard Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
French Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Scandinavian Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Nimzowitsch Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Pirc Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Philidor Defense 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Top Secret 29 13 16 0 44.8%
Van t Kruijs Opening 7 3 4 0 42.9%
Kings Pawn Opening 6 1 5 0 16.7%
Queens Pawn Opening 4 2 2 0 50.0%
Bishops Opening 4 1 3 0 25.0%
Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation 3 0 3 0 0.0%
Petrovs Defense Classical Variation 3 1 2 0 33.3%
Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Center Game 2 0 2 0 0.0%
Petrovs Defense 2 1 1 0 50.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 9 0
Losing 7 1