Waleed Najem

Waleed Najem - The Chessboard Biologist

Meet Waleed Najem, a player whose chess journey has been nothing short of a fascinating evolutionary tale. Starting in 2021 with a rapid rating of 550, Waleed has steadily increased his elo like a well-adapted species, climbing up to an impressive 876 by 2025. His growth curve is a classic case of survival of the fittest on the 64 squares!

With over 3,000 rapid games under his belt, Waleed’s approach to chess is much like a cell adapting to its environment—flexible and resilient. His win-loss-draw record in rapid is nearly balanced: 929 victories, 965 losses, and 72 draws, showing that sometimes even the strongest organisms must endure challenges to evolve.

Waleed’s opening repertoire remains top secret—DNA code encrypted! Yet this mystery strategy has yielded a respectable 47.25% win rate across almost 2,000 games. He's as sneaky as a genetic mutation that catches opponents off guard.

When it comes to tactics, he displays an innate ability to come back from adversity with a comeback rate of 54.68%. Waleed’s perfect 100% win rate after losing a piece is like a cell repairing DNA damage flawlessly—truly a master of resilience and regeneration.

His longest winning streak of 9 games reveals a predator in his prime, striking decisively and then enjoying the feast before the next challenge arises. Although his current winning streak is paused, the chess ecosystem is ever-changing, and he’s ready to adapt once again.

Waleed’s style could be summed up as methodical and persistent: averaging 48 moves per win and 53 moves per loss, he thrives in lengthy endgames with a 47.26% endgame frequency. A true strategist who prefers to let the game mature—like a fine biological process unfolding.

Fun fact: his highest daily rating in 2023 was 939, but his bullet adventures remind us that even organisms can have fast, fleeting moments—with a max bullet rating of 379, speed isn’t his primary gene of choice.

Off the board, Waleed’s psychological resilience is admirable. With a tilt factor of just 13 and a keen ability to bounce back, he’s the molecular biologist of mental endurance in chess.

Whether facing familiar opponents like tahajassim (with a tough 27.27% win rate) or celebrating clean sweeps against others like pichirrichi, his record is a rich ecosystem of victories and lessons.

Keep an eye on waleed4168 as he continues to adapt, thrive, and perhaps even mutate into new forms of chess excellence. In this game of kings, his biological drive to improve ensures he’s always a fascinating specimen on the board.