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Warre De Waele FM

Username: Warre

Playing Since: 2015-04-18 (Active)

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Daily: 1712
52W / 22L / 4D
Rapid: 2395
18W / 3L / 4D
Blitz: 2740
4837W / 4647L / 1145D
Bullet: 2582
572W / 512L / 89D

Warre De Waele - FIDE Master Extraordinaire

Meet Warre De Waele, a formidable FIDE Master whose chess journey resembles a thrilling rollercoaster on 64 black and white squares. From humble beginnings with a Blitz rating just over 1000 in 2015, Warre has blitzed past hurdles, rockets straight into the 2800s territory in Blitz—a realm where grandmasters fear to tread. Not bad for someone casually juggling Daily, Bullet, and Rapid games on the side!

Warre’s style? A patient tactician with an average victory lasting nearly 77 moves—because why rush a masterpiece? And when things look grim (losing a piece), Warre’s win rate doesn’t just hold steady—it soars to an incredible 96.12%! Talk about turning lemons into checkmates.

Psychological resilience is key in chess, and Warre has a tilt factor of 13, proving that even when frustration knocks, Warre keeps calm, collects pieces, and counters blows. If "comeback kid" were a title, Warre would own it with an 85.56% comeback rate from tricky positions.

With over 10,000 Blitz games under the belt, including a sturdy 46% win rate with a secret opening repertoire that no opponent sees coming, Warre is a chessforce to be reckoned with. Daily and Rapid formats show even more promise, with win rates tantalizingly close to 70% and 77% respectively—like a Swiss army knife ready for any time control.

Favorite opponents are a mixed bag—some crushed with a perfect 100% win rate, others gift wins in a very sporting fashion. Warre’s streaks have peaked at 12 wins in a row, which could be chess superstardom or sheer unstoppable momentum (or maybe just lucky pawns).

Off the board, Warre’s probably pondering life’s great questions: To castle or not to castle, and why do knights always look like little horseback rogues? Regardless, Warre De Waele’s chess tale is one of determination, skill, and a bit of joyful madness that makes every game worth watching.

Keep an eye on Warre—because on the battlefield of kings and queens, Warre is always a move ahead.


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Strengths in Your Recent Bullet Games

Warre, your recent bullet games showcase several positive aspects that are enabling you to maintain and even improve your rating effectively.

  • Strong Opening Knowledge: Your choice of openings like the Reti Opening and the Three Knights Opening shows solid understanding of flexible and strategic setups. This versatility is a key strength in fast time controls.
  • Time Management: In the games that you won, such as the victory over "ugawugachess", you managed your clock well and capitalized on your opponent's flag fall. This indicates good overall speed and resource management under time pressure.
  • Composure in Complex Positions: You demonstrated effective calculation and tactical awareness, especially noticeable in the way you converted advantages and executed checkmate threats swiftly.
  • Resilience: Your win-loss-draw record of 572-512-89 shows you have a winning edge overall, and your positive rating trend (up by 130 points recently) reflects continuous growth.

Areas for Improvement

While there are clear strengths, you can enhance your bullet play further by focusing on these areas:

  • Opening Win Rates: Some openings like the London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation have a lower win rate (32%). Consider reviewing these lines, or investing time in alternative openings that better suit your style for bullet games.
  • Endgame Precision: Your losses often involve slipping in complex endgames under time pressure. Practicing quick endgame techniques and pattern recognition can improve your ability to convert advantages even at high speeds.
  • Defensive Play: Several of your losses involved opponents delivering checkmate or strong attacks quickly. Enhancing your instinct for defensive resources in bullet games can help reduce sudden defeats.
  • Consistency in Tactical Awareness: Bullet games require sharp and fast tactics. Regular tactical training focusing on spotting forks, pins, and mating nets within seconds will increase your chances to avoid costly blunders.

Recommended Focus for Continued Improvement

Your positive six and twelve-month rating slope shows solid progress. To keep this momentum:

  • Maintain training on your preferred openings that yield a high win percentage, such as the Caro-Kann Defense where you have over 64% wins.
  • Allocate daily practice sessions to rapid tactical puzzles optimized for bullet speed, prioritizing pattern recognition and decision making under seconds.
  • Analyze your bullet losses to look for recurring tactical or positional weaknesses, focusing on remedying these specific areas.
  • Work on improving your endgame technique in simplified positions, since accurate conversion is critical in bullet.

Useful Resources and Next Steps

Consider the following actions to further boost your bullet performance:

  • Review your game links and key positions to identify tactical opportunities you missed. For example, check the game https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chess.com%2Fgame%2Flive%2F123269237840 for complex endgame play.
  • Use bullet-specific opening repertoires with simpler plans to save time on the clock.
  • Take short breaks to keep your focus high during fast time controls.
  • Engage with puzzle rush or similar timed tactical drills to simulate bullet pressure and enhance your instinctive play.


🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
deadonkey2 0W / 1L / 0D
fists23 7W / 1L / 0D
fox1k3 3W / 0L / 0D
gmarkovic21 2W / 2L / 0D
Plamen Mladenov 2W / 1L / 0D
madderrose 2W / 1L / 0D
onegust 2W / 2L / 0D
Richard Leyva Proenza 3W / 4L / 0D
Rix_pv 2W / 2L / 0D
max_the_big_guy 0W / 1L / 0D
Most Played Opponents
Sim Maerevoet 99W / 91L / 29D
Lenaerts Lennert 68W / 109L / 27D
Glen De Schampheleire 21W / 52L / 6D
pleasedontmateme5 15W / 19L / 0D
Aman Hambleton 12W / 15L / 6D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2582 2729 2395 1712
2024 2731 2395 1712
2023 2703 2395 1711
2022 2502 2305 1711
2021 2452 2475 2305 1711
2020 2452 2446 2307
2019 2347 2329
2018 2288 1704 1432
2017 1905 2107
2016 1548
2015 1588 1711
Rating by Year2015201620172018201920202021202220232024202527311432YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 515W / 413L / 106D 447W / 474L / 117D 84.4
2024 140W / 110L / 35D 116W / 138L / 29D 85.6
2023 139W / 109L / 36D 110W / 129L / 47D 85.7
2022 128W / 117L / 29D 123W / 112L / 35D 81.8
2021 189W / 142L / 69D 155W / 185L / 71D 76.6
2020 629W / 536L / 102D 580W / 573L / 115D 75.6
2019 656W / 565L / 131D 584W / 642L / 136D 76.6
2018 270W / 265L / 61D 287W / 269L / 65D 75.7
2017 148W / 109L / 13D 134W / 112L / 12D 37.6
2016 20W / 17L / 0D 19W / 28L / 0D 4.7
2015 211W / 175L / 22D 204W / 191L / 22D 66.7

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown 412 212 200 0 51.5%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 294 143 128 23 48.6%
Caro-Kann Defense 252 118 114 20 46.8%
English Opening: Agincourt Defense 235 107 103 25 45.5%
Amazon Attack 184 95 70 19 51.6%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 183 78 80 25 42.6%
Czech Defense 182 86 76 20 47.2%
Australian Defense 179 97 66 16 54.2%
Amar Gambit 178 85 75 18 47.8%
Sicilian Defense 163 78 64 21 47.9%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense 5 3 2 0 60.0%
Unknown 5 5 0 0 100.0%
Philidor Defense 4 2 2 0 50.0%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation 3 0 3 0 0.0%
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Barnes Defense 3 2 0 1 66.7%
Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation 2 2 0 0 100.0%
QGD: 2...Bf5 3.cxd5 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 61 33 24 4 54.1%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 57 32 22 3 56.1%
Czech Defense 47 23 18 6 48.9%
Amar Gambit 39 16 21 2 41.0%
English Opening: Agincourt Defense 32 13 16 3 40.6%
Modern 30 16 14 0 53.3%
Caro-Kann Defense 29 18 10 1 62.1%
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense 29 12 15 2 41.4%
King's Indian Attack 27 14 7 6 51.9%
Hungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit 25 10 13 2 40.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 12 0
Losing 13 3