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.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| swordoftheword16 | 1W / 1L / 1D | View |
| kheni19474 | 0W / 1L / 0D | View |
| bluejaybro | 1W / 0L / 0D | View |
| qwerrrrty | 2W / 1L / 0D | View |
| adi64bond | 0W / 1L / 0D | View |
| Vinay Bhat | 0W / 1L / 1D | View |
| Alexey Furtuna | 2W / 1L / 1D | View |
| Filip Boe Olsen | 0W / 1L / 0D | View |
| agm99999 | 0W / 1L / 0D | View |
| HandyClover | 1W / 1L / 0D | View |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sim Maerevoet | 99W / 91L / 29D | View Games |
| Lenaerts Lennert | 68W / 109L / 27D | View Games |
| Glen De Schampheleire | 21W / 52L / 6D | View Games |
| pleasedontmateme5 | 15W / 19L / 0D | View Games |
| Aman Hambleton | 12W / 15L / 6D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2582 | 2668 | 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 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 548W / 439L / 110D | 472W / 505L / 124D | 84.0 |
| 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 | 296 | 143 | 130 | 23 | 48.3% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 269 | 129 | 120 | 20 | 48.0% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 235 | 107 | 103 | 25 | 45.5% |
| Czech Defense | 186 | 88 | 77 | 21 | 47.3% |
| Amazon Attack | 184 | 95 | 70 | 19 | 51.6% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 183 | 78 | 80 | 25 | 42.6% |
| Amar Gambit | 181 | 86 | 76 | 19 | 47.5% |
| Australian Defense | 180 | 97 | 67 | 16 | 53.9% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack | 166 | 77 | 71 | 18 | 46.4% |
| 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% |
| Barnes Defense | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% |
| 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% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Amar Gambit | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| King's Indian Defense: Exchange Variation | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Geller Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| King's Indian Defense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| QGD: 4.Nf3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 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 | 2 |