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Username: waterisgood1

Playing Since: 2020-07-06 (Active)

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Daily: 1773
29W / 1L / 0D
Rapid: 2404
4W / 6L / 2D
Blitz: 2679
61W / 45L / 8D
Bullet: 2702
151W / 70L / 4D

Maximillian Lu - International Master

Also known by the enigmatic username waterisgood1, Maximillian Lu is no ordinary chess player. Awarded the esteemed title of International Master by FIDE, Maximillian is a tactical magician who has mastered blitz, bullet, and daily formats with an ease that would make even the toughest grandmasters sweat.

Rating Rollercoaster & Performance Highlights

Starting out with a Blitz rating of 2000 in 2021, Maximillian quickly catapulted to the dizzying heights of 2750 by 2024. His bullet rating peaked at an impressive 2706, showing that he truly thrives when the clock is mercilessly ticking down. Daily chess? He reigns supreme there too, boasting a win rate north of 90% with the mysterious opening labeled Top Secret—because why reveal your greatest secret weapon?

Playing Style & Psyche

With an endgame frequency of nearly 75% and an average game length exceeding 75 moves for wins, Maximillian is a resilient fighter who doesn't back down. His comeback rate of over 84% and an astonishing 93% win rate after losing a piece suggests that surrender is not in his vocabulary.

Though his tilt factor is a modest 6, he occasionally demonstrates a flair for dramatic comebacks (or despairing losses) that keep fans on the edge of their seats. Rated games can sometimes sting more than casual ones, but that’s just the price of greatness.

Winning Streaks & Rivalries

Maximillian once dazzled with a 19-game winning streak; currently, he's riding high on a 6-game streak. Among his favorite adversaries, asianboy665 has met fierce competition with an 88.6% win rate against him. Other top opponents have fallen to his strategic prowess or survived barely, with win rates varying like a well-mixed opening repertoire.

Maximillian in a Nutshell

  • Strong sides: Bullet and Blitz speed demon, strategic endgame specialist.
  • Favorite opening: Top Secret (because who needs to share all their secrets?).
  • Psychological edge: Can win against the odds and loves a good comeback.
  • Fun fact: Has an 100% win record against several opponents including the mysterious davidbperal and spicyindianswag. Watch out, these names!

In short, Maximillian Lu is a dynamic chess force: fast, resilient, clever, and delightfully unpredictable. Opponents beware—this International Master doesn’t just play chess, he makes it look like an art form (with a few sneaky tricks up his sleeve).


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🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
alexlapratt 27W / 1L / 0D View
Alan Morris-Suzuki 16W / 18L / 0D View
senseisurya_2009 1W / 0L / 0D View
cockroachgirly 0W / 2L / 0D View
xueqincn 1W / 1L / 0D View
Zaphikel 0W / 2L / 0D View
calculatedtacticbutfail 1W / 0L / 0D View
cuentaoficialcm 1W / 0L / 0D View
Hyoukami 1W / 0L / 0D View
Hamzeh_Masoud 0W / 1L / 0D View
Most Played Opponents
asianboy665 70W / 5L / 4D View Games
Alan Morris-Suzuki 16W / 18L / 0D View Games
determinedpawn 22W / 10L / 0D View Games
alexlapratt 27W / 1L / 0D View Games
Shivam Pant 9W / 11L / 0D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2702 2679 1769
2024 2656 2740 1641
2023 2043
2021 2000 2043
2020 2043
Rating by Year2020202120232024202527401641YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 48W / 28L / 2D 51W / 30L / 3D 56.6
2024 100W / 35L / 6D 94W / 38L / 3D 78.1
2023 1W / 0L / 0D 1W / 0L / 0D 65.5
2021 4W / 0L / 0D 4W / 0L / 0D 52.2
2020 2W / 3L / 1D 3W / 3L / 1D 107.8

Openings: Most Played

Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Amazon Attack 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Czech Defense 2 2 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 1 1 0 0 100.0%
French Defense: Exchange Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Catalan Opening 1 1 0 0 100.0%
French Defense: Advance Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
QGD: Chigorin, 3.cxd5 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amar Gambit 119 83 32 4 69.8%
Barnes Defense 48 35 13 0 72.9%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 12 7 4 1 58.3%
Australian Defense 10 4 6 0 40.0%
Czech Defense 8 7 1 0 87.5%
French Defense 5 4 1 0 80.0%
Modern 5 2 3 0 40.0%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation 5 2 2 1 40.0%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 5 3 2 0 60.0%
English Opening 4 3 1 0 75.0%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown 50 37 13 0 74.0%
Amar Gambit 41 23 16 2 56.1%
Barnes Defense 11 7 4 0 63.6%
Australian Defense 8 5 2 1 62.5%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 8 6 1 1 75.0%
French Defense 5 3 2 0 60.0%
Modern 4 1 2 1 25.0%
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation 4 2 1 1 50.0%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 4 3 1 0 75.0%
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 3 0 3 0 0.0%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Hungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Scandinavian Defense 2 1 1 0 50.0%
Alekhine Defense 2 1 1 0 50.0%
French Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
French Defense: Burn Variation 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 1 0 0 100.0%
Caro-Kann Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%
English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense 1 0 0 1 0.0%
Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit 1 0 1 0 0.0%
Sicilian Defense 1 1 0 0 100.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 19 2
Losing 6 0
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