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).
Coach's Advice
It's been a while since you played. Play a few more games so we have more positions to review — then I can provide you with clearer, more actionable advice.
🆚 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 |
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 |