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witness21

Playing Since: 2015-07-27 (Inactive)

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Daily: 1562
379W / 366L / 66D
Rapid: 1850
19W / 10L / 4D
Blitz: 2044
4459W / 4340L / 609D
Bullet: 1924
9411W / 9370L / 792D

About witness21

witness21 is an avid chess player known for their love of Rapid games. With a peak blitz rating of 2261 and a bullet peak of 2267, this player certainly knows their way around the chessboard. They have battled countless opponents with a balanced approach, achieving a win rate close to 50% in both blitz and bullet formats.

Playing Style

witness21 exhibits a resilient and strategic playing style, avoiding early resignations and favoring battles that extend well into the endgame, with an impressive 78% frequency in endgame play. Their average game lengths demonstrate patience, averaging about 69 moves for wins and 74 moves for losses, proving that they value thorough calculation and cool-headed gameplay.

  • Early Resignation Rate: 2.38%
  • Endgame Frequency: 78.37%
  • Average Moves per Win: ~69
  • Average Moves per Loss: ~74
  • Average First Capture Move: Around the 7th move
  • White Pieces Win Rate: 49.42%
  • Black Pieces Win Rate: 47.73%

Notable Strengths & Psychology

This player is a comebacker extraordinaire, boasting an 82% comeback rate, making it tough to catch witness21 off guard. Their tilt factor is a moderate 25, meaning witness21 stays rather composed during play. Evening out the shifts between winning and losing, witness21 prefers to play their best around 10:00 AM, proving that early birds really do get to checkmate first.

  • Comeback Rate: 82.44%
  • Tilt Factor: 25 (keeps calm under pressure)
  • Best Time of Day to Play: 10:00 AM
  • Win Rate After Losing Piece: 45.7%
  • One-sided Loss Rate: Low, 2.81%

Favorite Openings

witness21 likes to keep opponents on their toes, with a rich variety of openings across different time controls:

  • Blitz: Caro-Kann Defense (56%), Two Knights Defence (58%), Benoni Defense (54%), and the Sicilian Closed (53%)
  • Bullet: Van’t Kruijs Opening (57%), Pirc Defense (54%), French Defense: 2.Nf3 d5 (57%)
  • Rapid: King’s Indian Defense variations with perfect win records
  • Daily: Queen's Pawn Game (67%), Horwitz Defense impressively at 73%

Performance Highlights

A seasoned competitor, witness21 has played thousands of games across all formats:

  • Blitz: Over 9,000 games with nearly equal wins and losses, plus over 600 draws
  • Bullet: Over 19,000 games, again with a solid winning record
  • Rapid: Fewer games but strong win-to-loss ratio
  • Daily: Consistent play with more wins than losses

Peak ratings achieved:

  • Blitz: 2261 (September 2023)
  • Bullet: 2267 (August 2021)
  • Rapid: 1919 (October 2020)
  • Daily: 1775 (October 2015)

Fun Facts

When not checkmating foes online, witness21 might be:

  • Plotting revenge after a rare losing streak (longest was 25 losses in a row 😱)
  • Enjoying the thrill of a 16 game winning streak that breaks the internet
  • Perfecting the art of the comeback — they often turn the tables when down a piece
  • Keeping it chill with an average game length suggesting serious marathon sessions

🆚 Opponent Insights

Most Played Opponents
alduser1981 33W / 31L / 6D
rodrigo del puerto 8W / 58L / 2D
nanopause 23W / 27L / 1D
dfantini 18W / 28L / 3D
japon1717 21W / 19L / 2D

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2044
2024 1924 1989
2023 1945 1996
2022 1958 2079 1850
2021 2149 1962 1763
2020 1964 1991 1786
2019 1899 1983
2018 1825 1789 1562
2017 1744 1648 1628
2016 1504 1641 1585
2015 1333 1467 1494
Rating by Year2015201620172018201920202021202220232024202521491333YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 27W / 21L / 4D 22W / 23L / 6D 76.7
2024 379W / 372L / 51D 361W / 383L / 65D 82.1
2023 619W / 589L / 94D 567W / 631L / 86D 81.2
2022 461W / 384L / 55D 406W / 423L / 52D 76.6
2021 690W / 609L / 84D 704W / 592L / 86D 77.2
2020 808W / 782L / 94D 812W / 823L / 78D 77.9
2019 1307W / 1343L / 120D 1227W / 1426L / 113D 73.8
2018 2122W / 1917L / 144D 2076W / 1950L / 168D 69.7
2017 1046W / 890L / 63D 1018W / 896L / 54D 65.9
2016 193W / 203L / 27D 192W / 203L / 33D 70.5
2015 105W / 84L / 8D 94W / 91L / 10D 65.3

Openings: Most Played

Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown 371 190 181 0 51.2%
Caro-Kann Defense 141 79 57 5 56.0%
Queen's Pawn Game 132 55 66 11 41.7%
Queen's Pawn: 1...e6 2.c4 112 55 49 8 49.1%
Benoni Defense: Old Benoni 92 50 39 3 54.4%
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal 87 34 45 8 39.1%
Horwitz Defense 86 41 38 7 47.7%
Van't Kruijs Opening 84 40 39 5 47.6%
Sicilian: Closed 77 41 31 5 53.2%
Two Knights Defence 64 37 25 2 57.8%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Van't Kruijs Opening 527 299 215 13 56.7%
Queen's Pawn Game 486 243 223 20 50.0%
Queen's Pawn: 1...e6 2.c4 399 200 187 12 50.1%
Benoni Defense: Old Benoni 395 180 194 21 45.6%
Horwitz Defense 364 186 167 11 51.1%
Pirc Defense 313 169 137 7 54.0%
Mieses Opening 266 135 118 13 50.8%
Caro-Kann Defense 252 119 123 10 47.2%
Modern Defense 217 106 98 13 48.9%
French: 2.Nf3 d5 208 119 80 9 57.2%
Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Unknown Opening* 98 44 46 8 44.9%
Queen's Pawn Game 18 12 6 0 66.7%
Horwitz Defense 11 8 2 1 72.7%
Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack 10 5 5 0 50.0%
Bishop's Opening: 3.d3 6 2 3 1 33.3%
Caro-Kann Defense 6 3 2 1 50.0%
Unknown 6 5 1 0 83.3%
Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation 6 2 4 0 33.3%
Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation 6 2 4 0 33.3%
French: 2.Nf3 d5 6 3 3 0 50.0%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 16 0
Losing 25 6