Meet Yanis Edel aka Yaya_44: The Chessboard Biologist
Yanis Edel, better known in the chess ecosystem as Yaya_44, is a player whose rating history tells a tale of evolution akin to natural selection. Starting with humble beginnings in 2019 with a daily rating hovering around 800, Yanis has been on a quest to adapt and grow, showing a resilient comeback rate of 55.81% – proving that even when their pieces go extinct, the species manages to survive!
Yanis’s playing style is a fascinating study in biology-meets-strategy. With an early resignation rate of about 13%, Yaya_44 knows when to conserve energy for the next battle, instead of mutating into a losing position. Their games are a balanced mix of long and careful skirmishes, with nearly 50 moves per game, whether in victory or defeat, showcasing a patient predator lurking in the shadows of the chessboard savannah.
When it comes to openings, Yanis has demonstrated a selective preference – thriving particularly well in some environments. Their Queens Pawn Opening and Alekhine's Defense Maroczy Variation boast a flawless 100% win rate in daily play, a few well-adapted genes that really pass on the survival advantage.
From bullet to rapid, Yanis experiments across all time controls, but it’s the rapid games where the survival challenge really intensifies, with a tougher win-to-loss ratio. Yet, despite these challenges, their resilience at the microscopic level of tactical blunders is impressive – sporting a perfect 100% win rate even after losing a critical piece, a true testament to evolutionary ingenuity on the board.
Socially, Yaya_44 has nemeses and allies alike: tssmama and lechapelain are frequent encounters in the wild tournament habitats, while some opponents like papasales have fallen prey 100% of the time. Yanis adapts, learns, and continues the hunt with a tilt factor of just 9%, indicating a cool-headed strategist in the pressure-cooker environment of competitive play.
Fun fact: Yanis’s highest win rates occur on Mondays (50%) and during the 20th hour of the day (58.33%) – apparently, evolutionarily optimized to bring the heat when the rest of the ecosystem might be winding down.
In summary, Yanis Edel is a chess player who embodies the survival of the fittest – whose games are a delicate dance of strategic mutations, tactical survival, and resilient comebacks. A real chessboard biologist, constantly evolving their game one move at a time.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| tssmama | 8W / 14L / 3D | View Games |
| lechapelain | 7W / 11L / 2D | View Games |
| laquiche8 | 2W / 9L / 0D | View Games |
| tareo44 | 0W / 5L / 0D | View Games |
| b0g0ss | 0W / 4L / 0D | View Games |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 411 | 358 | 339 | 731 |
| 2024 | 621 | |||
| 2023 | 540 | 435 | 621 | 611 |
| 2019 | 700 | 644 | 586 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14W / 8L / 1D | 2W / 21L / 2D | 56.2 |
| 2024 | 1W / 1L / 0D | 0W / 2L / 0D | 39.0 |
| 2023 | 5W / 16L / 3D | 12W / 14L / 2D | 64.4 |
| 2019 | 6W / 16L / 1D | 3W / 14L / 0D | 30.9 |
Openings: Most Played
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22.2% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Petrovs Defense | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Petrovs Defense Classical Variation | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Top Secret | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kings Pawn Opening | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Alekhines Defense Maroczy Variation | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Queens Pawn Opening | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Nimzowitsch Defense | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| French Defense Normal Variation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro Kann Defense | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Petrovs Defense Classical Variation | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Kings Pawn Opening | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bishops Opening Berlin Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reti Opening | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Chigorin Variation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense Closed | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Philidor Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Pawn Opening Zukertort Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Four Knights Game | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ponziani Opening Jaenisch Counterattack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Petrovs Defense Three Knights Game | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| French Defense Knight Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Vienna Game Max Lange Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Queens Pawn Opening Accelerated London System | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Speers Variation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavian Defense | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Leonardis Variation | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Kings Pawn Opening Kings Knight Variation | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense Closed | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Kings Pawn Opening | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Queens Pawn Opening | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Philidor Defense | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Variation | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| French Defense Knight Variation | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Undefined | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 3 | 0 |
| Losing | 9 | 2 |