OpeningSpy Prep dossier

Opponent

penguingm1

Lichess · 300 rated games · May 2020–Dec 2023 · prepared for nihalsarin2004

AggressiveTime-trouble prone1.e4 loyalistUltrabullet specialist
2223ultraBullet rating
63%overall score
32avg moves
● 189 wins
● 1 draws · ● 110 losses

Your game plan

Three moves to make for each colour, based on their real results. Confidence reflects sample size.

When you have White

1

Open with 1.e3 — their lowest score (55%) among first moves they've faced

Faced 11 times. Most common reply: d5. Medium confidence

1.e3 d5 2.a4

r n b q k b n r
p p p . p p p p
. . . . . . . .
. . . p . . . .
P . . . . . . .
. . . . P . . .
. P P P . P P P
R N B Q K B N R
2

Steer toward the King's Indian Attack — their weak spot at 17%

+1 =0 −5 for them. You score 100% in it (5 games). Small sample (6)

1.g3 d5 2.Nf3

r n b q k b n r
p p p . p p p p
. . . . . . . .
. . . p . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . N P .
P P P P P P . P
R N B Q K B . R
✕

Avoid the French Defense — they score 61% there

Their comfort zone: +23 =0 −15. High confidence

1.e4 e6

r n b q k b n r
p p p p . p p p
. . . . p . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . P . . .
. . . . . . . .
P P P P . P P P
R N B Q K B N R

When you have Black

1

Expect 1.e4 (90% of their White games) — answer with the French Defense: they score 48% there

23 games: +11 =0 −12 for them. Medium confidence

1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3

r n b q k b n r
p p p . . p p p
. . . . p . . .
. . . p . . . .
. . . . P . . .
. . N . . N . .
P P P P . P P P
R . B Q K B . R
✕

Avoid the Scandinavian Defense — they score 64% there

Their comfort zone: +18 =0 −10. High confidence

1.e4 d5 2.Nc3 dxe4 3.Nxe4

r n b q k b n r
p p p . p p p p
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . N . . .
. . . . . . . .
P P P P . P P P
R . B Q K B N R
3

Plan for a medium game — steer for a rich middlegame rather than early trades

They score 45% in medium games vs 63% overall. High confidence

Their weak spots

Openings where they score under 50%.

French Defensewhen you have Black · 23 games Medium confidence
48%

Avoid these

Openings where they score 65%+.

Modern Defensewhen you have Black · 13 games Medium confidence
69%
Caro-Kann Defensewhen you have Black · 21 games Medium confidence
69%
Hungarian Openingwhen you have White · 22 games Medium confidence
68%
Englund Gambit Declinedwhen you have White · 12 games Medium confidence
67%

When they have White

149 games · score 64%

Opening names often describe the defence chosen by their opponents; the right-hand column shows their own first move. Bar length = how often, colour = how well they score (green they struggle, red they're strong).

Openings reached

Scandinavian Defense28 · 19%
64%
French Defense23 · 15%
48%
Caro-Kann Defense21 · 14%
69%
Modern Defense13 · 9%
69%
Pirc Defense11 · 7%
82%
Alekhine Defense small sample8 · 5%
88%
Sicilian Defense small sample8 · 5%
75%
Vienna Game small sample6 · 4%
67%

First move

1.e4134 · 90%
67%
1.d4 small sample6 · 4%
50%
1.Nf3 small sample4 · 3%
25%
1.b3 small sample3 · 2%
67%
1.g3 small sample1 · 1%
0%

When they have Black

151 games · score 62%

Opening names often describe the system White chose; the right-hand column shows their reply to the first move. Bar length = how often, colour = how well they score (green they struggle, red they're strong).

Openings reached

French Defense38 · 25%
61%
Hungarian Opening22 · 15%
68%
Zukertort Opening13 · 9%
62%
Englund Gambit Declined12 · 8%
67%
Queen's Pawn Game small sample9 · 6%
89%
Van't Kruijs Opening small sample8 · 5%
50%
Queen's Gambit Declined small sample7 · 5%
57%
Van Geet Opening small sample6 · 4%
50%

Their reply

1.e4 … e638 · 25%
61%
1.Nf3 … e522 · 15%
55%
1.g3 … d521 · 14%
57%
1.d4 … e514 · 9%
71%
1.d4 … d512 · 8%
75%
1.e3 … d510 · 7%
50%

Tendencies

By game length

85%
Short · under 30 moves128 games
45%
Medium · 30–50 moves146 games
58%
Long · 50+ moves26 games

By time control

63%
ultraBullet266 games
62%
bullet34 games

How they lose

110losses
  • Flagged (time) 100
  • Checkmated 5
  • Resigned 4
  • Didn't start 1

Your repertoire

nihalsarin2004 · 200 games · score 75%

Your White

Queen's Pawn Game16 · 16%
94%
Zukertort Opening13 · 13%
54%
Benoni Defense10 · 10%
80%
Modern Defense small sample6 · 6%
67%
King's Indian Attack small sample5 · 5%
100%
French Defense small sample5 · 5%
20%

Your Black

French Defense15 · 15%
67%
Indian Defense13 · 13%
85%
Four Knights Game11 · 11%
77%
Sicilian Defense small sample9 · 9%
67%
Modern Defense small sample6 · 6%
83%
Caro-Kann Defense small sample5 · 5%
80%

Here the percentage is your score; green = you do well.

OpeningSpy

Cheat sheet · penguingm1

2223 ultraBullet · 300 games · Aggressive · Time-trouble prone · 1.e4 loyalist

You have White

1

Open with 1.e3 — their lowest score (55%) among first moves they've faced

Faced 11 times. Most common reply: d5. Medium confidence

1.e3 d5 2.a4

r n b q k b n r
p p p . p p p p
. . . . . . . .
. . . p . . . .
P . . . . . . .
. . . . P . . .
. P P P . P P P
R N B Q K B N R
2

Steer toward the King's Indian Attack — their weak spot at 17%

+1 =0 −5 for them. You score 100% in it (5 games). Small sample (6)

1.g3 d5 2.Nf3

r n b q k b n r
p p p . p p p p
. . . . . . . .
. . . p . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . N P .
P P P P P P . P
R N B Q K B . R
✕

Avoid the French Defense — they score 61% there

Their comfort zone: +23 =0 −15. High confidence

1.e4 e6

r n b q k b n r
p p p p . p p p
. . . . p . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . P . . .
. . . . . . . .
P P P P . P P P
R N B Q K B N R

You have Black

1

Expect 1.e4 (90% of their White games) — answer with the French Defense: they score 48% there

23 games: +11 =0 −12 for them. Medium confidence

1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3

r n b q k b n r
p p p . . p p p
. . . . p . . .
. . . p . . . .
. . . . P . . .
. . N . . N . .
P P P P . P P P
R . B Q K B . R
✕

Avoid the Scandinavian Defense — they score 64% there

Their comfort zone: +18 =0 −10. High confidence

1.e4 d5 2.Nc3 dxe4 3.Nxe4

r n b q k b n r
p p p . p p p p
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . N . . .
. . . . . . . .
P P P P . P P P
R . B Q K B N R
3

Plan for a medium game — steer for a rich middlegame rather than early trades

They score 45% in medium games vs 63% overall. High confidence

Score = their (wins + ½ draws) ÷ games. Green = they struggle, red = they're strong. Generated 16 Oct 2026 from public Lichess games.