bullet comparison
hikaru vs gothamchess
278 & 527 recent games · bullet
hikaru is 2.5× less likely to lose on time — 6% of losses to 15%.
2.5×less likely to flag
win rate
79.8%
hikaru · 638 / 800
56.9%
gothamchess · 455 / 800
losses on time
6%
hikaru · 3 / 51
15%
gothamchess · 25 / 164
seconds a move
0.6
hikaru
0.6
gothamchess
blunders
1.8
hikaru · per 100 moves
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gothamchess
rating change
+24
hikaru · ±1 game
+60
gothamchess · ±1 game
Biggest differences
After a loss they part ways — hikaru the Tilter, gothamchess the Zen.
hikaru · Tiltergothamchess · Zen
Where they're alike
Both jump straight back in — 84% and 82% of requeues inside 90s.
They leave the opening at the same speed — 0.4s and 0.4s a move.
Almost identical thinking speed — 0.6s and 0.6s a move.
Clock & pace(median think time)
hikarugothamchess
opening0.4s0.4s
middlegame0.8s0.8s
endgame0.5s0.4s
Style profiles
hikaru
The Berserker
fastPlays quickly
attackingSeeks attack
appetite for a fightnot enough signal
tilt-proneEmotional swings
gothamchess
The Assassin
fastPlays quickly
attackingSeeks attack
appetite for a fightnot enough signal
composedEmotional control
Openings(shared ground)
hikaru win rategothamchess win rateedge
Only hikaru plays
Indian Game Knights Variation East Indian Defense75% wins · 12 games
Bishops Opening Berlin Vienna Hybrid Variation66.7% wins · 12 games
Scandinavian Defense Closed44.4% wins · 9 games
Only gothamchess plays
Undefined57.1% wins · 56 games
Reti Opening47.8% wins · 23 games
Trompowsky Attack63.2% wins · 19 games
Engine analysis
Engine comparison unavailable — gothamchess's games in this sample aren't engine-analysed.
hikaru1.81.8 per 100 contested moves13 analysed games
The read
Reading the differences…
Corpus-vs-corpus from each player's recent games, same floors as the solo reports. hikaru · gothamchess