blitz comparison
hikaru vs gothamchess
467 & 495 recent games · blitz
hikaru is 1.3× less likely to lose on time: 12% of losses to 16%.
1.3×less likely to flag
win rate
81.6%
hikaru · 653 / 800
54.5%
gothamchess · 436 / 800
losses on time
12%
hikaru · 4 / 33
16%
gothamchess · 30 / 186
seconds a move
1.3
hikaru
1.5
gothamchess
blunders
1.3
hikaru · per 100 moves
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gothamchess
rating change
+69
hikaru · ±1 game
-15
gothamchess · ±1 game
Biggest differences
Where they're alike
They leave the opening at the same speed: 1s and 1.1s a move.
Same lean on tempo: both read as Blitzer.
Clock & pace(median think time)
hikarugothamchess
opening1s1.1s
middlegame2s2.6s
endgame0.8s0.7s
Style profiles
hikaru
The Assassin
fastPlays quickly
attackingSeeks attack
fightingAvoids draws
nervenot enough signal
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 Defense91.7% wins · 24 games
Nimzowitsch Larsen Attack Modern Variation91.3% wins · 23 games
Nimzowitsch Larsen Attack Classical Variation82.6% wins · 23 games
Only gothamchess plays
French Defense Rubinstein Variation50% wins · 20 games
Scandinavian Defense Mieses Kotrc Main Line47.1% wins · 17 games
Queens Pawn Opening Levitsky Attack62.5% wins · 16 games
Engine analysis
Engine comparison unavailable: gothamchess's games in this sample aren't engine-analysed.
hikaru1.31.3 per 100 contested moves89 analysed games
The read
Reading the differences…
Corpus-vs-corpus from each player's recent games, same floors as the solo reports. hikaru · gothamchess