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Pip

600

Just learned how the horsey moves. Hangs pieces with great enthusiasm.

Ruby

800

Knows the rules, loves her queen, brings her out on move two.

Ollie

1000

Eight arms, still can't defend everything at once.

Mateo

1150

Prickly in the opening, wobbly in the endgame.

Aisha

1300

Solid club player. Punishes hung pieces, misses the odd fork.

Elena

1450

Sharp tactician with a taste for sacrifices — sound or otherwise.

Jin

1600

Patient positional player. Waits for you to overextend.

Priya

1800

Sees most tactics, converts most endgames. A proper test.

Marcus

2000

Expert strength. Smells blood the moment your position creaks.

Katya

2200

Candidate-master class. Mistakes are rare and yours are fatal.

Dmitri

2400

Master strength. Bring your best prep and your best excuses.

Zoe

2600

Near-engine precision. Nobody beats Zoe. Good luck.

Lars

1200

Builds the London brick by brick, every single game. Solid as a wall.

Plays the London System as White, the Caro-Kann as Black

Giulia

1400

Classical Italian schooling — quiet development, then the fireworks.

Plays the Italian Game as White, the Sicilian as Black

Sofia

1700

The Spanish torture as White, French resilience as Black.

Plays the Ruy Lopez as White, the French Defence as Black

Viktor

1900

Queen's Gambit theory to move twenty, King's Indian counterplay to the death.

Plays the Queen's Gambit as White, the King's Indian as Black