[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":215},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bot-ENAMh":3},{"id":4,"aboutLong":5,"age":6,"botId":7,"country":8,"countryCode":9,"dataHash":10,"dateModified":11,"elo":12,"extension":13,"faq":14,"favoriteQuote":24,"gender":25,"hello":26,"introduction":27,"isTrophy":28,"liveDate":29,"luckyCharm":30,"meta":31,"name":32,"occupation":33,"openingAxes":34,"openingsAnalysis":37,"playstyle":168,"playstyleSummary":172,"ratingHistory":173,"shortName":177,"similar":178,"stem":211,"trophyQuirk":212,"trophyUnlock":212,"whoShouldPlay":213,"__hash__":214},"bots/bots/ENAMh.json","Neila Downe is a 33-year-old yoga instructor from New Zealand who plays at an estimated 2242 Elo, placing her firmly in candidate master territory. Her calculation runs deep, her opening preparation is genuine, and she punishes inaccuracies with the patience of someone trained to hold difficult positions. With the white pieces she favours direct central play through the [Scotch Game](/resources/openings/scotch-game), and against 1.e4 c5 she opens the Sicilian into mainline waters. Despite the serene Kiwi persona built around breathwork and a jade Maori pendant kept close, the chessboard reveals a fiercely determined player who keeps tension alive rather than releasing it through trades. Opponents should expect a quiet but uncompromising fight, with few easy simplifications and accurate refutation of speculative attacks across the full length of the game.","33","ENAMh","New Zealand","nz","fa7918a2f16dd75df0156266624da531b67dd06fe2ff5f6153df0c23d1589ee8","2026-07-06",2242,"json",[15,18,21],{"question":16,"answer":17},"What rating is Neila?","Neila plays at an estimated 2242 Elo, which sits at the boundary between candidate master and expert level. At this strength she calculates accurately, prepares openings to genuine depth, and converts most mistakes that club-level opponents make against her.",{"question":19,"answer":20},"What opening does Neila play?","With the white pieces Neila opens primarily with the [Scotch Game](/resources/openings/scotch-game) and meets the Sicilian with the [Open Sicilian](/resources/openings/open-sicilian). With black she defends 1.d4 using the [Slav](/resources/openings/slav) and answers 1.e4 c5 lines through the [Najdorf](/resources/openings/najdorf).",{"question":22,"answer":23},"How do strong club players prepare to face Neila?","Strong club players should treat Neila as a near-master opponent, meaning surface-level opening tricks will be refuted and tactical bluffs will fail. Preparation should focus on solid mainline theory in the Scotch, Open Sicilian, Slav, and Najdorf, plus patience for long maneuvering middlegames since she keeps tension rather than trading. Expect to be ground down in any endgame reached a pawn short.","Breathe in peace, breathe out chaos, and move your pieces with intention.","Female","Kia ora... breathe in, breathe out? I am Neila... a yoga instructor from Aotearoa. Step onto the board with me, like stepping onto the mat... we flow, we balance, we breathe. Ready to find your *mana* between the squares? 🌿","A serene Kiwi yoga instructor, she's a beacon of calm and strength, empowering others through her tranquil aura yet possessing an undercurrent of fierce determination.",false,"2023-11-14T00:00:00.000Z","A Jade Maori Pendant",{},"Neila Downe","Yoga Instructor",{"solid_sharp":35,"unprepared_theoretical":36},0.38,0.030000000000000027,{"stats":38,"whiteFingerprint":52,"blackFingerprint":127},{"total":39,"white":44,"black":48},{"games":40,"uniqueOpenings":41,"sharpness":35,"repertoireNarrowness":42,"theoryAdherence":43},1999,108,-0.82,0.88,{"games":45,"uniqueOpenings":41,"sharpness":46,"repertoireNarrowness":42,"theoryAdherence":47},1002,0.4,0.93,{"games":49,"uniqueOpenings":49,"sharpness":50,"repertoireNarrowness":49,"theoryAdherence":51},0,0.36,0.83,{"firstMove":53},[54],{"name":55,"percent":56,"count":57,"lines":58,"responses":60},"e4",81.2,860,[59],[55],[61,76,93,107],{"name":62,"percent":63,"count":64,"lines":65,"variationBreakdown":67},"e5",43.4,192,[66],[55,62],[68],{"name":69,"percent":70,"count":64,"lines":71},"Scotch Game",97,[72],[55,62,73,74,75],"Nf3","Nc6","d4",{"name":77,"percent":78,"count":79,"lines":80,"variationBreakdown":83},"Sicilian",37.8,167,[81],[55,82],"c5",[84],{"name":85,"percent":86,"count":79,"lines":87},"Open Sicilian",82.7,[88,89,91],[55,82,73,74,75],[55,82,73,90,75],"d6",[55,82,73,92,75],"e6",{"name":94,"percent":95,"count":96,"lines":97,"variationBreakdown":99},"French",7.7,34,[98],[55,92],[100],{"name":101,"percent":102,"count":96,"lines":103},"Exchange French",82.9,[104],[55,92,75,105,106],"d5","exd5",{"name":108,"percent":109,"count":110,"lines":111,"variationBreakdown":114},"Caro-Kann",11.1,49,[112],[55,113],"c6",[115,121],{"name":116,"percent":117,"count":118,"lines":119},"Advance Caro-Kann",59.2,29,[120],[55,113,75,105,62],{"name":122,"percent":123,"count":124,"lines":125},"Exchange Caro-Kann",40.8,20,[126],[55,113,75,105,106],{"vsFirstMove":128},[129,150],{"name":55,"lines":130,"responses":132},[131],[55],[133],{"name":77,"percent":134,"count":135,"lines":136,"variationBreakdown":138},88.5,545,[137],[55,82],[139],{"name":140,"percent":141,"count":142,"lines":143},"Najdorf",83.8,109,[144],[55,82,73,90,75,145,146,147,148,149],"cxd4","Nxd4","Nf6","Nc3","a6",{"name":75,"lines":151,"responses":153},[152],[75],[154],{"name":155,"percent":156,"count":157,"lines":158,"variationBreakdown":160},"1...d5 systems",100,271,[159],[75,105],[161],{"name":162,"percent":163,"count":164,"lines":165},"Slav",98.6,139,[166],[75,105,167,113],"c4",{"defensive_aggressive":169,"simplifying_complicating":170,"category":171},-0.95,0.95,2,"Neila plays a markedly defensive style, soaking up pressure and refusing premature trades to keep maximum tension on the board. Her repertoire leans toward mainline theory rather than offbeat sidelines, with a slight preference for sharper lines once committed. As white she opens the [Scotch Game](/resources/openings/scotch-game) for a direct central break, while as black she meets 1.d4 with the [Slav](/resources/openings/slav), holding structure until imbalances appear.",[174],{"rating":175,"msSinceEpoch":176},2235,1778704479781,"Neila",{"sameStyle":179,"different":197},[180,185,191],{"botId":181,"name":182,"elo":12,"country":183,"countryCode":184,"category":171},"GOAAx","Billable E. Hours","United States","us",{"botId":186,"name":187,"elo":188,"country":189,"countryCode":190,"category":171},"PUDOY","Diego Mural",2240,"Mexico","mx",{"botId":192,"name":193,"elo":194,"country":195,"countryCode":196,"category":171},"AlXYp","Cass Taway",2239,"South Africa","za",[198,204],{"botId":199,"name":200,"elo":12,"country":201,"countryCode":202,"category":203},"eUtEA","Pavel Metrov","Slovakia","sk",1,{"botId":205,"name":206,"elo":207,"country":208,"countryCode":209,"category":210},"RHdhe","Niamh Nightmarch",2243,"Ireland","ie",4,"bots/ENAMh",null,"Players rated roughly 1700 to 2100 will gain the most from facing Neila. Her 2242 strength exposes the cracks that club players rarely see punished, especially attackers who rely on hope chess or premature liquidation. Anyone who tends to release tension too early, or who struggles to make progress against a patient defender, will find her positions deeply instructive in restraint, prophylaxis, and full-game accuracy.","29oi2sqFGEeIeFU9mMPqFc86cGLYpGMUD8Ych8LaQmU",1784583526480]