[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":230},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bot-NbTIo":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":180,"playstyleSummary":184,"ratingHistory":185,"shortName":193,"similar":194,"stem":226,"trophyQuirk":227,"trophyUnlock":227,"whoShouldPlay":228,"__hash__":229},"bots/bots/NbTIo.json","Gideon Growl is a 56-year-old peanut farmer from Gambia who plays at an estimated 2642 Elo, a strength that puts him in the national master to FIDE master range. Despite the rustic backstory, his board play is sharp and technically grounded, the product of someone who treats each game with the same patient calculation he brings to crop rotation. With White he favors classical development, often steering games into the [Italian Game](/resources/openings/italian-game) or the Open Sicilian when opponents invite him into open lines. With Black against 1. e4 he leans toward the Hyper-Accelerated Dragon, fianchettoing early and looking for long-diagonal pressure. Opponents facing Gideon should expect precise calculation, very few outright blunders, and a player who tolerates tension on the board for many moves before committing to a plan.","56","NbTIo","Gambia","gm","62c2f6887a783ac4e0c23af329ed5b04f62b32ae789e8fe76429d1b1efab33e7","2026-07-06",2642,"json",[15,18,21],{"question":16,"answer":17},"What rating is Gideon?","Gideon plays at an estimated 2642 Elo, which corresponds to the national master to FIDE master range. At this strength he beats almost all non-titled club players consistently and only rarely makes outright blunders.",{"question":19,"answer":20},"What opening does Gideon play?","With White, Gideon most often opens with the [Italian Game](/resources/openings/italian-game) and meets the Sicilian with the [Open Sicilian](/resources/openings/open-sicilian). Against 1. e4 with Black he heads into the [Hyper-Accelerated Dragon](/resources/openings/hyper-accelerated-dragon), and he handles the Caro-Kann via the [Classical Caro-Kann](/resources/openings/classical-caro-kann).",{"question":22,"answer":23},"Can master-level players beat Gideon?","Yes, titled masters rated around 2500 and above can beat Gideon in individual games, since his 2642 level sits within the master range rather than above it. Strong FMs and IMs will find winning chances, but they have to play accurately, as Gideon punishes inaccuracies and keeps positions complicated where small mistakes compound quickly.","In the fields or on the board, sow your seeds of victory with cunning precision.","Male","Howdy there, partner. Name's *Gideon*, peanut farmer outta Gambia, n' I reckon you wandered up t' my porch lookin' fer a game, grrr. Pull up a stool, push yer first *peanut sprout* forward, n' let's see if yer plowshares can outpace mine 'fore sundown hits, grrr. 🥜","A creative peanut farmer, famed for his techniques to boost yield and strategic prowess akin to a chess grandmaster.",false,"2024-02-17T00:00:00.000Z","An Engraved Peanut Shell",{},"Gideon Growl","Peanut Farmer",{"solid_sharp":35,"unprepared_theoretical":36},0.31,-0.09999999999999998,{"stats":38,"whiteFingerprint":52,"blackFingerprint":142},{"total":39,"white":44,"black":48},{"games":40,"uniqueOpenings":41,"sharpness":35,"repertoireNarrowness":42,"theoryAdherence":43},1766,119,-1,0.8,{"games":45,"uniqueOpenings":41,"sharpness":46,"repertoireNarrowness":42,"theoryAdherence":47},881,0.35,0.88,{"games":49,"uniqueOpenings":49,"sharpness":50,"repertoireNarrowness":49,"theoryAdherence":51},0,0.27,0.71,{"firstMove":53},[54],{"name":55,"percent":56,"count":57,"lines":58,"responses":60},"e4",89.6,933,[59],[55],[61,76,94,122],{"name":62,"percent":63,"count":64,"lines":65,"variationBreakdown":67},"e5",47.4,221,[66],[55,62],[68],{"name":69,"percent":70,"count":64,"lines":71},"Italian Game",86.3,[72],[55,62,73,74,75],"Nf3","Nc6","Bc4",{"name":77,"percent":78,"count":79,"lines":80,"variationBreakdown":83},"Sicilian",29.4,137,[81],[55,82],"c5",[84],{"name":85,"percent":86,"count":79,"lines":87},"Open Sicilian",92.6,[88,90,92],[55,82,73,74,89],"d4",[55,82,73,91,89],"d6",[55,82,73,93,89],"e6",{"name":95,"percent":96,"count":97,"lines":98,"variationBreakdown":100},"French",9.2,43,[99],[55,93],[101,108,115],{"name":102,"percent":103,"count":104,"lines":105},"Advance French",34,16,[106],[55,93,89,107,62],"d5",{"name":109,"percent":110,"count":111,"lines":112},"Exchange French",31.9,15,[113],[55,93,89,107,114],"exd5",{"name":116,"percent":117,"count":118,"lines":119},"Classical French",25.5,12,[120],[55,93,89,107,121],"Nc3",{"name":123,"percent":124,"count":125,"lines":126,"variationBreakdown":129},"Caro-Kann",13.9,65,[127],[55,128],"c6",[130,136],{"name":131,"percent":132,"count":133,"lines":134},"Classical Caro-Kann",45.9,39,[135],[55,128,89,107,121],{"name":137,"percent":138,"count":139,"lines":140},"Advance Caro-Kann",30.6,26,[141],[55,128,89,107,62],{"vsFirstMove":143},[144,161],{"name":55,"lines":145,"responses":147},[146],[55],[148],{"name":77,"percent":149,"count":150,"lines":151,"variationBreakdown":153},100,517,[152],[55,82],[154],{"name":155,"percent":156,"count":157,"lines":158},"Hyper-Accelerated Dragon",98.9,275,[159],[55,82,73,160],"g6",{"name":89,"lines":162,"responses":164},[163],[89],[165],{"name":166,"percent":149,"count":167,"lines":168,"variationBreakdown":171},"Indian systems",181,[169],[89,170],"Nf6",[172],{"name":173,"percent":174,"count":175,"lines":176},"Nimzo-Indian",82.1,23,[177],[89,170,178,93,121,179],"c4","Bb4",{"defensive_aggressive":181,"simplifying_complicating":182,"category":183},0.95,0.94,5,"Gideon plays sharply aggressive chess and almost never trades pieces to simplify, preferring to keep tension on the board for as long as possible. His repertoire leans slightly toward sharp rather than solid lines, with a mild taste for offbeat ideas over deep mainline theory. With White he gravitates to the [Italian Game](/resources/openings/italian-game), and against the Sicilian he heads straight into the [Open Sicilian](/resources/openings/open-sicilian) to fight for the center.",[186,189,191],{"rating":187,"msSinceEpoch":188},2633,1777667740373,{"rating":187,"msSinceEpoch":190},1778145065446,{"rating":187,"msSinceEpoch":192},1778161720584,"Gideon",{"sameStyle":195,"different":214},[196,202,208],{"botId":197,"name":198,"elo":199,"country":200,"countryCode":201,"category":183},"IuqgY","Karen Breadman",2643,"United States","us",{"botId":203,"name":204,"elo":205,"country":206,"countryCode":207,"category":183},"kziUr","On Ringle",2646,"South Africa","za",{"botId":209,"name":210,"elo":211,"country":212,"countryCode":213,"category":183},"coviK","Queenie McCheck",2649,"Ireland","ie",[215,219],{"botId":216,"name":217,"elo":205,"country":206,"countryCode":207,"category":218},"zIlRc","Check Mateo",4,{"botId":220,"name":221,"elo":222,"country":223,"countryCode":224,"category":225},"leWCH","Hiroshi Shinobi",2636,"Japan","jp",2,"bots/NbTIo",null,"Players rated roughly 2000 to 2400 will get the most from a match with Gideon, as his master-level strength exposes weaknesses that engines below this band tend to mask. Anyone who tries to neutralize opponents through early trades or quiet positions will be punished, since Gideon refuses to release tension and welcomes complications. Aspiring tacticians and middlegame students benefit most from the matchup.","_6GAfKNzQG01pX-C-JIV0CsJMD_oNt_JuKyoc3PDvQo",1784583529111]