[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":181},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bot-SfMHv":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":132,"playstyleSummary":136,"ratingHistory":137,"shortName":141,"similar":142,"stem":177,"trophyQuirk":178,"trophyUnlock":178,"whoShouldPlay":179,"__hash__":180},"bots/bots/SfMHv.json","Buddy Goodes is a 60-year-old wanderer from Australia whose roaming life across the outback shapes the storytelling style he brings to every game. Despite the campfire yarns and tall tales about pieces dancing across the board, Buddy plays with the precision of a candidate master, holding an estimated rating of 2227. That strength shows in deep opening preparation and the ability to punish inaccuracies that most club players would let slide. With the white pieces he leans on the classical [Queen's Gambit](/resources/openings/queens-gambit), squeezing the centre before turning the screws on the kingside. As black, he answers 1.e4 with the rock-solid Petrov Defence, content to neutralise theory and outplay opponents in calmer waters. Anyone sitting down across from Buddy should expect accurate calculation, sharp tactical alertness, and very little forgiveness for sloppy moves in the middlegame.","60","SfMHv","Australia","au","36c11c477476c81cbca516cb60644aac96c7f618778b9a672908bfa0f5a187be","2026-07-06",2227,"json",[15,18,21],{"question":16,"answer":17},"What rating is Buddy?","Buddy plays at an estimated 2227 Elo, placing him in the candidate master to expert range. At that level he calculates accurately, prepares his openings to real depth, and reliably punishes the kinds of mistakes most club opponents make in the middlegame.",{"question":19,"answer":20},"What opening does Buddy play?","With the white pieces Buddy favours the classical [Queen's Gambit](/resources/openings/queens-gambit), pressing for a central bind, and against 1.d4 Nf6 he steers into [Indian Game mainlines](/resources/openings/indian-game-mainlines). As black against 1.e4 he answers with the [Petrov Defense](/resources/openings/petrov-defense), a solid counterattack on e4 that neutralises White's initiative.",{"question":22,"answer":23},"How do strong club players prepare to face Buddy?","Against a 2227-rated opponent, club players should brush up on concrete Queen's Gambit lines and a reliable answer to the Petrov, since Buddy knows the main tabiyas well enough to exploit imprecise move orders. Expect him to keep pieces on the board and play for the initiative, so practising patient defence and accurate calculation in tension-filled middlegames pays off more than hoping for quick simplifications.","Life's a journey, chess is a dance. Both are best embraced with an adventurous stance.","Male","Oi maate... pulled up a seat at the board, have ya? Whatcha reckon happens first... a bold push or a quiet shuffle? Me /jumpy mates/ are warmed up and ready to leap... mind the final snag, yeah? 🦘","An elderly, fiery-eyed Australian wanderer known for his storytelling that brings chess pieces to life, weaving human emotion into their movements.",false,"2023-11-07T00:00:00.000Z","An Aboriginal Dreamtime pendant",{},"Buddy Goodes","Wanderer",{"solid_sharp":35,"unprepared_theoretical":36},0.01,-0.215,{"stats":38,"whiteFingerprint":52,"blackFingerprint":93},{"total":39,"white":44,"black":48},{"games":40,"uniqueOpenings":41,"sharpness":35,"repertoireNarrowness":42,"theoryAdherence":43},1855,123,-0.76,0.33,{"games":45,"uniqueOpenings":41,"sharpness":46,"repertoireNarrowness":42,"theoryAdherence":47},1000,0.15,0.63,{"games":49,"uniqueOpenings":49,"sharpness":50,"repertoireNarrowness":49,"theoryAdherence":51},0,-0.13,0.02,{"firstMove":53},[54,86],{"name":55,"percent":56,"count":57,"lines":58,"responses":60},"d4",48.8,523,[59],[55],[61,74],{"name":62,"percent":63,"count":64,"lines":65,"variationBreakdown":67},"d5",82.4,305,[66],[55,62],[68],{"name":69,"percent":70,"count":64,"lines":71},"Queen's Gambit",99.3,[72],[55,62,73],"c4",{"name":75,"percent":76,"count":77,"lines":78,"variationBreakdown":80},"Nf6",17.6,65,[79],[55,75],[81],{"name":82,"percent":83,"count":77,"lines":84},"Indian Game mainlines",100,[85],[55,75,73],{"name":87,"percent":88,"count":89,"lines":90,"responses":92},"English Opening",38,407,[91],[73],[],{"vsFirstMove":94},[95,115],{"name":96,"lines":97,"responses":99},"e4",[98],[96],[100],{"name":101,"percent":102,"count":103,"lines":104,"variationBreakdown":107},"1...e5 (Open Games)",59.7,256,[105],[96,106],"e5",[108],{"name":109,"percent":110,"count":111,"lines":112},"Petrov Defense",56.4,154,[113],[96,106,114,75],"Nf3",{"name":55,"lines":116,"responses":118},[117],[55],[119,125],{"name":120,"percent":121,"count":122,"lines":123},"Englund Gambit",41.4,108,[124],[55,106],{"name":126,"percent":127,"count":128,"lines":129},"Old Indian",21.8,57,[130],[55,131],"d6",{"defensive_aggressive":133,"simplifying_complicating":134,"category":135},0.81,-0.89,4,"Buddy plays aggressively and looks to keep pieces on the board, steering well clear of early trades so the position stays loaded with tension. His opening choices sit close to mainstream paths without drowning in topical theory, balancing solid and sharp lines about evenly. With white he likes the slow squeeze of the [Queen's Gambit](/resources/openings/queens-gambit), while as white against 1...Nf6 he steers into [Indian Game mainlines](/resources/openings/indian-game-mainlines) to keep the middlegame rich.",[138],{"rating":139,"msSinceEpoch":140},2219,1777756402167,"Buddy",{"sameStyle":143,"different":162},[144,150,156],{"botId":145,"name":146,"elo":147,"country":148,"countryCode":149,"category":135},"RHdhe","Niamh Nightmarch",2243,"Ireland","ie",{"botId":151,"name":152,"elo":153,"country":154,"countryCode":155,"category":135},"Sbxka","Rosa Canvas",2203,"Italy","it",{"botId":157,"name":158,"elo":159,"country":160,"countryCode":161,"category":135},"JXrsk","Ivana Pawnski",2179,"Serbia","rs",[163,170],{"botId":164,"name":165,"elo":166,"country":167,"countryCode":168,"category":169},"tIWSq","Von Boom Schmidt",2225,"Netherlands","nl",3,{"botId":171,"name":172,"elo":173,"country":174,"countryCode":175,"category":176},"Jibkh","Ward Keypers",2234,"England","gb-eng",1,"bots/SfMHv",null,"Players rated roughly 1700 to 2100 will get the most from a game against Buddy, since his 2227 strength offers a genuine stretch without feeling unreachable. Anyone who tends to defuse positions through early trades will be forced to handle lingering tension and an opponent hunting for the initiative. Tactically minded improvers and club competitors preparing for tournament play against candidate masters will sharpen their calculation quickly.","E0i7Qz9REpkUCmY7JvCCHp4XDaaxXW8hLKaOTeWRjpE",1784583530792]