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With the white pieces he tends to reach for the [Centre Game](/resources/openings/centre-game), happy to kick away Black's central pawn and steer the game into open territory he can navigate by feel. His calculation reaches two or three moves deep on a good day, and his endgame technique is decent without being polished. Opponents can expect a friendly, patient player who keeps positions tense rather than trading down, and who is more likely to dodge a fight than start one.","29","UnIZS","England","gb-eng","70494603c7864d2c74058b00b86fe126d4b395f414e295bf4d93d2285185e76f","2026-07-06",1449,"json",[15,18,21],{"question":16,"answer":17},"What rating is Rick?","Rick is rated 1449, which places him in the intermediate club-player range. He has a solid opening repertoire, calculates two to three moves ahead reliably, and handles standard endgames with decent technique.",{"question":19,"answer":20},"What opening does Rick play?","With the white pieces Rick most often opens with the [Centre Game](/resources/openings/centre-game), and he also enjoys sharper tries like the [Smith-Morra Gambit](/resources/openings/smith-morra-gambit) and the [Closed Sicilian](/resources/openings/closed-sicilian). As Black he tends to head into the [Two Knights](/resources/openings/two-knights) defense after 1.e4 e5.",{"question":22,"answer":23},"How can intermediate players use Rick to improve?","Intermediate players around the 1300 to 1600 band can use Rick to drill patient attacking play against a defender who refuses to simplify. Because he keeps tension on the board rather than trading pieces, every game becomes a practice ground for building up pressure and finding breakthroughs. 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Bake it right with me 🥐🍞!!!","In the chessboard kingdom, a spirited English baker kneads joy into loaves, his jovial tales and fragrant pastries adding flavor amidst the battlefield's chaos.",false,"2023-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","A Golden Pastry Cutter",{},"Rick Crawford","Baker",{"solid_sharp":35,"unprepared_theoretical":36},0.54,-0.09999999999999998,{"stats":38,"whiteFingerprint":52,"blackFingerprint":129},{"total":39,"white":44,"black":48},{"games":40,"uniqueOpenings":41,"sharpness":35,"repertoireNarrowness":42,"theoryAdherence":43},1953,44,-0.57,0.37,{"games":45,"uniqueOpenings":41,"sharpness":46,"repertoireNarrowness":42,"theoryAdherence":47},1001,0.48,0.69,{"games":49,"uniqueOpenings":49,"sharpness":50,"repertoireNarrowness":49,"theoryAdherence":51},0,0.6,0.04,{"firstMove":53},[54],{"name":55,"percent":56,"count":57,"lines":58,"responses":60},"e4",100,1009,[59],[55],[61,74,95,109],{"name":62,"percent":63,"count":64,"lines":65,"variationBreakdown":67},"e5",65.8,291,[66],[55,62],[68],{"name":69,"percent":70,"count":64,"lines":71},"Centre Game",63,[72],[55,62,73],"d4",{"name":75,"percent":76,"count":77,"lines":78,"variationBreakdown":81},"Sicilian",23.8,105,[79],[55,80],"c5",[82,88],{"name":83,"percent":84,"count":85,"lines":86},"Smith-Morra Gambit",50.5,53,[87],[55,80,73],{"name":89,"percent":90,"count":91,"lines":92},"Closed Sicilian",49.5,52,[93],[55,80,94],"Nc3",{"name":96,"percent":97,"count":98,"lines":99,"variationBreakdown":102},"French",6.6,29,[100],[55,101],"e6",[103],{"name":104,"percent":56,"count":98,"lines":105},"Exchange French",[106],[55,101,73,107,108],"d5","exd5",{"name":110,"percent":111,"count":112,"lines":113,"variationBreakdown":116},"Caro-Kann",3.8,17,[114],[55,115],"c6",[117,123],{"name":118,"percent":119,"count":120,"lines":121},"Exchange Caro-Kann",58.8,10,[122],[55,115,73,107,108],{"name":124,"percent":125,"count":126,"lines":127},"Classical Caro-Kann",41.2,7,[128],[55,115,73,107,94],{"vsFirstMove":130},[131,152],{"name":55,"lines":132,"responses":134},[133],[55],[135],{"name":136,"percent":137,"count":138,"lines":139,"variationBreakdown":141},"1...e5 (Open Games)",93.8,545,[140],[55,62],[142],{"name":143,"percent":144,"count":145,"lines":146},"Two Knights",51.4,106,[147],[55,62,148,149,150,151],"Nf3","Nc6","Bc4","Nf6",{"name":73,"lines":153,"responses":155},[154],[73],[156],{"name":157,"percent":158,"count":159,"lines":160},"Benoni",78.1,185,[161],[73,80],{"defensive_aggressive":163,"simplifying_complicating":164,"category":165},-0.95,0.96,2,"Rick plays as a strongly defensive player who almost never initiates the attack, preferring to absorb pressure and wait for his opponent to overextend. He keeps tension on the board and avoids trades, letting complications build rather than simplifying. 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Attacking players in particular benefit from this matchup, since Rick's defensive instincts punish premature aggression and reward those who can build pressure patiently. Anyone learning how to convert a quiet position into a winning one, or how to keep tension without releasing it too early, will get useful practice against his style.","xcctECnhcsmFlpHasLaVQU5RImMm-Nhh6_28QJ1oFSI",1784583531574]