[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":193},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bot-bCqbW":3},{"id":4,"aboutLong":5,"age":6,"botId":7,"country":8,"countryCode":9,"elo":10,"extension":11,"faq":12,"favoriteQuote":22,"gender":23,"hello":24,"introduction":25,"liveDate":26,"luckyCharm":27,"meta":28,"name":29,"occupation":30,"openingAxes":31,"openingsAnalysis":34,"playstyle":126,"playstyleSummary":130,"ratingHistory":131,"shortName":156,"similar":157,"stem":190,"whoShouldPlay":191,"__hash__":192},"bots/bots/bCqbW.json","Hiro Bonsai is a 62-year-old bonsai artist from Japan whose love of *miniature trees* shapes how he thinks about the 64 squares. Rated around 2095, Hiro plays at a strong club level: his positional sense is refined, his tactical eye reliable, and he knows the main lines of the openings he favors. With the white pieces he steers games into the [London System](/resources/openings/london-system), a quiet structure he likens to a slow-growing trunk, supporting d4 with e3 and planting a knight on e5 once the soil is ready. With black he leans on the Petrov and occasionally the Queen's Indian, choosing solid roots over flashy branches. Visitors should expect long, deliberate games where Hiro keeps the central tension intact, rarely trades pieces early, and waits for the position to ripen before pressing for the attack.","62","bCqbW","Japan","jp",2095,"json",[13,16,19],{"question":14,"answer":15},"What rating is Hiro?","Hiro plays at an estimated 2095 Elo, which places him at strong club level. He combines refined positional understanding with a reliable tactical eye and solid knowledge of his main opening lines.",{"question":17,"answer":18},"What opening does Hiro play?","With the white pieces Hiro almost always opens with the [London System](/resources/openings/london-system), supporting d4 with e3 and aiming to plant a knight on e5. As black he answers 1.e4 with the [Petrov Defense](/resources/openings/petrov-defense) and meets 1.d4 setups with the [Queen's Indian](/resources/openings/queens-indian).",{"question":20,"answer":21},"How do strong club players prepare to face Hiro?","Study the anti-London setups with an early ...c5 and ...Qb6, since Hiro will not deviate from his pet structure and rewards players who challenge the dark-square bishop directly. Against his Petrov, prepare a concrete mainline with 5.Nc3 or 5.d4 rather than sidelines, because he knows the symmetrical lines well and equalizes effortlessly if white plays passively.","Nature's wisdom and patience, mirrored in the delicate dance of chess.","Male","Greetings dear friend...\nI am *Hiro* of bonsai grove...\nLet us play in peace 🌿\n\nKnight stirs like spring wind...\nPawns bloom slow as cedar shoots...\nSit...breathe...move with care 🌳","Meticulously crafts miniature trees into living sculptures, much like a chess game. His bonsai creations are celebrated for their unmatched beauty and precision mirroring the strategic elegance of chess.","2023-12-18T00:00:00.000Z","An Ancient Jade Pendant",{},"Hiro Bonsai","Bonsai Artist",{"solid_sharp":32,"unprepared_theoretical":33},-1,0.56,{"stats":35,"whiteFingerprint":49,"blackFingerprint":82},{"total":36,"white":42,"black":46},{"games":37,"uniqueOpenings":38,"sharpness":39,"repertoireNarrowness":40,"theoryAdherence":41},1975,53,-1.1,0.74,0.38,{"games":43,"uniqueOpenings":38,"sharpness":44,"repertoireNarrowness":40,"theoryAdherence":45},980,-1.05,0.76,{"games":47,"uniqueOpenings":47,"sharpness":48,"repertoireNarrowness":47,"theoryAdherence":47},0,-1.15,{"firstMove":50},[51],{"name":52,"percent":53,"count":54,"lines":55,"responses":57},"d4",95.4,1025,[56],[52],[58,71],{"name":59,"percent":60,"count":61,"lines":62,"variationBreakdown":64},"d5",72.8,409,[63],[52,59],[65],{"name":66,"percent":67,"count":61,"lines":68},"London System",92.3,[69],[52,59,70],"Bf4",{"name":72,"percent":73,"count":74,"lines":75,"variationBreakdown":77},"Nf6",27.2,153,[76],[52,72],[78],{"name":66,"percent":79,"count":74,"lines":80},84.1,[81],[52,72,70],{"vsFirstMove":83},[84,104],{"name":85,"lines":86,"responses":88},"e4",[87],[85],[89],{"name":90,"percent":91,"count":92,"lines":93,"variationBreakdown":96},"1...e5 (Open Games)",85.6,513,[94],[85,95],"e5",[97],{"name":98,"percent":99,"count":100,"lines":101},"Petrov Defense",84.4,282,[102],[85,95,103,72],"Nf3",{"name":52,"lines":105,"responses":107},[106],[52],[108],{"name":109,"percent":110,"count":111,"lines":112,"variationBreakdown":114},"Indian systems",68.9,135,[113],[52,72],[115],{"name":116,"percent":117,"count":118,"lines":119},"Queen's Indian",47.9,26,[120,125],[52,72,121,122,123,124],"c4","e6","Nc3","b6",[52,72,121,122,103,124],{"defensive_aggressive":127,"simplifying_complicating":128,"category":129},0.7375,0.96,5,"Hiro is an aggressive but unhurried player who keeps tension on the board and almost never simplifies into early trades. He prefers solid mainline structures over sharp gambits, building pressure slowly through the [London System](/resources/openings/london-system) as white and the calm [Petrov Defense](/resources/openings/petrov-defense) as black. When the position ripens, he uncoils and pushes for the attack with patient, well-prepared aggression.",[132,135,138,141,144,147,150,153],{"rating":133,"msSinceEpoch":134},2101,1778088641213,{"rating":136,"msSinceEpoch":137},2106,1778089075743,{"rating":139,"msSinceEpoch":140},2113,1778715603756,{"rating":142,"msSinceEpoch":143},2119,1778717169265,{"rating":145,"msSinceEpoch":146},2126,1778968645016,{"rating":148,"msSinceEpoch":149},2116,1778968831128,{"rating":151,"msSinceEpoch":152},2123,1778969248853,{"rating":154,"msSinceEpoch":155},2122,1779212910036,"Hiro",{"sameStyle":158,"different":177},[159,165,171],{"botId":160,"name":161,"elo":162,"country":163,"countryCode":164,"category":129},"JfEgS","Dimitri Fabergé",2102,"Ukraine","ua",{"botId":166,"name":167,"elo":168,"country":169,"countryCode":170,"category":129},"plOsC","Janelle Jettison",2083,"Jamaica","jm",{"botId":172,"name":173,"elo":174,"country":175,"countryCode":176,"category":129},"fwaIq","Magnus Carver",2078,"Sweden","se",[178,184],{"botId":179,"name":180,"elo":10,"country":181,"countryCode":182,"category":183},"kowal","Dorota Kowalska","Poland","pl",3,{"botId":185,"name":186,"elo":10,"country":187,"countryCode":188,"category":189},"tremb","Céline Tremblay","Canada","ca",1,"bots/bCqbW","Players in the 1700 to 2100 range gain the most from facing Hiro. Improving club players who reflexively trade pieces will be punished for releasing tension too early, and tacticians who rely on chaos will find his solid mainline structures hard to crack. Anyone training patience, central restraint, and the art of converting a slow positional bind into a real attack will learn from this matchup.","7IQpMMeakggyMUU3ttPag_kx4dlvGQwxsob-EhNPOUs",1783241984410]