[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":115},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bot-hyaci":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":36,"playstyle":37,"playstyleSummary":41,"ratingHistory":42,"shortName":78,"similar":79,"stem":112,"trophyQuirk":36,"trophyUnlock":36,"whoShouldPlay":113,"__hash__":114},"bots/bots/hyaci.json","Hyacinth McKenzie is a 50-year-old dubplate cutter from Kingston, Jamaica, who has spent three decades transferring master tapes onto one-of-one lacquer discs at the same mastering studio. She learned her trade at the lathe of an old roots engineer, and she plays chess in the gaps between cuts, while the next master spools up on the deck. Despite years of casual exposure to the game in the studio, Hyacinth has never studied theory or trained competitively, and her estimated rating sits at 372, placing her firmly in the absolute beginner bracket. She knows how the pieces move, understands basic captures, and tries to keep her position together, but she hangs material regularly and misses simple threats every few moves. Expect a slow, unhurried opponent who treats every position like a fresh acetate, and who gives back pieces about as often as she takes them.","50","hyaci","Jamaica","jm","994871c54b95e9c79940670a040a90c9a93f7fa24924454df09abb815066ed11","2026-07-06",372,"json",[15,18,21],{"question":16,"answer":17},"What rating is Hyacinth?","Hyacinth has an estimated rating of 372, which puts her in the absolute beginner range. She knows the rules and basic captures but hangs pieces and misses obvious threats every few moves.",{"question":19,"answer":20},"What opening does Hyacinth play?","Hyacinth has no fixed opening repertoire on file. She plays casually between dubplate cuts and has never studied theory, so her first moves drift without a consistent system and the game usually goes off-book within the opening phase.",{"question":22,"answer":23},"Is Hyacinth a good first opponent for someone learning chess?","Yes, Hyacinth is well suited to someone who has just learned the rules. At 372 she blunders pieces at a similar rate to a true beginner, so new players can practice spotting hanging material and delivering basic checkmates without facing tactical pressure they cannot yet handle.","If di groove cut clean, di tune live forever.","female","Greetings, mon. Hyacinth here, cuttin' lacquer down a Kingston for thirty years now, and I play a likkle chess between masters while di next tape spool up. I nuh study di game proper, ya know, just push di pieces and listen for di riddim. Sit down, we cut one.","Hyacinth has been cutting acetate dubplates at the same Kingston mastering studio for thirty years, transferring master tapes onto one-of-one black lacquer discs for sound systems and reissue labels. She learned at the lathe of an old roots engineer who taught her to listen for the bass before she touched the cutting head. Plays chess between cuts, while the next master spools up.",false,"2026-05-08T00:00:00.000Z","A small piece of black lacquer offcut from her first solo dubplate cut, kept in her shirt pocket.",{},"Hyacinth McKenzie","Kingston reggae lacquer-plate cutter",{"solid_sharp":35,"unprepared_theoretical":35},0,null,{"defensive_aggressive":38,"simplifying_complicating":39,"category":40},-0.95,0.95,2,"Hyacinth plays in a strongly defensive style, hanging back behind her pawns and waiting rather than pushing the action. She tends to keep tension on the board instead of trading pieces off, which leaves cluttered middlegames full of loose material. Her opening choices are not tied to any particular system, and her lines drift between solid and sharp without preparation, so positions often go off-book inside the first handful of moves.",[43,45,47,50,53,55,57,59,61,64,66,68,70,72,74,76],{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":44},1778277430951,{"rating":12,"msSinceEpoch":46},1778371720226,{"rating":48,"msSinceEpoch":49},371,1778464594702,{"rating":51,"msSinceEpoch":52},364,1778685811599,{"rating":51,"msSinceEpoch":54},1778818862362,{"rating":51,"msSinceEpoch":56},1778878690318,{"rating":51,"msSinceEpoch":58},1778889526443,{"rating":51,"msSinceEpoch":60},1778890371478,{"rating":62,"msSinceEpoch":63},363,1778890537743,{"rating":62,"msSinceEpoch":65},1778890852911,{"rating":62,"msSinceEpoch":67},1778892664074,{"rating":62,"msSinceEpoch":69},1778892744799,{"rating":62,"msSinceEpoch":71},1778901267875,{"rating":62,"msSinceEpoch":73},1779179271430,{"rating":62,"msSinceEpoch":75},1779200383048,{"rating":62,"msSinceEpoch":77},1779383191694,"Hyacinth",{"sameStyle":80,"different":99},[81,87,93],{"botId":82,"name":83,"elo":84,"country":85,"countryCode":86,"category":40},"hlanu","Hla Nu Aung",389,"Myanmar","mm",{"botId":88,"name":89,"elo":90,"country":91,"countryCode":92,"category":40},"otgon","Otgonbayar Munkhbat",355,"Mongolia","mn",{"botId":94,"name":95,"elo":96,"country":97,"countryCode":98,"category":40},"habim","Patrick Habimana",404,"Rwanda","rw",[100,105],{"botId":101,"name":102,"elo":103,"country":8,"countryCode":9,"category":104},"daley","Demari Daley",375,3,{"botId":106,"name":107,"elo":108,"country":109,"countryCode":110,"category":111},"camil","Saviour Camilleri",368,"Malta","mt",1,"bots/hyaci","Hyacinth suits players rated roughly 200 to 500, or complete beginners who have just learned the rules and want a calm opponent on roughly even footing. Because she favors defensive setups and keeps tension on the board, players practicing how to convert simple material advantages, spot hanging pieces, and finish off cluttered middlegames will get steady reps. She is not a useful test for anyone studying opening theory.","p0RQy4st-FX_nq0aq6Tmjj7fbAfJAm4Ne-U8p8tL7r8",1784583539731]