"In every tale and chess game, plot your strategy as you would pen a novel."
Age 39 | Author
"In every tale and chess game, plot your strategy as you would pen a novel."
Savage
HunterSavage
Guardian
Observer
Mediator
Ah... do ye ken how the wee warriors march at dusk, like kelpies rising from the loch shadows? Come, brave wanderer, and let us dance amongst the stars until the grand bewitchment tolls... 🐉
E.P. MacRead is a 39-year-old author from the Scottish Highlands who brings a storyteller's imagination to the chessboard. Her estimated rating of 2486 places her between national master and FIDE master strength, which means near-professional play that rarely blunders and beats most non-titled players consistently. The bot treats every piece as a character in a grand tale, and her favorite quote says strategy in chess should be plotted as a novel is penned. With the black pieces, E.P. has played the Slav (ECO D10) in 106 games. The Slav began as a less-orthodox defence within the Queen's Gambit and has long stood as an opening system in its own right. Her lucky charm is a charming quill pen, and her in-game banter invites opponents to return for another chess dance among the stars. Opponents should expect a strong, accurate player who keeps the position full of tension and rarely gives away material.
E.P. plays a balanced game with only a slight lean toward aggression (0.08) and an almost even split between solid and sharp lines (0.02). Her defining trait is a strong taste for complications (0.96): the bot avoids simplifying trades and keeps tension on the board. Theory use is modest, leaning only slightly toward mainline paths. As Black, she turns to the Slav, a sound structure that leads to rich, unbalanced middlegames.
Players rated roughly 2200 to 2600, including strong club players, candidate masters and aspiring FIDE masters, will get the most from facing E.P. Her habit of keeping tension rather than trading down rewards those who want to practice calculating in complex middlegames and handling long-term pressure. Lower-rated players can also learn from the games, but should expect little mercy for loose pieces.
