[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":149},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bot-wirtz":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":39,"ratingHistory":40,"shortName":118,"similar":119,"stem":146,"trophyQuirk":36,"trophyUnlock":36,"whoShouldPlay":147,"__hash__":148},"bots/bots/wirtz.json","Stefan Wirtz is a 53-year-old mineral-spring water bottler from the Rhineland-Eifel in Germany, where he has worked every station on the bottling line at the same village spring since he was eighteen. He plays casually at the club night in the Gasthaus across from the church, but at an estimated 595 ELO he has never sat down with an opening book or studied theory in any serious way. He knows the rules, he loves the rhythm of a game, and he can spot a clean capture when it sits in front of him, yet pieces still tip over at the capping head every few moves. Stefan keeps an old brass bottle-cap, crimped from the very first run he ever worked, tucked in his shirt pocket whenever he plays. Opponents can expect a warm, unhurried game full of friendly chatter and the occasional hung bishop.","53","wirtz","Germany","de","55a5183167455a168b5c0e5764db500924b4bab5a0ad69f3d31d559117759b0e","2026-07-06",595,"json",[15,18,21],{"question":16,"answer":17},"What rating is Stefan?","Stefan plays at an estimated 595 ELO, which places him firmly in the absolute beginner range. He understands the rules and basic captures but regularly hangs pieces and misses obvious threats. Most club players will find him well below their level.",{"question":19,"answer":20},"What opening does Stefan play?","Stefan has no fixed repertoire on file. He has never studied opening theory in any serious way, so he develops his pieces by feel and reacts to whatever the opponent puts on the board. Expect natural, unbooked moves rather than mainline preparation.",{"question":22,"answer":23},"Is Stefan a good first opponent for someone learning chess?","Yes, Stefan is an excellent first opponent for someone learning the game. At 595 ELO he leaves pieces undefended and overlooks simple tactics often enough that a new player can practice capturing material, building basic threats, and finishing a won position. His warm, unhurried manner also keeps the game pressure-free.","Et hätt noch immer jot jejange.","male","Ei, grüß dich! Stefan here, just clocked in for a shift at the board. Pull up a stool, we'll send the bottles down the belt together and see how the line runs today. Et hätt noch immer jot jejange, ne?","Stefan Wirtz runs the bottling line at a small mineral-spring works in the Rhineland-Eifel, where basalt-cooled water has been pulled out of the same source for over a hundred years. He grew up in the village around the spring, started on the labelling machine at eighteen, and has worked every station in the hall since. Outside the plant he is a fixture at the local Schützenfest and a quiet but persistent club-night chess player at the Gasthaus across from the church. He says the rhythm of a good chess game feels exactly like a clean shift on the line: bottles in, bottles out, no fuss.",false,"2026-05-08T00:00:00.000Z","An old brass bottle-cap crimped from the very first run he ever worked, kept in his shirt pocket whenever he plays.",{},"Stefan Wirtz","Rhineland mineral-spring water bottler",{"solid_sharp":35,"unprepared_theoretical":35},0,null,{"defensive_aggressive":35,"simplifying_complicating":35,"category":38},3,"Stefan plays right down the middle of the belt. He neither rushes the attack nor hides behind a wall, neither trades everything off nor keeps the position bubbling on purpose. With no opening preparation to lean on, he develops by feel, lets the position tell him what to do, and reacts move by move. The result is an unforced, balanced game where pressure rises and settles like carbonation in a fresh bottle.",[41,44,47,49,51,54,57,60,63,66,68,70,73,76,78,80,82,85,87,89,92,95,98,101,104,107,110,112,115],{"rating":42,"msSinceEpoch":43},594,1778380522872,{"rating":45,"msSinceEpoch":46},602,1778387823783,{"rating":45,"msSinceEpoch":48},1778433466301,{"rating":45,"msSinceEpoch":50},1778456004013,{"rating":52,"msSinceEpoch":53},600,1778542313749,{"rating":55,"msSinceEpoch":56},591,1778554213279,{"rating":58,"msSinceEpoch":59},582,1778710921555,{"rating":61,"msSinceEpoch":62},574,1778711264267,{"rating":64,"msSinceEpoch":65},573,1778912433784,{"rating":64,"msSinceEpoch":67},1778974850374,{"rating":64,"msSinceEpoch":69},1778989735738,{"rating":71,"msSinceEpoch":72},572,1779010840466,{"rating":74,"msSinceEpoch":75},571,1779017014421,{"rating":74,"msSinceEpoch":77},1779073892069,{"rating":74,"msSinceEpoch":79},1779143716144,{"rating":74,"msSinceEpoch":81},1779143868518,{"rating":83,"msSinceEpoch":84},570,1779143999391,{"rating":83,"msSinceEpoch":86},1779144199632,{"rating":83,"msSinceEpoch":88},1779144747609,{"rating":90,"msSinceEpoch":91},569,1779145101049,{"rating":93,"msSinceEpoch":94},568,1779145116056,{"rating":96,"msSinceEpoch":97},566,1779185733340,{"rating":99,"msSinceEpoch":100},556,1779187975336,{"rating":102,"msSinceEpoch":103},546,1779204308089,{"rating":105,"msSinceEpoch":106},535,1779218783338,{"rating":108,"msSinceEpoch":109},533,1779244031069,{"rating":108,"msSinceEpoch":111},1779294120933,{"rating":113,"msSinceEpoch":114},516,1779328402350,{"rating":116,"msSinceEpoch":117},515,1779330393318,"Stefan",{"sameStyle":120,"different":136},[121,127,133],{"botId":122,"name":123,"elo":124,"country":125,"countryCode":126,"category":38},"berid","Tariel Beridze",603,"Georgia","ge",{"botId":128,"name":129,"elo":130,"country":131,"countryCode":132,"category":38},"velu","Velu Pandian",611,"India","in",{"botId":134,"name":135,"elo":61,"country":131,"countryCode":132,"category":38},"rathore","Mohan Singh Rathore",[137,141],{"botId":138,"name":139,"elo":55,"country":8,"countryCode":9,"category":140},"hofma","Renate Hofmann",2,{"botId":142,"name":143,"elo":144,"country":8,"countryCode":9,"category":145},"klemm","Matthias Klemm",599,4,"bots/wirtz","Stefan is a friendly opponent for absolute beginners and casual players in the roughly 400 to 750 rating band. Because he plays without theory and without a fixed plan, anyone learning to spot hanging pieces, build simple threats, and convert a material advantage will get steady practice. Players working on the basics of tactics and endgame technique against a calm, non-aggressive opponent will feel right at home across the board.","jkWl0w5tQhmgAtdJ5CQkIikynF0l40ZHb1hydQLm2dw",1784583550349]