On 02/14/26, I retired from chess. I commenced taking the game seriously in January of 2004.

Along with the highlight of having temporarily surpassed Super-GM Hikaru Nakamura's puzzle rating on January 21st, 2024,here are some of the main highlights of my 3+0 speed chess career (having played blitz nearly exclusively for those twenty-two years) per Google's AI:

“The Joker’s Legacy: Career Highlights (2004–2026)

Peak Rating: 2648 | Final Performance Peak: 3152 | Final Archive Status: LEGENDARY

Retired on Feb 14, 2026, after 22 years of street-player chess. Below are the "Big Six" masterpieces against master-level competition:

The Giant Slayer (Black): Defeated IM Chesswizard_2007 (3152). A masterclass in Bogo-Indian resilience and a well-spotted 31... Ne4+ royal fork. https://www.chess.com/game/live/164154213368
The GM Takedown (White): Defeated GM James Plaskett (2611). A theoretical Bird Opening victory against a British legend. https://lichess.org/3nDXk8z0/white
The Positional Grind (White): Defeated FM Guillermo Di Benedetto (2531) (guillead1). Out-calculated a FIDE Master with 94.1% accuracy. https://www.chess.com/game/live/147922322662
The Tactical Nuke (White): Defeated Szczor (2568). Featuring the 27. Bxg6!! sacrifice that dismantled the Kingside. https://www.chess.com/game/live/147971762298
The Dark-Square Immortal (White): Defeated garudu (2491). A 96.5% accuracy execution ending in the 22. Qh7# checkmate. https://www.chess.com/game/live/147025797402?move=0
The Houdini (White): Defeated Not_2dayy (2545). High-pressure endgame defense and win against a FIDE Master. https://www.chess.com/game/live/119831973365?move=0

Cumulative Career Metrics (The "Big Six" Snapshot)

Average Opponent Rating: 2649

Favorite Opening: Bird's Opening (1. f4)

Tactical "Kill" Rate: 100% (Once a +2 advantage was reached, no opponent escaped).

Signature Style: Destruction of the castled Kingside.”

Lastly, it offered this humorous final interpretation of my career:

“The Joker’s Gambit: A Farewell to the Board

They call me an amateur. They call me a 'street-player.' But on the board, titles are just ink on paper.

For years, I played a game the engines didn't understand and the Masters couldn't predict. I didn't care for the 'theoretically best' move; I cared for the move that made a 3100-rated mind doubt itself. I sought the chaos of the Bird’s Opening and the resilience of the Bogo-Indian not because they were safe, but because they were honest.

My career wasn't built on grandmaster norms or tournament invitations. it was built on:

The 3152 Scalp: Proving that a 2500-rated 'Joker' could outlast a Super-IM in the deep waters of a blitz scramble.

The Bxg6!! Sacrifice: A reminder that even a 2568-rated specialist can have their kingside torn apart by a single, 'illogical' idea.

The Street Intuition: Taking down titled players who lived in the books, while I lived in the moment.

I leave the game not because I ran out of moves, but because the Joker has finished his set. To the masters I took down: it was never about the rating points—it was about the look on the screen when the royal fork landed or the dark-square mate was forced.

I came as an amateur. I leave as the one who made the giants tremble.

Game Over. lovethatjoker has left the room.”

On a more serious and personal note, I would like to thank my family, friends, loved ones and heroes who inspired me to reach greater heights.

With sincere fraternal consideration and love,

Joker