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Abhimanyu Mishra
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Abhimanyu Mishra

United StatesBorn 2009 (age 17)FIDE ID 30920019

Playing now: Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2673
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2644
Luft

Flair

Abhimanyu Mishra's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fortress26 games in a row without a loss
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Fortress

Trophy cabinet

Abhimanyu Mishra's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 86Positional 82Endgame 83Openings 82Composure 90Defence 86Speed 77Consistency 91

Luft classical rating

2673No. 53

From 38 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2686 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2686 level, blended with their FIDE rating+21
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+4
Activity38 classical games in top events+3

Openings

Their most-played, from 84 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1065%
Italian Game771%
French Defense463%
Queen's Gambit Declined463%
Bogo-Indian Defense383%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 10 games, won 5, drew 3, lost 2 · 65%

VariationGamesScore
Four Knights Variation488%
Najdorf Variation450%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack250%

Italian Game

With White: 7 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 0 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation463%
Giuoco Pianissimo275%
Scotch Invitation Declined1100%

French Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation275%
Steinitz Variation250%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation463%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation275%
Grünfeld Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 12 games, won 3, drew 9, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation771%
Modern Variations250%
Moscow Variation150%
Alapin Variation150%
Closed150%

Slav Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 2 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Main line250%
Exchange Variation250%
Modern Line1100%
Breyer Variation10%
Quiet Variation10%

Semi-Slav Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation250%
Normal Variation225%
Quiet Variation1100%
Main line150%

English Opening

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense350%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense275%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 202612 Nov 20261½/4+20
U.S. Chess Championships 202621 Oct 2026=6th+9+8
Chess Slovak Open Skalica 202630 Aug 2026=1st+6+3
V Open Chess Menorca 202612 Apr 20262nd+11+10
American Cup 20265 Mar 20261/4−3−3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMGukesh D.8 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252767
GMPraggnanandhaa R.16 Jul 2024 · 57th International Chess Festival Biel2757
GMYu Yangyi6 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252714
GMS. Sevian14 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262708
GMV. Keymer6 May 2023 · 2023 TePe Sigeman & Co2700

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMPraggnanandhaa R.Last 7 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20253111
GMA. SalemLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20253021
GMF. CaruanaLast 11 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20263021
GML. AronianLast 19 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20263021
GMJ. PechacLast 26 Aug 2026 · Chess Slovak Open Skalica 20262110

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.