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Aditya Mittal
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Aditya Mittal

IndiaBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 35042025

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2618
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2616
Luft

Flair

Aditya Mittal's classical flairs

0 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • 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
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • 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

No classical flair in the last year yet.

Trophy cabinet

Aditya Mittal's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 86Positional 81Endgame 79Openings 82Composure 82Defence 77Speed 65Consistency 70

Luft classical rating

2618No. 94

From 27 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2615 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2615 level, blended with their FIDE rating−1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+6
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity27 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 91 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1050%
Nimzo-Indian Defense972%
Sicilian Defense667%
English Opening463%
Italian Game383%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 10 games, won 2, drew 6, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation350%
Queen's Knight Variation333%
Three Knights Variation275%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Modern Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 9 games, won 5, drew 3, lost 1 · 72%

VariationGamesScore
Sämisch Variation3100%
Classical Variation383%
Rubinstein System150%
St. Petersburg Variation150%
Normal Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Alapin Variation367%
Najdorf Variation250%
Classical Variation1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%
Mikenas-Carls Variation150%
Agincourt Defense150%
King's English Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense1100%
Scotch Gambit1100%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 13 games, won 3, drew 7, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack350%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation275%
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Venice Attack150%
Old Sicilian150%
French Variation150%
Alapin Variation150%
Najdorf Variation10%
Taimanov Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 7 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 1 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation367%
Traditional Variation1100%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1100%
Main line150%
Barmen Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation367%
Agincourt Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense317%
Open150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Endgame Offer1100%
Advance Variation1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20265/8−7−6
Chess Slovak Open Skalica 202630 Aug 2026=1st+11+12
Oskemen Open 202629 Jul 2026=11th−9−12
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=9th0−2
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20262/3+2+1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Grandelius6 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252648
GMG. Sargissian19 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252641
GML. Mendonca29 Aug 2026 · Chess Slovak Open Skalica 20262631
GMA. Volokitin13 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252628
GMJ. Tin21 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252601

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. GiriLast 25 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252011
GMN. AbdusattorovLast 18 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252020
GMS. ShanklandLast 30 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252011
GMJ. SiddharthLast 5 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 20252110
GMI. ZemlyanskiiLast 1 Sep 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252101

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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.