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Aryan Chopra
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Aryan Chopra

IndiaBorn 2001 (age 25)FIDE ID 5084423

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2644
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2646
Luft

Flair

Aryan Chopra'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

Aryan Chopra's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 84Positional 84Endgame 82Openings 83Composure 81Defence 79Speed 80Consistency 83

Luft classical rating

2644No. 68

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2668 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2668 level, blended with their FIDE rating+2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 83 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1567%
Italian Game1080%
French Defense550%
Ruy Lopez367%
Queen's Gambit Declined1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 15 games, won 6, drew 8, lost 1 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation757%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation367%
Four Knights Variation1100%
Prins Variation1100%
French Variation1100%
O'Kelly Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

Italian Game

With White: 10 games, won 6, drew 4, lost 0 · 80%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation881%
Two Knights Defense275%

French Defense

With White: 5 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation350%
Steinitz Variation250%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%
Morphy Defense150%
Berlin Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Queen's Knight Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 2, drew 6, lost 1 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Closed275%
Taimanov Variation250%
French Variation250%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Moscow Variation150%
Chekhover Variation10%

Slav Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%
Modern Line150%
Quiet Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation350%

Semi-Slav Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Main line225%
Stoltz Variation150%

English Opening

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense150%
King's English Variation150%
Symmetrical Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 President's Cup: National College Chess Championship22 Mar 20261½/3+1+1
2026 Saint Louis Masters1 Mar 20265½/8+5+6
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=51st+7+13
Chennai Grand Masters 202515 Aug 20254/9−15−16
Aktobe Open 202530 Jun 2025=2nd+7+8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Sarin5 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20242698
GMM. Karthikeyan5 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252669
GMJ. Bjerre15 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252634
GMBharath Subramaniyam H.1 Mar 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2595
GMT. Sosa16 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20232544

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WGMV. AgrawalLast 18 Jul 2023 · Biel Festival 20232110
GMVignesh N R.Last 19 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20232110
GMP. AnandLast 7 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20242110
GMPranesh M.Last 7 Aug 2025 · Chennai Grand Masters 20252011
GMXue HaowenLast 25 Jun 2025 · Aktobe Open 20252110

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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.