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B. Adhiban
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B. Adhiban

IndiaBorn 1992 (age 34)FIDE ID 5018471

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2533
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2573
Luft

Flair

B. Adhiban'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

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 73Endgame 80Openings 74Composure 74Defence 78Speed 72Consistency 60

Luft classical rating

2533No. 208

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2459 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2459 level, blended with their FIDE rating−26
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 55 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense438%
Ruy Lopez425%
Bogo-Indian Defense275%
Queen's Gambit Accepted275%
Caro-Kann Defense250%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation350%
Old Sicilian10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%
Morphy Defense150%
Berlin Defense10%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation1100%
Nimzowitsch Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Central Variation275%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%
Panov Attack10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 3 · 39%

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation250%
Kan Variation225%
Moscow Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Najdorf Variation10%

Dutch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Hopton Attack275%
Leningrad Variation1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense250%
Neo-Catalan150%

French Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Winawer Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Ragozin Defense150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20267 Nov 2026=17th−21−20
Romanian Team Chess Championships 202611 Oct 20264/8−3−3
Chennai Grand Masters 202515 Aug 20256/9+18+21
Menorca Open 202526 Apr 2025=24th−12−12
Reykjavik Open 202513 Apr 2025=32nd−10−9

Best wins

OpponentRating
GME. L'Ami28 Jan 2023 · Tata Steel Challengers 20232627
GML. Mendonca15 Aug 2025 · Chennai Grand Masters 20252606
GMP. Idani18 May 2024 · Sharjah2605
GMD. Ghosh12 Aug 2025 · Chennai Grand Masters 20252576
IMG. Levin3 Oct 2026 · Romanian Team Chess Championships 20262467

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
d. HendersonLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMD. DubovLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232011
GMA. TarhanLast 11 Oct 2026 · Romanian Team Chess Championships 20262020
GMA. PuranikLast 7 Aug 2025 · Chennai Grand Masters 20252020
IMS. SinghLast 7 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 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.