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Carissa Yip
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Carissa Yip

United StatesBorn 2003 (age 23)FIDE ID 2090732

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2461
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2453
Luft

Flair

Carissa Yip's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog4 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • WildcardPerformed anywhere from 2266 to 2601 in 5 events
  • Ironman68 classical games 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
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • 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
  • 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
  • Underdog
  • Wildcard
  • Ironman

Trophy cabinet

Carissa Yip's classical titles

3 classical titles, 3 medals, newest first

  • US Championship×3

Attributes

Tactics 70Positional 71Endgame 74Openings 72Composure 71Defence 77Speed 58Consistency 60

Luft classical rating

2461No. 338

From 68 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2479 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2479 level, blended with their FIDE rating+11
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−6
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−5
Activity68 classical games in top events+8

Openings

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

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense939%
French Defense863%
Italian Game750%
Caro-Kann Defense633%
Ruy Lopez350%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Alapin Variation367%
Najdorf Variation20%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%
Kalashnikov Variation10%
Nimzowitsch Variation10%

French Defense

With White: 8 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 2 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
King's Indian Attack383%
Rubinstein Variation275%
Classical Variation20%
Winawer Variation1100%

Italian Game

With White: 7 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation658%
Two Knights Defense10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 6 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 3 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation633%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense225%
Berlin Defense1100%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 3 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation383%
Orthodox Variation150%
Semi-Averbakh System10%
Normal Variation10%
Petrosian Variation10%

Italian Game

With Black: 5 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 0 · 80%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense383%
Giuoco Pianissimo275%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Wade-Smyslov Variation275%
Grünfeld Variation250%
Nimzowitsch Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variations1100%
Kan Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation350%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
U.S. Chess Championships 202621 Oct 2026=7th−31−33
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20268/10+16+16
59th Biel International Chess Festival 202618 Jul 20262/5+10
V Open Chess Menorca 202611 Apr 2026=72nd−1−1
Reykjavik Open 202630 Mar 2026=32nd−7−7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Ivic21 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262638
GMHou Yifan21 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252620
GMB. Bok1 Mar 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2589
GMM. Warmerdam18 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262576
GMR. Vaishali15 Jul 2026 · 59th Biel International Chess Festival 20262496

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMA. LeeLast 9 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20267061
IMT. AbrahamyanLast 11 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20265311
GMI. KrushLast 16 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20263201
GMR. VaishaliLast 15 Jul 2026 · 59th Biel International Chess Festival 20263120
IMA. ZatonskihLast 15 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20263210

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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.