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Dai Changren
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Dai Changren

ChinaBorn 1999 (age 27)FIDE ID 8608156

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2491
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2500
Luft

Flair

Dai Changren'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

Dai Changren's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Chinese Championship 20221st
  • Chinese Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 71Positional 75Endgame 79Openings 73Composure 66Defence 73Speed 66Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2491No. 295

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2466 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2466 level, blended with their FIDE rating−5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 36 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined560%
King's Indian Defense2100%
Queen's Gambit Accepted275%
Slav Indian1100%
French Defense1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense275%
Ragozin Defense250%
Barmen Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Karpov System1100%
Makogonov Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Central Variation150%

Slav Indian

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%
Morphy Defense1100%
Marshall Attack150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System350%

Neo-Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation275%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Double Fianchetto1100%
Main line10%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Averbakh System225%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20264½/11−17−15
2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship27 Apr 2026=45th−9−8
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛 Finals 总决赛争冠组12 Jan 20261½/5−4−6
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛26 Oct 20259/15+30
Sharjah Masters 202525 May 2025=10th+21+23

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Tabatabaei21 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252670
GMA. Salem17 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252631
GMD. Paravyan18 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252596
GMXiao Tong24 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2586
GMPeng Xiongjian24 Oct 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2521

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMBai JinshiLast 27 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A5050
GMBu XiangzhiLast 12 Jan 2026 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛 Finals 总决赛争冠组4022
Zhang DiLast 31 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A3111
GMPeng XiongjianLast 27 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A3111
Huang RenjieLast 25 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A3021

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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.