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Gao Muziyan

ChinaBorn 2011 (age 15)FIDE ID 8635889

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2255
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2252
Luft

Flair

Gao Muziyan'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 58Positional 61Endgame 68Openings 60Composure 61Defence 63Speed 40Consistency 58

Luft classical rating

2255No. 484

From 12 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2386 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2386 level, blended with their FIDE rating+6
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity12 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 19 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening225%
Nimzo-Indian Defense1100%
King's Indian Defense1100%
Tarrasch Defense1100%
Zukertort Opening150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation150%
Symmetrical Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation1100%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%

Tarrasch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Schara Gambit1100%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Reversed Grünfeld150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 3 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack438%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation317%
Kalashnikov Variation1100%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Sicilian Invitation1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202610 Nov 20261/1+2+2
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20264/8−10−11
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=3rd+30+30
2026 Chinese Individual Chess Championship17 May 20261½/3+1+2
2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship24 Apr 20261½/3+5+6

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMM. Kamalidenova3 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262397
WIMG. Karimova9 Oct 2025 · FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 20252319
WIMZhang Xiao17 May 2026 · 2026 Chinese Individual Chess Championship2258
WFMN. Imomkuzieva5 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262235
WFMV. Kleymenova13 Oct 2025 · FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 20252220

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WGMC. Francisco GuecamburuLast 7 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252011
WIMWang ChuqiaoLast 31 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2020
WIMWang QinxuanyiLast 28 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2110
WGMA. KhamdamovaLast 6 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262002
FMChen YiningLast 22 Apr 2026 · 2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship2020

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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.