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Guo Qi
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Guo Qi

ChinaBorn 1995 (age 31)FIDE ID 8604002

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2365
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2375
Luft

Flair

Guo Qi'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

Guo Qi's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

  • Chinese Championship 20231st
  • Chinese Championship 20161st
  • Chinese Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 65Positional 66Endgame 73Openings 65Composure 60Defence 70Speed 59Consistency 66

Luft classical rating

2365No. 415

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2331 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2331 level, blended with their FIDE rating−1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−3
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 24 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined367%
Bogo-Indian Defense250%
Queen's Indian Defense150%
Dutch Defense150%
King's Indian Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Vienna Variation275%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Variation250%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Dutch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Sämisch Variation1100%
Normal Variation150%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Reversed Grünfeld250%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Queen's Knight Variation150%
Charousek Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense225%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Attack1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20265/10−9−6
2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship25 Apr 20262½/5−5−5
FIDE World Team Championship 202523 Nov 20253½/8−18−20
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛5 Oct 20255/9−7−6
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=9th+37+35

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMT. Injac7 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252454
GMA. Ushenina8 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252409
WGMZ. Tang21 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252381
IMK. Balajayeva9 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252331
WIMZ. Urh19 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242251

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMZhao XueLast 24 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A3021
GMR. VaishaliLast 11 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252011
WIMYan TianqiLast 22 Apr 2026 · 2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship2020
IMLu MiaoyiLast 26 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2020
IMSong YuxinLast 27 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2020

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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.