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Ilamparthi A R

IndiaBorn 2009 (age 17)FIDE ID 45015775

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2522
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2513
Luft

Flair

Ilamparthi A R's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fighter63% decisive: 8 wins, 4 losses
  • 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
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 75Positional 80Endgame 77Openings 73Composure 79Defence 74Speed 66Consistency 77

Luft classical rating

2522No. 233

From 19 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2568 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2568 level, blended with their FIDE rating+15
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity19 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 45 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1471%
Ruy Lopez383%
Caro-Kann Defense350%
Italian Game275%
Petrov's Defense225%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 14 games, won 7, drew 6, lost 1 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation383%
Four Knights Variation275%
Taimanov Variation275%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation1100%
O'Kelly Variation1100%
Old Sicilian1100%
Kalashnikov Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon150%
Dragon Variation150%
Alapin Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense1100%
Closed1100%
Berlin Defense150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation250%
Exchange Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense1100%
Classical Variation150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
French Attack225%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack225%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation1100%

Benoni Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation150%
Main line10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense20%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Karpov System10%
Kramer Variation10%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20267 Nov 2026=2nd+11+12
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20262½/5−7−7
Oskemen Open 202629 Jul 2026=5th+12+11
Fujairah Global 202529 Aug 2025½/2−8−8
Oskemen Open 202529 Jul 20253½/6+6+5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMI. Samunenkov19 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252572
GMA. Ahmadzada24 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252564
GMA. Ghosh7 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20262546
GMBharath Subramaniyam H.2 Mar 2024 · Prague Chess Festival 20242530
IMS. Aswath18 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252515

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GME. AmarLast 27 Jun 2025 · Aktobe Open 20252011
IMS. KamotraLast 22 Jul 2026 · Oskemen Open 20262011
GMBharath Subramaniyam H.Last 2 Mar 2024 · Prague Chess Festival 20241100
IMA. IsikLast 4 Mar 2024 · Prague Chess Festival 20241010
GME. SafarliLast 7 Mar 2024 · Prague Chess Festival 20241001

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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.