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Jeffery Xiong
Photo: Charlotte Chess Center
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Jeffery Xiong

United StatesBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 2047640

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2701
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2671
Luft

Flair

Jeffery Xiong's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Black Belt5½/8 with black (69%), against 61% with white
  • Underdog3 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • Chameleon8 different defences in 8 games with black
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Black Belt
  • Underdog

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 83Positional 88Endgame 89Openings 84Composure 88Defence 83Speed 85Consistency 93

Luft classical rating

2701No. 28

From 17 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2761 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2761 level, blended with their FIDE rating+30
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity17 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 33 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined333%
Scandinavian Defense275%
Four Knights Game275%
Nimzo-Indian Defense1100%
Italian Game1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense250%
Charousek Variation10%

Scandinavian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1100%
Main Line150%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation275%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kmoch Variation1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation1100%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%
Three Knights Variation150%

Tarrasch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Variation150%
Prague Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Exchange Variation10%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Chigorin Defense1100%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
U.S. Chess Championships 202621 Oct 2026=3rd+15+17
2025 US Masters30 Nov 20256½/8+4+4
FIDE World Cup 20258 Nov 20254/6+3+1
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=27th+8+9
FIDE Grand Swiss 202325 Oct 2023½/1−1−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GML. Aronian14 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262725
GMH. Niemann21 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262717
GMS. Sevian9 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262708
GMA. Liang12 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262685
GMD. Yuffa5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252618

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. LiangLast 12 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262110
CMLi YihengLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252110
GMD. YuffaLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252200
GMLe Quang LiemLast 8 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252011
GMM. KarthikeyanLast 25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20231010

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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.