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Jiang Haochen
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Jiang Haochen

ChinaBorn 2011 (age 15)FIDE ID 8631930

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2519
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2501
Luft

Flair

Jiang Haochen's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • RisingRating increased by +49 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
  • 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
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 74Positional 75Endgame 78Openings 75Composure 75Defence 76Speed 70Consistency 78

Luft classical rating

2519No. 240

From 14 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2588 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2588 level, blended with their FIDE rating+11
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity14 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 23 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Slav Defense225%
King's Indian Defense1100%
King's Indian Attack1100%
French Defense1100%
Queen's Indian Defense1100%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation225%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Keres Variation1100%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation1100%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

English Opening

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense150%
Symmetrical Variation10%
Anglo-Indian Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kramnik Variation1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System150%
London System150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Cozio Attack150%
Modern Attack10%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Reversed Grünfeld150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202611 Nov 20263/4−4−4
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20264½/9−11−11
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20263/4+9+10
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛 Finals 总决赛争冠组13 Jan 20262½/6+6+5
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2 Oct 20253/6+6+6

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMB. Jacobson9 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 20252594
GMA. Naiditsch19 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262580
GMZeng Chongsheng8 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2550
GMS. Lobanov20 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262517
IMLou Yiping27 Aug 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2444

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMMa QunLast 13 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4031
GMZeng ChongshengLast 9 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3102
CMM. LeeLast 10 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20262200
FMZ. LimLast 11 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20262020
GMB. AminLast 4 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 20251010

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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.