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Kong Xiangrui
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Kong Xiangrui

ChinaBorn 2009 (age 17)FIDE ID 8632200

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2561
FIDE

FIDE classical

180020002200240026002020202220242026
Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2553
Luft

Flair

Kong Xiangrui's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • RisingRating increased by +42 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

Kong Xiangrui's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 74Positional 77Endgame 82Openings 79Composure 80Defence 77Speed 68Consistency 83

Luft classical rating

2561No. 163

From 19 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2596 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2596 level, blended with their FIDE rating+8
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity19 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 28 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense475%
Caro-Kann Defense367%
English Opening2100%
Queen's Gambit Declined250%
Petrov's Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Dragon275%
Kan Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%
Classical Variation150%
Panov Attack150%

English Opening

With White: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Mikenas-Carls Variation1100%
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense150%
Main line150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Attack150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Westphalian Variation1100%
Exchange Variation150%
Queen's Knight Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation275%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo225%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Gambit150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202613 Nov 20264½/7−3−3
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20267/10+5+5
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20264/6+3+3
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=1st+15+14
2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship27 Apr 2026=16th+2−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMWang Yue9 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2623
GMB. Maksimovic19 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262534
GME. Khubukshanov5 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262505
IMChen Qi30 Aug 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2468
Zhang Di29 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2447

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMWang HaoLast 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5041
GMWang YueLast 27 Apr 2026 · 2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship4121
GMLi ChaoLast 26 Apr 2026 · 2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship2020
IMChen QiLast 26 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2200
GMXiao TongLast 6 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262020

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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.