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Lu Miaoyi
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Lu Miaoyi

ChinaBorn 2010 (age 16)FIDE ID 8618020

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2465
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2411
Luft

Flair

Lu Miaoyi's classical flairs

5 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 77, from 19 endgames, among the best women
  • Hot Streak5 wins and 2 draws in 7 straight games
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events (average performance 2513)
  • TacticianTactics 78, from 7 sharp games they made sharp, among the best women
  • Underdog6 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • 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
  • 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
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Endgame Specialist
  • Hot Streak
  • Reliable

Trophy cabinet

Lu Miaoyi's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 78Positional 69Endgame 77Openings 69Composure 67Defence 71Speed 54Consistency 77

Luft classical rating

2465No. 333

From 44 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2528 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2528 level, blended with their FIDE rating+32
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+7
Activity44 classical games in top events+5

Openings

Their most-played, from 104 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense2055%
Italian Game950%
French Defense683%
Scotch Game580%
Indian Defense383%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 20 games, won 8, drew 6, lost 6 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Closed450%
Najdorf Variation40%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack383%
Old Sicilian2100%
Alapin Variation275%
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Moscow Variation1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Chekhover Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation10%

Italian Game

With White: 9 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense463%
Scotch Gambit275%
Classical Variation225%
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

French Defense

With White: 6 games, won 5, drew 0, lost 1 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%
Classical Variation1100%
Winawer Variation1100%
Advance Variation1100%
Rubinstein Variation1100%

Scotch Game

With White: 5 games, won 4, drew 0, lost 1 · 80%

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Gambit367%
Classical Variation1100%
Schmidt Variation1100%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System383%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 3 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation225%
Normal Variation20%
Kmoch Variation1100%
St. Petersburg Variation150%

English Opening

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense275%
King's English Variation1100%
Mikenas-Carls Variation150%
Agincourt Defense10%

Queen's Indian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation250%
Fianchetto Variation250%
Classical Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense333%
Morphy Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Old Sicilian1100%
Four Knights Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202611 Nov 2026½/1+1+1
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20265/11−13−16
Romanian Team Chess Championships 202611 Oct 20264/5+13+12
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20269½/11+58+24
Asian Individual Chess Championship 202630 May 2026=27th−7−7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMF. Svane20 Jan 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20252664
GMV. Ivic27 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262638
GMHou Yifan13 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2613
GMM. Warmerdam17 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262576
GMLei Tingjie30 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2552

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMHou YifanLast 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5221
IMV. AgrawalLast 26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263120
GME. PaehtzLast 25 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20253120
IMA. MaltsevskayaLast 14 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252020
GMA. SuleymanliLast 20 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262011

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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.