Players
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Ni Shiqun

ChinaBorn 1997 (age 29)FIDE ID 8608466

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2307
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2309
Luft

Flair

Ni Shiqun's classical flairs

0 of 19 earned 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
  • 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
  • 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

No classical flair in the last year yet.

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 65Positional 66Endgame 67Openings 62Composure 57Defence 63Speed 54Consistency 57

Luft classical rating

2307No. 452

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2367 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2367 level, blended with their FIDE rating+2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 11 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1100%
Caro-Kann Defense150%
Four Knights Game150%
French Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
French Variation1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Panov Attack150%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Furman Variation150%
Classical Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Double Fianchetto150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation150%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20267/11+20+18
Asian Individual Chess Championship 202631 May 2026=19th−4−3
2026 Chinese Individual Chess Championship18 May 20262/4−4−3
2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship26 Apr 20263½/6+7+7
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛5 Oct 20253½/7+3+4

Best wins

OpponentRating
WGMJ. Yu30 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2354
IMH. Hunt14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242304
Jiang Tianyu28 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2300
WIMWang Chuqiao20 Apr 2026 · 2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship2235
WIMZhang Xiao28 Aug 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2200

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WIMZhang XiaoLast 25 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2110
GMLei TingjieLast 29 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2011
WIMWang ChuqiaoLast 12 May 2026 · 2026 Chinese Individual Chess Championship2200
WGMXiao YiyiLast 18 May 2026 · 2026 Chinese Individual Chess Championship2011
FMChen YiningLast 29 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2020

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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.