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Pa Iniyan
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Pa Iniyan

IndiaBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 25002767

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2592
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2581
Luft

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No classical titles on record yet.

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 57 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1164%
Nimzo-Indian Defense580%
Semi-Slav Defense450%
Tarrasch Defense2100%
Queen's Gambit Accepted1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 11 games, won 6, drew 2, lost 3 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variation250%
Traditional Variation1100%
Chigorin Defense1100%
Exchange Variation1100%
Capablanca Variation1100%
Ragozin Defense1100%
Queen's Knight Variation150%
Main line150%
Tartakower Defense10%
Vienna Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 0 · 80%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation367%
Kmoch Variation1100%
Sämisch Variation1100%

Semi-Slav Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Meran Variation250%
Moscow Variation150%
Marshall Gambit150%

Tarrasch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Schara Gambit1100%
Symmetrical Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Mannheim Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 10 games, won 3, drew 5, lost 2 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation743%
Modern Variations1100%
Moscow Variation1100%
Scheveningen Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation275%
Classical Variation225%

English Opening

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation225%
Agincourt Defense150%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Colle System1100%
Symmetrical Variation150%
Accelerated London System10%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Sicilian Variation250%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20267 Nov 2026=6th+9+7
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=9th+10
V Open Chess Menorca 202612 Apr 2026=12th+2+1
FIDE World Cup 20255 Nov 20252/4−3−4
31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival24 Aug 20255/7+4+7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Grandelius26 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20242659
GMM. Karthikeyan6 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20262658
GMS. Ter-Sahakyan22 May 2024 · Sharjah2650
GMA. Puranik15 Aug 2025 · Chennai Grand Masters 20252635
GMA. Chopra10 Aug 2025 · Chennai Grand Masters 20252634

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMT. NguyenLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20253021
GMPranesh M.Last 7 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20263003
GMA. PuranikLast 15 Aug 2025 · Chennai Grand Masters 20252101
GMP. VuppalaLast 11 Apr 2026 · V Open Chess Menorca 20262200
GMA. SuleymenovLast 4 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20262110

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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.