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Pauline Guichard
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Pauline Guichard

FranceBorn 1988 (age 38)FIDE ID 639370

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2334
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2345
Luft

Flair

Pauline Guichard'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

Pauline Guichard's classical titles

2 classical titles, 2 medals, newest first

  • French Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 64Positional 65Endgame 66Openings 65Composure 58Defence 70Speed 49Consistency 60

Luft classical rating

2334No. 437

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2470 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2470 level, blended with their FIDE rating+5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 25 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined667%
King's Indian Defense275%
Slav Defense250%
Tarrasch Defense150%
Queen's Indian Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 6 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 1 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Harrwitz Attack1100%
Traditional Variation1100%
Barmen Variation1100%
Three Knights Variation150%
Orthodox Defense150%
Ragozin Defense10%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Smyslov Variation275%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation250%

Tarrasch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Variation150%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Miles Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense275%
Morphy Defense1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation2100%
Karpov Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation1100%
Sämisch Variation150%
Normal Variation10%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted150%

Nimzo-Larsen Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20266/8+2+2
French Chess Championship 202615 Aug 20266/8+41+43
French TOP 12 202617 May 20262½/4+2+2
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20255/8+6+7
German Bundesliga 2025/2620 Sep 20251/1+9+9

Best wins

OpponentRating
IML. Javakhishvili17 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2440
GMM. Sebag13 Aug 2026 · French Chess Championship 20262417
GME. Danielian15 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2413
IMI. Gaponenko8 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252340
IMA. Matnadze Bujiashvili18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242338

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WIMI. AgrestLast 20 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262101
IMD. CharochkinaLast 7 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252011
FMY. IglesiasLast 18 Aug 2025 · French Chess Championship 20252011
WGMN. BenmesbahLast 8 Aug 2026 · French Chess Championship 20262200
IMA. SavinaLast 10 Aug 2026 · French Chess Championship 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.