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Peng Xiongjian
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Peng Xiongjian

ChinaBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 8610550

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2521
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2501
Luft

Flair

Peng Xiongjian'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 75Positional 72Endgame 79Openings 72Composure 78Defence 82Speed 64Consistency 79

Luft classical rating

2521No. 236

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2597 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2597 level, blended with their FIDE rating+16
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+9
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 24 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening2100%
Nimzo-Indian Defense2100%
Sicilian Defense275%
Petrov's Defense250%
King's Indian Attack20%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense1100%
Main line1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation2100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Accelerated Dragon150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack250%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Defense10%
Double Fianchetto10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation250%
Dragon Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Stoltz Variation1100%
Normal Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Queen's Knight Variation150%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202613 Nov 20263½/5+6+4
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20266/10+17+16
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20264 Jun 2026=41st−9−10
2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship27 Apr 2026=6th−3−3
FIDE World Cup 20252 Nov 20251/2+20

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMZeng Chongsheng29 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2565
GMXiao Tong30 Aug 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2539
GMLiu Qingnan26 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2537
GMXiu Deshun20 Apr 2026 · 2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship2521
GMDai Changren27 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2500

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMDai ChangrenLast 27 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A3111
GMBu XiangzhiLast 25 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2020
GMXiao TongLast 4 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262101
GMD. GhoshLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252020
FMY. WongLast 11 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20262200

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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.