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Pranesh M
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Pranesh M

IndiaBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 35028600

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2688
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2673
Luft

Flair

Pranesh M's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Chameleon7 different defences in 9 games with black
  • Fighter57% decisive: 11 wins, 5 losses
  • 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
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Chameleon
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

Pranesh M's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 83Positional 84Endgame 85Openings 86Composure 92Defence 85Speed 79Consistency 87

Luft classical rating

2688No. 37

From 28 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2711 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2711 level, blended with their FIDE rating+18
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity28 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 75 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1861%
Ruy Lopez743%
Caro-Kann Defense4100%
French Defense475%
Italian Game275%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 18 games, won 7, drew 8, lost 3 · 61%

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation560%
Closed475%
Najdorf Variation383%
Accelerated Dragon275%
Kan Variation225%
Taimanov Variation150%
Kalashnikov Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 7 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 2 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Closed350%
Morphy Defense250%
Classical Variation150%
Berlin Defense10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 4 games, won 4, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation4100%

French Defense

With White: 4 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 1 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation2100%
Advance Variation1100%
Classical Variation10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense1100%
Classical Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 0 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Stoltz Variation2100%
Meran Variation275%
Moscow Variation250%
Anti-Moscow Gambit150%

Italian Game

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 2 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Two Knights Defense250%
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack225%
Four Knights Variation150%
Kalashnikov Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Tartakower Defense1100%
Exchange Variation1100%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense275%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202613 Nov 20266/7+4+4
1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20267 Nov 20261st+8+7
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264/7−7−8
Romanian Team Chess Championships 202611 Oct 20264½/6+4+3
Chennai Grand Masters 202622 Jul 2026=4th+7+9

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Giri22 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262752
GMGukesh D.21 Jul 2026 · Chennai Grand Masters 20262717
GMA. Puranik12 Aug 2025 · Chennai Grand Masters 20252635
GMA. Chopra7 Aug 2025 · Chennai Grand Masters 20252634
GML. Mendonca4 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20262617

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMP. IniyanLast 7 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20263300
GML. MendoncaLast 4 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20263120
GMZ. AgmanovLast 13 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20263210
GMA. ChopraLast 7 Aug 2025 · Chennai Grand Masters 20252110
GMP. Laurent-PaoliLast 4 Oct 2026 · Romanian Team Chess Championships 20262101

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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.