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Rameshbabu Vaishali
Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
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Rameshbabu Vaishali

IndiaBorn 2001 (age 25)FIDE ID 5091756

Playing now: Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2449
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2452
Luft

Flair

Rameshbabu Vaishali'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

Rameshbabu Vaishali's classical titles

6 classical titles, 4 medals, newest first

  • World Championship 
  • Candidates 
  • FIDE Grand Swiss×2

Attributes

Tactics 74Positional 72Endgame 75Openings 69Composure 65Defence 70Speed 60Consistency 54

Luft classical rating

2449No. 355

From 28 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2463 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2463 level, blended with their FIDE rating+4
Tournament winsFIDE Candidates 2026: Women+12
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity28 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 173 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense2850%
Italian Game1653%
Ruy Lopez1136%
Caro-Kann Defense642%
Four Knights Game570%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 28 games, won 8, drew 12, lost 8 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed540%
Alapin Variation540%
Moscow Variation367%
Najdorf Variation333%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation275%
Dragon Variation250%
Kan Variation1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation150%
French Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Löwenthal Variation150%
Old Sicilian150%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon10%

Italian Game

With White: 16 games, won 3, drew 11, lost 2 · 53%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense764%
Giuoco Pianissimo550%
Classical Variation438%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 11 games, won 1, drew 6, lost 4 · 36%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense425%
Berlin Defense275%
Closed250%
Cozio Defense150%
Open10%
Marshall Attack10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 6 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 3 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation450%
Two Knights Attack150%
Exchange Variation10%

Four Knights Game

With White: 5 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 1 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation570%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 11 games, won 3, drew 6, lost 2 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense658%
Open250%
Exchange Variation150%
Cozio Defense150%
Closed150%

Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation764%
Three Knights Variation250%
Russian Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 6 · 22%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack425%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation225%
Kan Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon10%
Four Knights Variation10%

English Opening

With Black: 8 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 5 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation450%
Agincourt Defense30%
Anglo-Indian Defense10%

French Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 2 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation350%
Tarrasch Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%
Advance Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 202612 Nov 2026½/4−3−3
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202624 Sep 20262½/6−17−20
59th Biel International Chess Festival 202618 Jul 20261½/5−7−10
FIDE Candidates 202615 Apr 20261st+26+30
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=1st+21+25

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Yakubboev21 Jan 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20252659
GMJ. Bjerre16 Jul 2024 · 57th International Chess Festival Biel2653
GMA. Donchenko17 Jul 2024 · 57th International Chess Festival Biel2633
GME. L'Ami2 Feb 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20252620
GMS. Sethuraman12 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20232598

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. MuzychukLast 9 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 2026132110
GMTan ZhongyiLast 14 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20269243
GMH. KoneruLast 1 Jun 2025 · Norway Chess 20257133
GMLei TingjieLast 2 Jun 2025 · Norway Chess 20257223
GMB. AssaubayevaLast 7 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20266132

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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.