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Santosh Gujrathi Vidit
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Santosh Gujrathi Vidit

IndiaBorn 1994 (age 32)FIDE ID 5029465

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2674
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2693
Luft

Flair

Santosh Gujrathi Vidit'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

Santosh Gujrathi Vidit's classical titles

1 classical title, 2 medals, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 84Positional 83Endgame 84Openings 82Composure 85Defence 86Speed 85Consistency 90

Luft classical rating

2674No. 51

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2621 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2621 level, blended with their FIDE rating−14
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 98 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense972%
Queen's Gambit Declined667%
Ruy Lopez540%
Nimzo-Indian Defense463%
Petrov's Defense438%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 9 games, won 5, drew 3, lost 1 · 72%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack350%
Najdorf Variation2100%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Classical Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation1100%
Kramnik Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 6 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Queen's Knight Variation1100%
Charousek Variation1100%
Main line150%
Exchange Variation150%
Ragozin Defense150%
Modern Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense250%
Morphy Defense225%
Closed150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Normal Variation1100%
Kmoch Variation150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack350%
Paulsen Attack10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense1035%
Open Berlin Defense150%

Italian Game

With Black: 7 games, won 0, drew 6, lost 1 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation540%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%
Giuoco Piano150%

Queen's Pawn Game

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 4 · 10%

VariationGamesScore
London System225%
Colle System10%
Zukertort Variation10%
Symmetrical Variation10%

Four Knights Game

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation250%
Scotch Variation Accepted150%
Main line150%

English Opening

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense225%
Symmetrical Variation150%
King's English Variation10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202624 Sep 20262/3−4−3
3rd UzChess Cup 202615 Jun 20269th−11−9
FIDE World Cup 20258 Nov 20252/4−7−7
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20254/6−10
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=5th+4+8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMH. Nakamura14 Apr 2024 · FIDE Candidates 20242789
GMA. Firouzja10 Apr 2024 · FIDE Candidates 20242760
GMP. Maghsoodloo26 Jan 2024 · Tata Steel Masters 20242740
GMN. Abdusattorov27 Jan 2024 · Tata Steel Masters 20242727
GMN. Sarin9 Aug 2025 · Chennai Grand Masters 20252692

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMI. NepomniachtchiLast 8 Jun 2026 · 3rd UzChess Cup 20266033
GMN. AbasovLast 20 Apr 2024 · FIDE Candidates 20244031
GMGukesh D.Last 13 Apr 2024 · FIDE Candidates 20244031
GMPraggnanandhaa R.Last 15 Apr 2024 · FIDE Candidates 20244022
GMA. FirouzjaLast 21 Apr 2024 · FIDE Candidates 20243210

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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.