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Savitha Shri B
Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
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Savitha Shri B

IndiaBorn 2007 (age 19)FIDE ID 35061887

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2428
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2405
Luft

Flair

Savitha Shri B's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • PositionalPositional 81, from 3 positional games they steered, among the best women
  • Underdog3 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • Fighter68% decisive: 13 wins, 2 losses
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • 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
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Positional
  • Underdog
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

Savitha Shri B's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 70Positional 81Endgame 69Openings 71Composure 72Defence 63Speed 54Consistency 62

Luft classical rating

2428No. 377

From 22 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2589 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2589 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+5
Activity22 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 34 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game590%
Sicilian Defense560%
French Defense463%
Ruy Lopez3100%
Scandinavian Defense1100%

Italian Game

With White: 5 games, won 4, drew 1, lost 0 · 90%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation383%
Two Knights Defense1100%
Paris Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Moscow Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

French Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation463%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 3 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense1100%
Closed1100%
Open1100%

Scandinavian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Valencian Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
French Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Four Knights Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Moscow Variation10%
Najdorf Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Queen's Knight Variation225%
Main line1100%

English Opening

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Indian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20269/10+45+21
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=1st+43+39
FIDE World Team Championship 202521 Nov 20254/7+16+15
First League of Serbia 202528 Sep 20258½/11+30+28
Norway Chess Open 20251 Jun 20251½/4+12+11

Best wins

OpponentRating
WGMA. Shukhman6 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262456
IMY. Zhou1 Jun 2025 · Norway Chess Open 20252430
WGMA. Khamdamova5 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262427
WGMZhai Mo19 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252384
WGMX. Balabayeva21 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252360

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMM. ArabidzeLast 27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262011
WGMZhai MoLast 26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262200
WIMG. KarimovaLast 25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262020
WGMX. BalabayevaLast 21 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252101
GMA. StefanovaLast 26 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20231001

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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.