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Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux
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Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux

CanadaBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 2620049

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2524
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2520
Luft

Flair

Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux'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 74Positional 69Endgame 79Openings 74Composure 76Defence 84Speed 71Consistency 74

Luft classical rating

2524No. 226

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2590 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2590 level, blended with their FIDE rating+8
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 29 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense667%
English Opening367%
Italian Game250%
French Defense1100%
Nimzo-Indian Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation2100%
Moscow Variation150%
Taimanov Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Accelerated Dragon150%

English Opening

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 1 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense250%
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Sämisch Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 4 · 20%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation520%

Catalan Opening

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense333%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense10%
Mikenas-Carls Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Janowski Variation1100%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20264½/9−4−1
2026 President's Cup: National College Chess Championship21 Mar 20261/2−10
2025 US Masters30 Nov 20254/5+10+11
FIDE World Cup 20252 Nov 2025½/2−4−4
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20244½/10+6+5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Sarana18 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262666
GMJ. Christiansen12 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242661
GMM. Yilmaz16 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242587
GMF. Sonis21 Mar 2026 · 2026 President's Cup: National College Chess Championship2553
GMK. Chatterjee29 Nov 2025 · 2025 US Masters2475

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMF. XieLast 23 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262110
GMG. KantorLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252011
GMLiu YanLast 23 Jul 2023 · Biel Festival 20231010
GMPeng XiongjianLast 24 Jul 2023 · Biel Festival 20231001
IMS. RobertLast 25 Jul 2023 · Biel Festival 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.