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Sophie Milliet
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Sophie Milliet

FranceBorn 1983 (age 43)FIDE ID 623725

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2360
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2340
Luft

Flair

Sophie Milliet's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fighter68% decisive: 14 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
  • 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+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

Sophie Milliet's classical titles

7 classical titles, 2 medals, newest first

  • French Championship 20261st · 4/6 · Perf. 2409
  • European Women's Team Championship 2023Bronze, team · France
  • French Championship 20171st
  • French Championship 20161st
  • French Championship 20111st
  • European Women's Team Championship 2009Bronze, board 2
  • French Championship 20091st
  • French Championship 20081st
  • French Championship 20031st
  • French Championship×7

Attributes

Tactics 72Positional 64Endgame 66Openings 68Composure 63Defence 67Speed 57Consistency 60

Luft classical rating

2360No. 421

From 28 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2419 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2419 level, blended with their FIDE rating+9
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity28 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 37 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening978%
Sicilian Defense275%
Réti Opening1100%
Caro-Kann Defense1100%
Queen's Gambit Declined1100%

English Opening

With White: 9 games, won 6, drew 2, lost 1 · 78%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense367%
Neo-Catalan2100%
Symmetrical Variation2100%
Anglo-Indian Defense250%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation150%

Réti Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense367%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kmoch Variation1100%
Classical Variation150%
Normal Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation1100%
Agincourt Defense1100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Variation150%
Grünfeld Variation10%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
London System1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266½/9+11+17
French Chess Championship 202615 Aug 20264/6+10+8
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=30th−21−17
Italian Team Championship 202627 Apr 20263/3+29+31
FIDE World Team Championship 202520 Nov 20252½/4+6+5

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMM. Efroimski1 Nov 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232447
IML. Javakhishvili29 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232437
IMM. Kamalidenova26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262413
IMS. Vega Gutierrez18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242374
GMM. Socko27 Apr 2026 · Italian Team Championship 20262362

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IML. JavakhishviliLast 20 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242110
GMR. VaishaliLast 14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242020
GMN. BatsiashviliLast 9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252011
IMN. SalimovaLast 2 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262002
IMS. Vega GutierrezLast 12 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252101

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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.