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Tan Zhongyi
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Tan Zhongyi

ChinaBorn 1991 (age 35)FIDE ID 8603642

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2510
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2536
Luft

Flair

Tan Zhongyi's classical flairs

4 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TitanLuft classical rating averaged 2543 over the last 4 years, among the best women
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 77, from 8 endgames, among the best women
  • Chameleon7 different defences in 8 games with black, among the best women
  • Lightning#4 woman at speed chess (blitz 2411, rapid 2493)
  • 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
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • 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
  • Titan
  • Endgame Specialist
  • Chameleon

Trophy cabinet

Tan Zhongyi's classical titles

6 classical titles, newest first

  • Candidates 20241st · 9/14 · Perf. 2619
  • Chinese Championship 20221st
  • Chinese Championship 20211st
  • Chinese Championship 20201st
  • World Championship 20171st
  • Chinese Championship 20151st
  • World Championship 
  • Candidates 
  • Chinese Championship×4

Attributes

Tactics 72Positional 75Endgame 77Openings 75Composure 74Defence 77Speed 67Consistency 79

Luft classical rating

2510No. 258

From 16 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2435 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2435 level, blended with their FIDE rating−21
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity16 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 103 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1060%
Sicilian Defense667%
Italian Game642%
Slav Defense367%
Nimzo-Indian Defense367%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 10 games, won 3, drew 6, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Main line367%
Exchange Variation333%
Barmen Variation1100%
Three Knights Variation1100%
Modern Variation150%
Queen's Knight Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation275%
Old Sicilian250%
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Moscow Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation350%
Two Knights Defense250%
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation367%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Sämisch Variation1100%
Kmoch Variation1100%
Classical Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 7 games, won 4, drew 1, lost 2 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Closed475%
Morphy Defense350%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 2 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
O'Kelly Variation250%
Alapin Variation1100%
Moscow Variation150%
Najdorf Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation10%
Delayed Alapin Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 6 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 2 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation333%
Main line275%
Queen's Knight Variation1100%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 1 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack438%
Nimzowitsch Attack150%
Karklins-Martinovsky Variation150%

Zukertort Opening

With Black: 5 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 0 · 80%

VariationGamesScore
Reversed Grünfeld580%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20268½/11−7−5
FIDE Candidates 202615 Apr 2026=7th−18−16
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛 Finals 总决赛争冠组9 Jan 2026½/2−2−4
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛26 Oct 20254/6−1−4
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=3rd0−6

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMR. Rapport22 May 2025 · TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20252722
GMV. Ivanchuk23 May 2025 · TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20252644
GMJu Wenjun24 Oct 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2564
GMA. Goryachkina2 Nov 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232558
GMLei Tingjie27 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252557

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. GoryachkinaLast 15 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20269153
GMR. VaishaliLast 14 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20269342
GMA. MuzychukLast 8 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20268161
GMK. LagnoLast 9 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20267241
GMD. DeshmukhLast 12 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20266231

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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.