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V Pranav
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V Pranav

IndiaBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 25060783

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2693
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2679
Luft

Flair

V Pranav'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

V Pranav's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 89Positional 77Endgame 86Openings 86Composure 82Defence 86Speed 78Consistency 80

Luft classical rating

2693No. 33

From 28 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2715 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2715 level, blended with their FIDE rating+13
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+4
Activity28 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 100 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense2662%
Ruy Lopez1060%
French Defense590%
King's Indian Attack2100%
Caro-Kann Defense275%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 26 games, won 10, drew 12, lost 4 · 62%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation956%
Moscow Variation350%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation275%
Delayed Alapin Variation275%
Taimanov Variation250%
Dragon Variation1100%
Closed1100%
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Kan Variation1100%
Classical Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon150%
Alapin Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed463%
Berlin Defense450%
Morphy Defense1100%
Open Berlin Defense150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation2100%
Tarrasch Variation275%
Exchange Variation1100%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Sicilian Variation1100%
Double Fianchetto1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%
Exchange Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 9 games, won 4, drew 5, lost 0 · 72%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense580%
Classical Defense1100%
Closed150%
Classical Variation150%
Berlin Defense150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation450%
Reshevsky Variation150%
St. Petersburg Variation10%

Italian Game

With Black: 5 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 1 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense488%
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

Queen's Indian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation383%
Petrosian Variation10%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation10%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%
Grünfeld Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202613 Nov 20265/6+4+3
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264/700
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262/3+3+3
KazChess Masters 202629 Mar 20265½/7+13+13
2026 Saint Louis Masters1 Mar 20266/9−1−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Giri20 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262752
GMH. Niemann13 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20232706
GMS. Sevian19 May 2024 · Sharjah2698
GMN. Sarin25 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252692
GMA. Esipenko8 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252687

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMN. YakubboevLast 23 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20265131
GMN. SarinLast 7 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20254121
GMJ. van ForeestLast 11 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20253030
GMM. TabatabaeiLast 13 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20253102
GMRaja Rithvik R.Last 7 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20242011

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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.