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Wan Yunguo
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Wan Yunguo

ChinaBorn 1990 (age 36)FIDE ID 8603189

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2467
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2490
Luft

Flair

Wan Yunguo'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 71Positional 77Endgame 74Openings 70Composure 70Defence 74Speed 67Consistency 70

Luft classical rating

2467No. 329

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2479 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2479 level, blended with their FIDE rating−2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−4
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 23 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense463%
King's Indian Attack367%
French Defense1100%
Ruy Lopez150%
Petrov's Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variations1100%
Taimanov Variation150%
Kan Variation150%
Moscow Variation150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Pachman System150%
Sicilian Variation150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation225%
Main line10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense275%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Tartakower Defense150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20264½/11−4−4
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛26 Oct 20256/10+4+6
31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival24 Aug 20253/6−7−7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMZhao Jun29 Aug 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2532
IMA. Shrivatri21 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival2452
IMR. Piliposyan20 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival2415
IMWang Shixu24 Oct 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2402
IMS. Dey17 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival2401

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMWang ShixuLast 24 Oct 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2110
GMBai JinshiLast 28 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2011
GMDai ChangrenLast 30 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2002
IMS. DeyLast 17 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival1100
IMV. VemulaLast 19 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival1001

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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.