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Yan Tianqi
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Yan Tianqi

ChinaBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 8615250

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2336
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2336
Luft

Flair

Yan Tianqi'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

Yan Tianqi's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Chinese Championship 20261st · 4/6 · Perf. 2418
  • Chinese Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 66Positional 67Endgame 67Openings 66Composure 64Defence 64Speed 53Consistency 64

Luft classical rating

2336No. 434

From 20 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2374 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2374 level, blended with their FIDE rating+2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+4
Activity20 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 20 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Caro-Kann Defense450%
French Defense333%
Sicilian Defense2100%
Ruy Lopez275%
Philidor Defense1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation250%
Forgacs Variation150%
Panov Attack150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation1100%
Steinitz Variation10%
Classical Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Najdorf Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense275%

Philidor Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation1100%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense275%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kramnik Variation150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation150%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202611 Nov 20262/2+15+15
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20268/11−2+1
FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 202615 Oct 20262/3+3+5
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202623 Sep 20263½/5+2+2
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=19th−26−26

Best wins

OpponentRating
IML. Garifullina11 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20262437
WGMXiao Yiyi14 May 2026 · 2026 Chinese Individual Chess Championship2389
GMM. Socko21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262350
WGMZhai Mo25 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2330
WIMZhang Lanlin5 Oct 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2306

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WGMZhai MoLast 25 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A3120
IMGuo QiLast 22 Apr 2026 · 2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship2020
WGMZhang XiaowenLast 21 Apr 2026 · 2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship2110
WIMZhang LanlinLast 18 May 2026 · 2026 Chinese Individual Chess Championship2200
WGMXiao YiyiLast 14 May 2026 · 2026 Chinese Individual Chess Championship2110

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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.