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Zhao Jun
Photo: Yunfan Zhao
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Zhao Jun

ChinaBorn 1986 (age 40)FIDE ID 8602522

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2516
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2538
Luft

Flair

Zhao Jun'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 73Positional 77Endgame 78Openings 76Composure 76Defence 74Speed 78Consistency 78

Luft classical rating

2516No. 246

From 12 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2479 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2479 level, blended with their FIDE rating−5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−8
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−3
Activity12 classical games in top events−6

Openings

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

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez463%
English Opening275%
Petrov's Defense1100%
Tarrasch Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense367%
Closed150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation275%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
French Attack1100%

Tarrasch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation225%
Anglo-Indian Defense10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation250%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Central Variation150%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System150%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20262/3−1−1
2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship27 Apr 2026=27th+2+4
Prague International Chess Festival 20266 Mar 20262/4−6−6
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛 Finals 总决赛争冠组13 Jan 20262/6−3−3
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛5 Oct 20254½/9−10

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMLi Di24 Apr 2026 · 2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship2556
GMXu Jun2 Oct 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2440
IMXie Kaifan1 Sep 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2422
FMA. Radzimski5 Mar 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20262410
Ma Lin30 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2242

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMBai JinshiLast 20 Apr 2026 · 2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship5032
GMBu XiangzhiLast 9 Jan 2026 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛 Finals 总决赛争冠组3030
GMLi DiLast 24 Apr 2026 · 2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship2200
GMYu YangyiLast 27 Apr 2026 · 2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship2011
GMXu YiLast 31 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2020

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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.