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Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy
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Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy

IndiaBorn 2010 (age 16)FIDE ID 25998676

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2513
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2516
Luft

Flair

Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • RisingRating increased by +67 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
  • 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
  • Rising

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Attributes

Tactics 75Positional 74Endgame 79Openings 72Composure 71Defence 77Speed 55Consistency 73

Luft classical rating

2513No. 253

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2534 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2534 level, blended with their FIDE rating+4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 10 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez250%
Nimzo-Indian Defense1100%
Queen's Gambit Declined150%
Modern Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense150%
Closed150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kmoch Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Charousek Variation150%

Modern Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Averbakh System150%

Italian Game

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense225%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Serbian Super League 202614 Oct 20265/10+8+10

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMR. Shogdzhiev10 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262445

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. GagunashviliLast 4 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20261010
GMJ. TinLast 5 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20261010
GMV. BernadskiyLast 6 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20261010
IMA. KuruLast 7 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20261010
GMR. DimitrovLast 8 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20261010

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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.