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Alan Pichot
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Alan Pichot

SpainBorn 1998 (age 28)FIDE ID 110973

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2537
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2560
Luft

Flair

Alan Pichot'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

Alan Pichot's classical titles

1 classical title, 1 medal, newest first

  • Spanish Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 76Positional 78Endgame 77Openings 78Composure 72Defence 74Speed 77Consistency 83

Luft classical rating

2537No. 203

From 18 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2509 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2509 level, blended with their FIDE rating−8
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−1
Activity18 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 50 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game863%
Sicilian Defense771%
Petrov's Defense475%
Caro-Kann Defense367%
French Defense250%

Italian Game

With White: 8 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 2 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo463%
Classical Variation367%
Giuoco Piano150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 7 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 1 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation250%
Najdorf Variation1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Kan Variation1100%
Pin Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

Petrov's Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack1100%
Modern Attack1100%
Millennium Attack150%
Damiano Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation367%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation250%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed250%
Exchange Variation1100%
Morphy Defense10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Three Knights Variation150%
Sämisch Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Open1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Janowski Variation150%
Harrwitz Attack150%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted250%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261/3−5−5
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20264½/9−1−1
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=24th−8−7
Fujairah Global 20251 Sep 2025=12th+9+10
Sharjah Masters 202525 May 2025=10th+1−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMR. Sadhwani30 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252676
GMN. Vitiugov7 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262656
GMS. Sjugirov22 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242644
GMPranesh M.31 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252589
GMJ. Thybo19 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242555

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMJ. ThyboLast 11 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272110
IMF. OlsenLast 16 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262020
GMN. HuschenbethLast 9 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272011
IMR. ZhalmakhanovLast 25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20231001
CME. HebbarLast 2 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20241100

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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.