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Alice Lee
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Alice Lee

United StatesBorn 2009 (age 17)FIDE ID 30941822

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2482
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2474
Luft

Flair

Alice Lee's classical flairs

5 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Black Belt11/14 with black (79%), against 70% with white
  • TacticianTactics 77, from 2 sharp games they made sharp, among the best women
  • RisingRating increased by +74 over the last 12 months
  • Chameleon11 different defences in 14 games with black, among the best women
  • Fighter62% decisive: 16 wins, 2 losses
  • 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
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • 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
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Black Belt
  • Tactician
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

Alice Lee's classical titles

1 classical title, 3 medals, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 73Endgame 71Openings 73Composure 66Defence 75Speed 65Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2482No. 307

From 29 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2519 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2519 level, blended with their FIDE rating+7
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity29 classical games in top events0

Openings

Their most-played, from 31 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Catalan Opening463%
English Opening275%
Queen's Gambit Declined275%
King's Indian Attack1100%
King's Indian Defense1100%

Catalan Opening

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense463%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation275%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation1100%
Harrwitz Attack150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 3 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Queen's Knight Variation2100%
Exchange Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%
Old Sicilian1100%

Bishop's Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Paulsen Defense150%
Vienna Hybrid10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Torre Attack1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
U.S. Chess Championships 202621 Oct 20262nd+6+7
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20268½/10+14+17
American Cup 202612 Mar 20267/10+51+50
FIDE World Cup 202510 Jul 20250/2−10−19
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20248/10+22+24

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMC. Yip12 Mar 2026 · American Cup 20262486
WIMR. Li4 Mar 2026 · American Cup 20262375
WGMZ. Tang5 Mar 2026 · American Cup 20262366
IMA. Sargsyan18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242364
IMS. Vega Gutierrez19 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262363

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMC. YipLast 9 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20267160
WIMR. LiLast 15 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20263201
IMA. SargsyanLast 21 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262200
WGMA. ShukhmanLast 10 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252002
WGMZ. TangLast 6 Mar 2026 · American Cup 20262110

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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.