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Andrew Hong
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Andrew Hong

United StatesBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 2099438

Playing now: Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2629
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2609
Luft

Flair

Andrew Hong'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

Andrew Hong's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 81Endgame 80Openings 85Composure 82Defence 84Speed 75Consistency 88

Luft classical rating

2629No. 83

From 34 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2680 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2680 level, blended with their FIDE rating+23
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−5
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity34 classical games in top events+1

Openings

Their most-played, from 32 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game580%
Sicilian Defense475%
Caro-Kann Defense1100%
Ruy Lopez1100%
Queen's Gambit Accepted1100%

Italian Game

With White: 5 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 0 · 80%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense2100%
Classical Variation250%
Giuoco Pianissimo1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Accelerated Dragon150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense1100%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Gunsberg Defense1100%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 2 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Closed350%
Exchange Variation150%
Morphy Defense10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation225%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%
Orthodox Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 202612 Nov 20262/5+4+3
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20264 Aug 20260/1−8−8
Aktobe Open 202611 Jun 20267/9+13+13
V Open Chess Menorca 202611 Apr 2026=12th−12−12
2026 Saint Louis Masters1 Mar 20266/9+11+11

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Sarana11 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262668
GMA. Chopra28 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2631
GMI. Cheparinov27 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252625
GMB. Hardaway27 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2544
GMS. Rodrigue-Lemieux30 Nov 2025 · 2025 US Masters2521

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMJ. DudaLast 11 Nov 2026 · Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 20263021
GML. AronianLast 12 Nov 2026 · Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 20262020
IMK. MohanLast 16 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival1001
IMA. MunkhdalaiLast 18 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival1001
IMGoutham Krishna H.Last 20 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival1001

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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.