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Anish Giri
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Anish Giri

NetherlandsBorn 1994 (age 32)FIDE ID 24116068

Playing now: Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2762
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2747
Luft

Flair

Anish Giri's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • PositionalPositional 92, from 8 positional games they steered
  • Ironman55 classical games 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
  • 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+
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Positional
  • Ironman

Trophy cabinet

Anish Giri's classical titles

7 classical titles, 3 medals, newest first

  • FIDE Grand Swiss 20251st · 8/11 · Perf. 2833
  • Tata Steel 20231st · 2/3 · Perf. 2832
  • Dutch Championship 20231st
  • Chess Olympiad 2018Bronze, board 1 · Netherlands
  • Dutch Championship 20151st
  • Chess Olympiad 2014Bronze, board 1 · Netherlands
  • Dutch Championship 20121st
  • Dutch Championship 20111st
  • Chess Olympiad 2010Bronze, board 4 · Netherlands
  • Dutch championship 20091st

Attributes

Tactics 89Positional 92Endgame 87Openings 90Composure 98Defence 84Speed 84Consistency 98

Luft classical rating

2762No. 10

From 55 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2756 level, with 4 wins against the top 10.

ResultsPlayed at a 2756 level, blended with their FIDE rating+5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity55 classical games in top events+8

Openings

Their most-played, from 181 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening1570%
Queen's Gambit Declined1454%
Catalan Opening863%
Italian Game856%
Ruy Lopez757%

English Opening

With White: 15 games, won 6, drew 9, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation675%
Agincourt Defense570%
Symmetrical Variation367%
Neo-Catalan150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 14 games, won 2, drew 11, lost 1 · 54%

VariationGamesScore
Charousek Variation550%
Ragozin Defense350%
Main line250%
Harrwitz Attack1100%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%
Exchange Variation150%
Queen's Knight Variation150%

Catalan Opening

With White: 8 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense550%
Closed383%

Italian Game

With White: 8 games, won 1, drew 7, lost 0 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo367%
Two Knights Defense350%
Classical Variation150%
Giuoco Piano150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 7 games, won 1, drew 6, lost 0 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense350%
Closed275%
Morphy Defense250%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 24 games, won 10, drew 12, lost 2 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation1173%
Closed333%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Richter-Rauzer Variation275%
Moscow Variation250%
French Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Modern Variations150%
Sozin Attack150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 8 games, won 3, drew 5, lost 0 · 69%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense383%
Three Knights Variation275%
Main line250%
Charousek Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 2 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation540%
Classical Variation1100%
St. Petersburg Variation10%

English Opening

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 2 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation275%
Agincourt Defense225%
Anglo-Indian Defense225%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 2 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense317%
Old Variation250%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 202612 Nov 20262/40−1
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20262½/5−6−5
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267½/11−2−5
GCT: Sinquefield Cup 202619 Aug 20269th−7−9
FIDE Candidates 202615 Apr 20262nd+14+14

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMF. Caruana5 Jul 2024 · Superbet Romania Chess Classic 20242796
GMN. Abdusattorov23 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262780
GMPraggnanandhaa R.7 Mar 2025 · Prague International Chess Festival 20252758
GMGukesh D.24 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262754
GMR. Rapport29 Jan 2023 · Tata Steel Masters 20232740

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMN. AbdusattorovLast 23 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20269351
GMPraggnanandhaa R.Last 20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20269333
GMJ. van ForeestLast 16 Aug 2026 · GCT: Sinquefield Cup 20267421
GMF. CaruanaLast 11 Aug 2026 · GCT: Sinquefield Cup 20267241
GMV. KeymerLast 27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20267052

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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.