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Bharath Subramaniyam H
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Bharath Subramaniyam H

IndiaBorn 2007 (age 19)FIDE ID 46634827

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2569
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2595
Luft

Flair

Bharath Subramaniyam H's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureSicilian Defense in 5 of 8 games with black
  • 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
  • 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
  • Signature

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 76Positional 84Endgame 79Openings 78Composure 79Defence 75Speed 76Consistency 83

Luft classical rating

2569No. 148

From 17 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2506 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2506 level, blended with their FIDE rating−19
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity17 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 67 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1567%
Four Knights Game550%
Italian Game463%
Indian Defense275%
Caro-Kann Defense250%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 15 games, won 6, drew 8, lost 1 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation550%
Modern Variations1100%
Old Sicilian1100%
Chekhover Variation1100%
Kan Variation1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Dragon Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Alapin Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon150%
Löwenthal Variation10%

Four Knights Game

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation333%
Scotch Variation Accepted275%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo275%
Two Knights Defense250%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%
Anti-Grünfeld150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%
Two Knights Attack10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 3 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack2100%
Najdorf Variation1100%
Czerniak Attack1100%
Moscow Variation150%
Pin Variation150%
Classical Variation10%
Dragon Variation10%
Taimanov Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 7 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 0 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation488%
Barmen Variation150%
Manhattan Variation150%
Queen's Knight Variation150%

Italian Game

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 4 · 10%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense510%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Schliemann Defense150%
Morphy Defense10%
Berlin Defense10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%
Forgacs Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Serbian Super League 202613 Oct 20264/8−12−9
2026 Saint Louis Masters1 Mar 20265/9−7−5
First League of Serbia 202528 Sep 20257/10+8+8
31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival24 Aug 20255/800
Sharjah Masters 202525 May 2025=22nd+4+4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMNarayanan S L.17 May 2024 · Sharjah2695
GMN. Theodorou28 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20242622
GMA. Motylev24 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20242588
GMV. Matviishen25 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2533
GMN. Afanasiev20 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252507

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMNarayanan S L.Last 7 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20242110
GMN. TheodorouLast 28 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20242101
GMNguyen Ngoc Truong SonLast 24 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252020
GMA. IndjicLast 8 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262011
IMJ. SeemannLast 24 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival2110

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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.