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Chithambaram VR. Aravindh
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Chithambaram VR. Aravindh

IndiaBorn 1999 (age 27)FIDE ID 5072786

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2667
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2673
Luft

Flair

Chithambaram VR. Aravindh'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

Chithambaram VR. Aravindh's classical titles

4 classical titles, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 89Positional 78Endgame 87Openings 81Composure 85Defence 82Speed 76Consistency 87

Luft classical rating

2667No. 56

From 45 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2662 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2662 level, blended with their FIDE rating−5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−6
Activity45 classical games in top events+5

Openings

Their most-played, from 101 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense743%
Queen's Pawn Game667%
Queen's Gambit Declined580%
Ruy Lopez560%
Italian Game367%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 7 games, won 0, drew 6, lost 1 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation350%
Alapin Variation150%
Moscow Variation150%
Taimanov Variation150%
Kan Variation10%

Queen's Pawn Game

With White: 6 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 1 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation350%
London System275%
Torre Attack1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Vienna Variation1100%
Neo-Orthodox Variation1100%
Ragozin Defense1100%
Exchange Variation150%
Orthodox Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense275%
Closed250%
Berlin Defense150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo250%
Classical Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 4, drew 4, lost 1 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Alapin Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1100%
Old Sicilian1100%
French Variation150%
Four Knights Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Modern Variations150%
Kan Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 8 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 3 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Queen's Knight Variation275%
Charousek Variation250%
Three Knights Variation150%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Exchange Variation10%
Ragozin Defense10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Cozio Defense275%
Morphy Defense250%
Berlin Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Alekhine Defense275%
Gunsberg Defense1100%
Normal Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense275%
Great Snake Variation10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202613 Nov 20266½/8+1+1
1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20267 Nov 2026=2nd+1+1
41st European Chess Club Cup 202622 Oct 20263/5−9−9
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262½/3+6+6
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20263½/7−7−6

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Erigaisi10 Nov 2024 · Chennai Grandmasters 20242799
GMWei Yi28 Feb 2025 · Prague International Chess Festival 20252755
GMGukesh D.3 Mar 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20262754
GMA. Giri5 Mar 2025 · Prague International Chess Festival 20252737
GMV. Keymer27 Feb 2025 · Prague International Chess Festival 20252731

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. KeymerLast 25 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/264112
GMA. SalemLast 23 Jul 2025 · 58th International Chess Festival Biel3201
GMV. MurzinLast 24 Jul 2025 · 58th International Chess Festival Biel3021
GMA. ErigaisiLast 25 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20263120
GMP. MaghsoodlooLast 27 Feb 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20263120

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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.