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Cristobal Henriquez Villagra
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Cristobal Henriquez Villagra

ChileBorn 1996 (age 30)FIDE ID 3409350

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2588
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2569
Luft

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No classical titles on record yet.

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 26 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Indian Defense350%
Sicilian Defense350%
Italian Game250%
French Defense1100%
Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense150%

Indian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System250%
London System150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense250%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%

Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 2 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation250%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
French Variation1100%
Chekhover Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%
Classical Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line10%
Exchange Variation10%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Bishop's Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Paulsen Defense1100%

Catalan Opening

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Brasov Grand Prix Classic 202631 Jul 20261/2−2−2
FIDE World Cup 20255 Nov 20251½/4−7−8
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=51st+11+12
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20247/10+6+5
FIDE Grand Swiss 202325 Oct 2023½/1+1+1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Grischuk5 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252657
GMJ. Bjerre9 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252651
GMV. Artemiev15 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252637
GMT. Banusz15 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242605
IMS. Ghimpu29 Jul 2026 · Brasov Grand Prix Classic 20262463

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. IvanchukLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMJ. BjerreLast 9 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252200
IMU. AgibilegLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252101
GMA. SaranaLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252011
GMP. HarikrishnaLast 25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20231010

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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.