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Diptayan Ghosh
Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
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Diptayan Ghosh

IndiaBorn 1998 (age 28)FIDE ID 5045207

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2563
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2551
Luft

Flair

Diptayan Ghosh'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

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 75Positional 81Endgame 80Openings 77Composure 73Defence 76Speed 73Consistency 85

Luft classical rating

2563No. 160

From 21 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2604 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2604 level, blended with their FIDE rating+11
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+4
Activity21 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 51 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Nimzo-Indian Defense850%
Queen's Gambit Declined550%
English Opening475%
Zukertort Opening250%
East Indian Defense1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 8 games, won 0, drew 8, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation550%
Normal Variation250%
St. Petersburg Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 5 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation450%
Queen's Knight Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation275%
Mikenas-Carls Variation1100%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line250%

East Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Closed2100%
Open Berlin Defense150%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Potter Variation150%
Main line150%
Paulsen Attack150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Two Knights Defense150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation275%

King's Indian Attack, with e6

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line275%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
59th Biel International Chess Festival 202623 Jul 20261½/30−2
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20264½/7+12+10
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20263/6−4−5
V Open Chess Menorca 202612 Apr 2026=3rd−1−3
FIDE World Cup 20258 Nov 20253/6+4+5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMS. Mamedyarov23 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232734
GMI. Nepomniachtchi5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252732
GMJ. Bjerre27 Apr 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252636
GMA. Brkic8 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262598
GMS. Gumularz7 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262598

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMJ. Santos LatasaLast 24 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262020
IMHarshavardhan G B.Last 12 Apr 2026 · V Open Chess Menorca 20262110
GMPeng XiongjianLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252020
GMI. NepomniachtchiLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252110
GMG. SargissianLast 8 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252011

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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.