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Divya Deshmukh
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Divya Deshmukh

IndiaBorn 2005 (age 21)FIDE ID 35006916

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2473
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2488
Luft

Flair

Divya Deshmukh's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Black Belt13/23 with black (57%), against 34% with white
  • TacticianTactics 79, from 14 sharp games they made sharp, among the best women
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Black Belt
  • Tactician

Trophy cabinet

Divya Deshmukh's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 79Positional 74Endgame 72Openings 69Composure 69Defence 72Speed 61Consistency 73

Luft classical rating

2473No. 319

From 42 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2451 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2451 level, blended with their FIDE rating−15
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−6
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity42 classical games in top events+4

Openings

Their most-played, from 162 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez1443%
Sicilian Defense1354%
English Opening1159%
Nimzo-Indian Defense944%
Queen's Gambit Declined838%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 14 games, won 2, drew 8, lost 4 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Closed520%
Berlin Defense438%
Morphy Defense367%
Open275%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 13 games, won 4, drew 6, lost 3 · 54%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation275%
Delayed Alapin Variation275%
Moscow Variation250%
Closed225%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
French Variation1100%
Alapin Variation150%
Prins Variation10%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%

English Opening

With White: 11 games, won 5, drew 3, lost 3 · 59%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation650%
Agincourt Defense488%
Anglo-Dutch Defense10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 9 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 3 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation550%
Classical Variation350%
Sämisch Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 8 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 3 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation642%
Queen's Knight Variation150%
Anti-Tartakower Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 11 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 4 · 45%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack550%
O'Kelly Variation1100%
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Four Knights Variation10%
Old Sicilian10%
Alapin Variation10%

English Opening

With Black: 8 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 2 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense438%
Symmetrical Variation333%
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 7 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 3 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Main line250%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense20%
Cambridge Springs Defense1100%
Exchange Variation1100%
Harrwitz Attack10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Endgame Offer275%
Two Knights Attack250%
Advance Variation225%
Tartakower Variation10%

French Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation333%
Classical Variation1100%
Advance Variation1100%
Exchange Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266½/10−2−2
Norway Chess 20265 Jun 20265th−10−11
FIDE Candidates 202615 Apr 2026=7th−10−16
Prague International Chess Festival 20266 Mar 20265/9+13+11
FIDE World Cup 20252 Nov 20250/2−8−8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMB. Amin7 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252636
GMV. Ivic11 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252630
GME. Gurel21 Jan 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20252624
GMJ. Santos Latasa15 Jan 2024 · Tata Steel Challengers 20242615
GMS. Kourkoulos-Arditis7 Mar 2025 · Prague International Chess Festival 20252580

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMZhu JinerLast 4 Jun 2026 · Norway Chess 20269216
GMA. GoryachkinaLast 9 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20267034
GMTan ZhongyiLast 12 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20266132
GMH. DronavalliLast 20 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20256051
GMH. KoneruLast 1 Jun 2026 · Norway Chess 20266051

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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.