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Ethan Vaz

IndiaBorn 2011 (age 15)FIDE ID 25940783

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2476
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2511
Luft

Flair

Ethan Vaz's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • RisingRating increased by +47 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
  • 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
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 71Positional 73Endgame 76Openings 72Composure 76Defence 76Speed 66Consistency 69

Luft classical rating

2476No. 313

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2358 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2358 level, blended with their FIDE rating−21
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 20 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense540%
Ruy Lopez367%
French Defense150%
Petrov's Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 3 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation250%
Alapin Variation20%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed275%
Cozio Defense150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Millennium Attack10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense1100%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Exchange Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 2 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation250%
Old Sicilian10%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%
Main line10%

Scandinavian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Grünfeld Variation1100%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20267 Nov 2026=11th−14−13
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20263/7−14−12
Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 202512 Aug 20252/6−4−3
Oskemen Open 202529 Jul 20253½/7+11+10

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMS. Lobanov28 Jul 2025 · Oskemen Open 20252548
GMV. Sivuk24 Jul 2025 · Oskemen Open 20252526
GMV. Bernadskiy5 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 20252497
IMA. Ansat27 Jul 2025 · Oskemen Open 20252489
GML. Paichadze6 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20262471

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. AnsatLast 15 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262101
GMA. GrebnevLast 21 Jul 2025 · Oskemen Open 20251001
GMV. SivukLast 24 Jul 2025 · Oskemen Open 20251100
GMD. MakhnevLast 24 Jul 2025 · Oskemen Open 20251010
IMIlamparthi A R.Last 25 Jul 2025 · Oskemen Open 20251001

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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.