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Evan Park

United StatesBorn 2007 (age 19)FIDE ID 30931142

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2451
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FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2435
Luft

Flair

Evan Park's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog4 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • 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
  • Underdog

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 69Positional 69Endgame 76Openings 69Composure 65Defence 78Speed 62Consistency 69

Luft classical rating

2451No. 352

From 12 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2549 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2549 level, blended with their FIDE rating+15
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+5
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity12 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 8 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez350%
Sicilian Defense1100%
French Defense10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense225%
Cozio Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation1100%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense275%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship8 Nov 20262/4+6+6
2026 Saint Louis Masters1 Mar 20264/8+14+15

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Abasov7 Nov 2026 · 29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship2585
GMB. Tiglon1 Mar 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2550
GMH. Bharathakoti27 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2538
GMV. Gazik26 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2537

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMY. Quesada PerezLast 25 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters1001
GMD. KadricLast 26 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters1010
GMV. GazikLast 26 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters1100
GMH. BharathakotiLast 27 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters1100
GMM. AntipovLast 27 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters1001

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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.