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Garg Aradhya

IndiaBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 25006746

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2491
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2454
Luft

Flair

Garg Aradhya's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog5 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 73Positional 76Endgame 78Openings 73Composure 70Defence 71Speed 58Consistency 60

Luft classical rating

2491No. 295

From 22 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2565 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2565 level, blended with their FIDE rating+37
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−7
Activity22 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 22 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Pawn Game367%
King's Indian Defense250%
Indian Defense250%
Zukertort Opening150%
English Opening150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Symmetrical Variation1100%
Colle System10%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation250%

Indian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Accelerated London System10%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzo-Larsen Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation1100%
Barmen Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense150%
Closed150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense150%
Classical Variation10%

Nimzo-Larsen Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

Réti Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20265/8+24+25
Oskemen Open 202629 Jul 2026=56th−13−12
Aktobe Open 202611 Jun 20264/8+15+17

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Predke5 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262616
GMA. Demchenko8 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262611
GMP. Anand17 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262606
GMA. Naiditsch20 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262580
GMK. Nogerbek14 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262502

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMWang HaoLast 3 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20261001
GMA. PredkeLast 5 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20261100
GMV. SivukLast 6 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20261010
GMA. MotylevLast 7 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20261010
GMA. DemchenkoLast 8 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20261100

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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.