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Gopal G.N.
Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
GM

Gopal G.N.

IndiaBorn 1989 (age 37)FIDE ID 5015693

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2528
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2530
Luft

Flair

Gopal G.N.'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 77Endgame 79Openings 75Composure 74Defence 76Speed 71Consistency 74

Luft classical rating

2528No. 221

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2541 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2541 level, blended with their FIDE rating+2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

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

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez150%
Sicilian Defense150%
Caro-Kann Defense150%
Modern Defense10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kan Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation150%

Modern Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Standard Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation350%

Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship8 Nov 20264/6+7+8
59th Biel International Chess Festival 202623 Jul 20262/4−1−1
Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 202428 Jul 20244/7−7−7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Batsiashvili25 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20242451
IME. Park8 Nov 2026 · 29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship2435
IMH. Besou5 Nov 2026 · 29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship2432
IMA. Parvanyan3 Nov 2026 · 29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship2411
FMT. Breuil20 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20242273

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
FMT. BreuilLast 20 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241100
IMI. BulmagaLast 21 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241010
FMSenthil Maran K.Last 22 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241010
GMN. BatsiashviliLast 25 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241100
GMA. DemchenkoLast 26 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241010

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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.