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Harshavardhan G B

IndiaBorn 2003 (age 23)FIDE ID 25059009

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2545
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2542
Luft

Flair

Harshavardhan G B'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 73Positional 79Endgame 81Openings 74Composure 80Defence 78Speed 60Consistency 81

Luft classical rating

2545No. 194

From 23 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2536 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2536 level, blended with their FIDE rating−2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+4
Activity23 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 32 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined2100%
Italian Game275%
Sicilian Defense20%
Caro-Kann Defense1100%
Zukertort Opening150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%
Three Knights1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo1100%
Two Knights Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation20%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

English Opening

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense225%
Symmetrical Variation150%
Agincourt Defense10%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation1100%
Scotch Variation Accepted150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Attack1100%
Classical Attack150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense150%
Main line10%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
London System10%
Knights Variation10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20267 Nov 2026=11th+3+4
Fagernes International Autumn 202611 Oct 20262½/4+2+3
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20265½/11+12+13
V Open Chess Menorca 202612 Apr 2026=27th−2−2
FIDE World Cup 20252 Nov 2025½/2−2−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMPranesh M.15 Aug 2025 · Chennai Grand Masters 20252589
GML. Costa14 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262547
IMC. Gloeckler11 Oct 2026 · Fagernes International Autumn 20262515
GMM. Gharibyan4 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20262493
GMH. Dronavalli13 Aug 2025 · Chennai Grand Masters 20252487

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GML. MendoncaLast 5 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20262011
GMD. GhoshLast 12 Apr 2026 · V Open Chess Menorca 20262011
GMP. IniyanLast 2 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20262020
GMPranesh M.Last 6 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20262101
GMM. YilmazLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252011

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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.