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Humpy Koneru
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Humpy Koneru

IndiaBorn 1987 (age 39)FIDE ID 5008123

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2532
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2520
Luft

Flair

Humpy Koneru's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TitanLuft classical rating averaged 2539 over the last 4 years, among the best women
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 79, from 10 endgames, among the best women
  • TacticianTactics 77, from 4 sharp games they made sharp, among the best women
  • 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
  • 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
  • Titan
  • Endgame Specialist
  • Tactician

Trophy cabinet

Humpy Koneru's classical titles

5 classical titles, 3 medals, newest first

  • FIDE Grand Prix×2
  • Asian Championship 
  • British Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 73Endgame 79Openings 74Composure 77Defence 79Speed 62Consistency 77

Luft classical rating

2532No. 212

From 24 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2527 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2527 level, blended with their FIDE rating+2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity24 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 104 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1653%
King's Indian Defense530%
Indian Defense475%
English Opening475%
Slav Defense383%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 16 games, won 3, drew 11, lost 2 · 53%

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense463%
Exchange Variation275%
Barmen Variation250%
Ragozin Defense250%
Austrian Defense250%
Main line225%
Vienna Variation150%
Harrwitz Attack150%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 3 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation275%
Normal Variation20%
Orthodox Variation10%

Indian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Seirawan Attack2100%
Normal Variation150%
Przepiorka Variation150%

English Opening

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation275%
Agincourt Defense275%

Slav Defense

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%
Quiet Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 12 games, won 1, drew 8, lost 3 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense633%
Open350%
Berlin Defense250%
Closed150%

Italian Game

With Black: 9 games, won 2, drew 6, lost 1 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation570%
Giuoco Pianissimo333%
Two Knights Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 8 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation438%
Three Knights Variation1100%
Modern Variation150%
Barmen Variation150%
Queen's Knight Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 2 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense250%
Central Variation225%
Mannheim Variation10%

Scotch Game

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Potter Variation350%
Scotch Gambit150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264½/6+2+2
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/10+9+10
Norway Chess 20265 Jun 20266th−11−8
FIDE World Cup 202527 Jul 20257½/12−1−4
Norway Chess 20256 Jun 20253rd+10

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMLei Tingjie21 Apr 2024 · FIDE Candidates 20242550
GMZhu Jiner21 Apr 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252525
IMP. Shuvalova17 Apr 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252500
IMB. Assaubayeva27 Feb 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252492
GMH. Dronavalli18 Feb 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252489

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMLei TingjieLast 23 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20259243
GMA. MuzychukLast 2 Jun 2026 · Norway Chess 20269063
GMJu WenjunLast 4 Jun 2026 · Norway Chess 20268062
GMR. VaishaliLast 1 Jun 2025 · Norway Chess 20257331
GMD. DeshmukhLast 1 Jun 2026 · Norway Chess 20266150

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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.