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Jingyao Tin
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GM

Jingyao Tin

SingaporeBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 5804418

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2628
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2598
Luft

Flair

Jingyao Tin's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Chameleon7 different defences in 9 games with black
  • 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
  • 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
  • Chameleon

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 86Positional 81Endgame 84Openings 79Composure 80Defence 78Speed 71Consistency 86

Luft classical rating

2628No. 84

From 17 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2695 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2695 level, blended with their FIDE rating+33
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity17 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 58 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Nimzo-Indian Defense560%
Queen's Gambit Declined383%
Catalan Opening383%
Zukertort Opening367%
English Opening350%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Sämisch Variation275%
Normal Variation250%
Classical Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Charousek Variation1100%
Ragozin Defense1100%
Neo-Orthodox Variation150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense383%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line275%
Reversed Grünfeld150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation250%
King's English Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 8 games, won 0, drew 7, lost 1 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Closed450%
Morphy Defense333%
Berlin Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Kan Variation250%
French Variation1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Orthodox Defense150%
Exchange Variation150%
Vienna Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense1100%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%
Classical Variation10%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%
Classical Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Serbian Super League 202614 Oct 20264½/9−6−9
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267½/10+19+19
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=24th−9−9
FIDE World Cup 20255 Nov 20252/4+1+2
First League of Serbia 202528 Sep 20256½/11+6+7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMS. Mamedyarov3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232742
GMK. Alekseenko27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262656
GMJ. Christiansen18 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262656
GMM. Karthikeyan7 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262647
GMI. Cheparinov9 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262631

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
V. BaklanLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232110
GMS. MamedyarovLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232110
GMR. SvaneLast 6 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232011
IMJ. Camacho ColladosLast 17 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262200
GMA. MittalLast 20 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 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.