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Megan Althea Paragua

United StatesBorn 2012 (age 14)FIDE ID 30973007

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2289
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2281
Luft

Flair

Megan Althea Paragua's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog4 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • RisingRating increased by +53 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
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games 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
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 70Positional 60Endgame 66Openings 60Composure 57Defence 61Speed 53Consistency 56

Luft classical rating

2289No. 468

From 12 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2418 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2418 level, blended with their FIDE rating+14
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity12 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 11 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Caro-Kann Defense2100%
Ruy Lopez225%
French Defense150%
Sicilian Defense150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Panov Attack1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense150%
Berlin Defense10%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Schlechter Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Delayed Alapin Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation10%

Vienna Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Falkbeer Variation10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Mona Karff Memorial Marshall Chess Club Championship7 Nov 2026½/1+4+4
U.S. Chess Championships 202621 Oct 2026=4th+47+46

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMC. Yip10 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262484
IMA. Sargsyan9 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262332
IMA. Zatonskih19 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262319
IMN. Paikidze14 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262309

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMI. KrushLast 7 Nov 2026 · 2026 Mona Karff Memorial Marshall Chess Club Championship2020
IMA. SargsyanLast 9 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20261100
IMC. YipLast 10 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20261100
WGMJ. YuLast 11 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20261010
IMA. LeeLast 12 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20261001

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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.