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Pang Tao
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Pang Tao

ChinaBorn 2001 (age 25)FIDE ID 8609950

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2476
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2464
Luft

Flair

Pang Tao'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 71Positional 75Endgame 80Openings 69Composure 71Defence 71Speed 60Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2476No. 313

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2558 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2558 level, blended with their FIDE rating+13
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 26 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1060%
English Opening350%
Semi-Slav Defense150%
Slav Defense150%
Indian Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 10 games, won 3, drew 6, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense275%
Harrwitz Attack250%
Westphalian Variation225%
Exchange Variation1100%
Semi-Slav1100%
Manhattan Variation150%
Anti-Tartakower Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense250%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Marshall Gambit150%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
London System150%

French Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 1 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation333%
Rubinstein Variation250%
Steinitz Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%
Orthodox Defense150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20266/10+11+10
FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 202616 Oct 20263½/5+12+13
2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship27 Apr 2026=27th+1−1
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛5 Oct 20253½/7+10
Sharjah Masters 202525 May 2025=22nd+14+14

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Akobian25 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252564
GMJ. Vakhidov20 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252546
IMJ. Baum13 Oct 2026 · FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 20262459
IMGong Sunle27 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2426
IMK. Dzida16 Oct 2026 · FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 20262415

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMWang ShixuLast 30 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A3030
IMCao QingfengLast 31 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2020
Huang RenjieLast 29 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2011
GMA. AhmadzadaLast 17 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20251010
GMV. SanalLast 18 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20251001

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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.