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Praggnanandhaa R
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Praggnanandhaa R

IndiaBorn 2005 (age 21)FIDE ID 25059530

Playing now: Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2788
FIDE

FIDE classical

150020002500300020122015201820212024
Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2763
Luft

Flair

Praggnanandhaa R's classical flairs

5 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Serial Winner2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals · Finals, Norway Chess 2026 · Open
  • Lightning#13 at speed chess (blitz 2720, rapid 2807)
  • TacticianTactics 91, from 19 sharp games they made sharp
  • PodiumTop 3 in 2/4 elite events
  • Ironman64 classical games over the last 12 months
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • 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
  • Serial Winner
  • Lightning
  • Tactician

Trophy cabinet

Praggnanandhaa R's classical titles

7 classical titles, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 91Positional 87Endgame 87Openings 90Composure 100Defence 94Speed 91Consistency 93

Luft classical rating

2788No. 6

From 64 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2782 level, with 6 wins against the top 10.

ResultsPlayed at a 2782 level, blended with their FIDE rating+12
Tournament winsNorway Chess 2026+8
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity64 classical games in top events+8

Openings

Their most-played, from 228 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1656%
Queen's Gambit Declined1550%
English Opening1461%
Ruy Lopez1254%
Italian Game972%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 16 games, won 4, drew 10, lost 2 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation750%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack333%
Kan Variation1100%
Closed1100%
French Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Sozin Attack150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 15 games, won 3, drew 9, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line438%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense350%
Ragozin Defense350%
Exchange Variation1100%
Charousek Variation1100%
Barmen Variation150%
Three Knights Variation150%
Harrwitz Attack10%

English Opening

With White: 14 games, won 4, drew 9, lost 1 · 61%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation856%
Anglo-Indian Defense275%
Symmetrical Variation250%
Adorjan Defense1100%
Agincourt Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 12 games, won 3, drew 7, lost 2 · 54%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense550%
Morphy Defense463%
Open150%
Marshall Attack150%
Closed150%

Italian Game

With White: 9 games, won 4, drew 5, lost 0 · 72%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo475%
Two Knights Defense367%
Classical Variation275%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 14 games, won 5, drew 9, lost 0 · 68%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense972%
Open350%
Cozio Defense1100%
Exchange Variation150%

French Defense

With Black: 12 games, won 3, drew 9, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation367%
Exchange Variation350%
Winawer Variation1100%
Classical Variation1100%
Tarrasch Variation150%
King's Indian Attack150%
Rubinstein Variation150%
Steinitz Variation150%

English Opening

With Black: 12 games, won 1, drew 10, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation450%
King's English Variation367%
Agincourt Defense250%
Anglo-Indian Defense225%
Neo-Catalan150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 11 games, won 4, drew 5, lost 2 · 59%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack750%
Alapin Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation1100%
Old Sicilian150%
Taimanov Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 10 games, won 1, drew 6, lost 3 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation333%
Three Knights Variation250%
Classical Variation225%
Sämisch Variation1100%
St. Petersburg Variation150%
Rubinstein System10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 202612 Nov 20261/4−9−12
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266½/10+2−1
2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals26 Aug 20262/4+20
GCT: Sinquefield Cup 202619 Aug 20262nd+10+8
Norway Chess 20265 Jun 20261st+15+15

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Carlsen2 Jun 2026 · Norway Chess 20262841
GMF. Caruana1 Jun 2024 · Norway Chess 20242805
GMA. Erigaisi20 Jan 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20252801
GMH. Nakamura7 Jun 2024 · Norway Chess 20242794
GMDing Liren16 Jan 2024 · Tata Steel Masters 20242780

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMF. CaruanaLast 12 Nov 2026 · Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026182115
GMV. KeymerLast 11 Nov 2026 · Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 202613454
GMA. FirouzjaLast 1 Jun 2026 · Norway Chess 202612372
GMGukesh D.Last 4 Jun 2026 · Norway Chess 202611272
GMH. NakamuraLast 15 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20269162

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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.