Players
Pranav Anand
Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
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Pranav Anand

IndiaBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 46626786

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2607
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2607
Luft

Flair

Pranav Anand's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Black Belt8½/12 with black (71%), against 68% with white
  • Fighter74% decisive: 13 wins, 4 losses
  • SignatureSicilian Defense in 5 of 10 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
  • 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
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Black Belt
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 79Positional 87Endgame 79Openings 80Composure 78Defence 77Speed 71Consistency 88

Luft classical rating

2607No. 104

From 23 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2643 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2643 level, blended with their FIDE rating+9
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity23 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 62 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1271%
Ruy Lopez1070%
Italian Game333%
Benoni Defense150%
Philidor Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 12 games, won 8, drew 1, lost 3 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation450%
Taimanov Variation2100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Accelerated Dragon250%
Kan Variation1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 10 games, won 5, drew 4, lost 1 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Closed570%
Morphy Defense463%
Berlin Defense1100%

Italian Game

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Two Knights Defense10%

Benoni Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%

Philidor Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 12 games, won 6, drew 4, lost 2 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation540%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Moscow Variation275%
Alapin Variation1100%
Sozin Attack1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 5 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 1 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation463%
Barmen Variation1100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation350%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense2100%

Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian250%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20265½/9−8−10
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262½/3+9+8
Brasov Grand Prix Classic 202631 Jul 20264/5+13+12
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=5th+2+2
V Open Chess Menorca 202612 Apr 2026=10th−1−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Sarin6 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20242698
GMJ. van Foreest5 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20242668
GML. Mendonca23 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252630
GMT. Banusz17 May 2024 · Sharjah2623
GMI. Samunenkov9 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272607

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMJ. van ForeestLast 5 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20242101
GMA. ChopraLast 7 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20242011
GMM. YilmazLast 18 Jul 2025 · 58th International Chess Festival Biel (Open)2020
GMT. SosaLast 12 Apr 2026 · V Open Chess Menorca 20262011
GMA. SuleymenovLast 11 Apr 2026 · V Open Chess Menorca 20262101

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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.