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Raja Rithvik R
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Raja Rithvik R

IndiaBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 35007394

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2507
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2519
Luft

Flair

Raja Rithvik R'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 73Positional 72Endgame 78Openings 73Composure 61Defence 80Speed 66Consistency 77

Luft classical rating

2507No. 263

From 19 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2485 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2485 level, blended with their FIDE rating−5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−1
Activity19 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 68 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined771%
Sicilian Defense560%
English Opening550%
King's Indian Defense333%
Nimzo-Indian Defense275%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 7 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 0 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation475%
Main line1100%
Exchange Variation150%
Three Knights Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack463%
Moscow Variation150%

English Opening

With White: 5 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense250%
Agincourt Defense250%
King's English Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Makogonov Variation150%
Main line150%
Kramer Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%
Classical Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 3 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation560%
Modern Variations225%
Four Knights Variation10%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation1100%
Gunsberg Variation150%
Scotch Variation Accepted150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%
Kmoch Variation150%
Classical Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo150%
Two Knights Defense150%
Classical Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense225%
Queen's Knight Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship6 Nov 20261/3−3−2
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20269 Aug 20262½/5−8−7
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262 Jun 2026=75th−10−9
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20265/8+4+3
V Open Chess Menorca 202612 Apr 2026=20th−1−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Fedoseev13 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20232674
GMV. Pranav7 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20242621
GMA. Mittal21 May 2024 · Sharjah2607
GMA. Fier13 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20232599
IMJ. Vykouk3 Mar 2025 · Prague International Chess Festival 20252481

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GML. MendoncaLast 21 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20253030
GMV. PranavLast 7 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20242110
IMJ. SeemannLast 20 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252110
GMM. KarthikeyanLast 26 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20252011
GMK. NogerbekLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252020

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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.