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Sahithi Varshini M
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Sahithi Varshini M

IndiaBorn 2007 (age 19)FIDE ID 45095248

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2293
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2302
Luft

Flair

Sahithi Varshini M'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 63Positional 63Endgame 69Openings 59Composure 54Defence 65Speed 52Consistency 56

Luft classical rating

2293No. 465

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2273 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2273 level, blended with their FIDE rating−2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 10 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense250%
Caro-Kann Defense150%
Ruy Lopez150%
Italian Game10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Four Knights Variation150%
Taimanov Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%
Najdorf Variation10%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack150%

Bishop's Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Paulsen Defense10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Serbian Super League 202614 Oct 20263½/10−16−14
Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 202420 Jul 20240/1−3−3

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMD. Daulyte-Cornette6 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262385

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. LagardeLast 20 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241001
IMI. GaponenkoLast 4 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20261010
IMN. BuksaLast 5 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20261010
IMD. Daulyte-CornetteLast 6 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20261100
GMA. UsheninaLast 7 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20261010

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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.