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Shreyas Royal
Photo: English Chess Federation / Yury Krylov
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Shreyas Royal

EnglandBorn 2009 (age 17)FIDE ID 448869

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2530
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2537
Luft

Flair

Shreyas Royal's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • RisingRating increased by +63 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
  • 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
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

Shreyas Royal's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • British Championship 20261st
  • British Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 75Positional 78Endgame 77Openings 74Composure 78Defence 77Speed 66Consistency 69

Luft classical rating

2530No. 219

From 18 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2498 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2498 level, blended with their FIDE rating−5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity18 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 45 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Nimzo-Indian Defense642%
Slav Defense2100%
English Opening275%
Sicilian Defense250%
Catalan Opening225%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 3 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation367%
Kmoch Variation225%
Classical Variation10%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation1100%
Breyer Variation1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%
Agincourt Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Godiva Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

Catalan Opening

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%
Open Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 3 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack250%
Grand Prix Attack150%
Classical Variation10%
Delayed Alapin Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 3 · 13%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense20%
Showalter Variation150%
Mannheim Variation10%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed250%

English Opening

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation150%
Symmetrical Variation10%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264/6−5−3
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262½/3+9+10
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=89th−10−7
Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 202621 Feb 20261½/4−6−6
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2614 Dec 20252½/50+3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMJ. Santos Latasa25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232650
GMT. Kuybokarov16 May 2024 · Sharjah2600
GMR. Jumabayev14 May 2024 · Sharjah2595
GMG. Vescovi23 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252584
GMI. Gorshtein13 Apr 2025 · Reykjavik Open 20252557

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMP. MaghsoodlooLast 14 Apr 2025 · Reykjavik Open 20252011
GMD. GavrilescuLast 6 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252002
GMJ. Santos LatasaLast 25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20231100
GMR. JumabayevLast 14 May 2024 · Sharjah1100
GMA. SalemLast 15 May 2024 · Sharjah1001

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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.