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Tanitoluwa Adewumi
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Tanitoluwa Adewumi

United StatesBorn 2010 (age 16)FIDE ID 30966396

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2491
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2477
Luft

Flair

Tanitoluwa Adewumi's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog4 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • 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
  • 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
  • Underdog
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 72Positional 74Endgame 78Openings 71Composure 76Defence 76Speed 67Consistency 76

Luft classical rating

2491No. 295

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2621 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2621 level, blended with their FIDE rating+17
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 13 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Indian Defense1100%
Semi-Slav Defense150%
Slav Defense150%
Indian Defense10%
Queen's Pawn Game10%

Queen's Indian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Move Order150%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation150%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian10%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Colle System10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 4 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 0 · 88%

VariationGamesScore
Closed383%
Schliemann Defense1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation275%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense1100%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Saint Louis Masters1 Mar 20265½/8+27+25
2025 US Masters30 Nov 20252½/5+8+8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Gazik29 Nov 2025 · 2025 US Masters2553
GMB. Tiglon27 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2550
GMD. Kadric26 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2540
GMV. Matviishen28 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2523
IMH. Kunka30 Nov 2025 · 2025 US Masters2472

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMJ. Cardoso CardosoLast 27 Nov 2025 · 2025 US Masters1010
GMG. VazquezLast 28 Nov 2025 · 2025 US Masters1001
GMV. GazikLast 29 Nov 2025 · 2025 US Masters1100
GMJ. XiongLast 30 Nov 2025 · 2025 US Masters1001
IMH. KunkaLast 30 Nov 2025 · 2025 US Masters1100

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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.