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Thalia Cervantes Landeiro
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Thalia Cervantes Landeiro

United StatesBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 3520498

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2297
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2290
Luft

Flair

Thalia Cervantes Landeiro's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog5 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • 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
  • 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
  • Underdog

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 69Positional 62Endgame 65Openings 59Composure 55Defence 65Speed 47Consistency 57

Luft classical rating

2297No. 462

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2421 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2421 level, blended with their FIDE rating+14
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 17 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Nimzo-Indian Defense2100%
Semi-Slav Defense250%
Queen's Pawn Game150%
Queen's Gambit Declined150%
Bogo-Indian Defense150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation2100%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Stoltz Variation250%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Charousek Variation150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation2100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense150%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Defense225%

East Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
U.S. Chess Championships 202621 Oct 2026=4th+43+42
2026 President's Cup: National College Chess Championship22 Mar 20261½/2+15+15
FIDE World Cup 202510 Jul 20252/4+14+14

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMC. Yip17 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262484
WIMR. Li10 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262380
IMT. Abrahamyan9 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262353
WCMB. Mungunzul7 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252337
IMN. Paikidze15 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262309

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WCMB. MungunzulLast 7 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252101
GMM. MuzychukLast 10 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252020
IMA. SargsyanLast 16 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262011
WGMM. OuelletLast 22 Mar 2026 · 2026 President's Cup: National College Chess Championship1100
IMT. AbrahamyanLast 9 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20261100

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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.