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Vantika Agrawal
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Vantika Agrawal

IndiaBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 25050389

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2399
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2399
Luft

Flair

Vantika Agrawal'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 71Positional 64Endgame 73Openings 71Composure 62Defence 68Speed 59Consistency 59

Luft classical rating

2399No. 394

From 16 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2405 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2405 level, blended with their FIDE rating+1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity16 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 51 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined550%
Bogo-Indian Defense333%
King's Indian Defense250%
Nimzo-Indian Defense250%
Queen's Indian Defense250%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%
Ragozin Defense1100%
Main line10%
Miles Variation10%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation333%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation150%
Makogonov Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Reshevsky Variation1100%
Kmoch Variation10%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation250%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Najdorf Variation225%
Chekhover Variation1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Alapin Variation150%
Closed10%
Grand Prix Attack10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Rubinstein System1100%
Kmoch Variation1100%
Sämisch Variation10%
Classical Variation10%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation225%
Rubinstein Variation10%
Advance Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation10%
Ragozin Defense10%
Exchange Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation225%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202611 Nov 20261/1+7+3
Atyrau Open 202618 Oct 20261/40−2
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266/8+14+16
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=3rd+5+12
V Open Chess Menorca 20269 Apr 2026=34th+3+3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMB. Jacobson12 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20232556
GMK. Lagno12 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252515
GMPeng Xiongjian21 Jul 2023 · Biel Festival 20232489
IMY. Osmak4 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252478
IMW. Chen25 Jul 2023 · Biel Festival 20232477

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMLu MiaoyiLast 26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263021
GMA. ChopraLast 18 Jul 2023 · Biel Festival 20232011
GMA. KosteniukLast 7 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252011
GMI. KrushLast 21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262200
GMA. UsheninaLast 10 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252101

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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.