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Wang Hao
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Wang Hao

ChinaBorn 1989 (age 37)FIDE ID 8602883

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2674
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2694
Luft

Flair

Wang Hao'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

Wang Hao's classical titles

3 classical titles, newest first

  • FIDE Grand Swiss 20191st
  • Asian Championship 20171st
  • Chinese Championship 20101st
  • FIDE Grand Swiss 
  • Asian Championship 
  • Chinese Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 85Positional 79Endgame 80Openings 86Composure 83Defence 89Speed 82Consistency 91

Luft classical rating

2674No. 51

From 23 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2657 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2657 level, blended with their FIDE rating−10
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity23 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 49 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined560%
Sicilian Defense383%
Italian Game333%
Ruy Lopez250%
French Defense250%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%
Harrwitz Attack1100%
Ragozin Defense150%
Queen's Knight Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo250%
Classical Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense150%
Open150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation250%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 6 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation1100%
Ragozin Defense1100%
Orthodox Defense1100%
Main line150%
Westphalian Variation150%
Neo-Orthodox Variation150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense350%
Main line150%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%
Classical Variation1100%

Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation250%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A28 Oct 20264½/8−10−9
Aktobe Open 202611 Jun 20266/9−10
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛 Finals 总决赛争冠组13 Jan 20264/6−3−2
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛4 Oct 20255½/9−10−10
Aktobe Open 202530 Jun 2025=2nd−3−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Esipenko8 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262684
GMR. Jumabayev3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232589
GMZeng Chongsheng27 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2565
GMR. Makarian7 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262548
GMK. Nogerbek30 Jun 2025 · Aktobe Open 20252538

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMKong XiangruiLast 13 Jan 2026 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛 Finals 总决赛争冠组5140
GMLiu YanLast 9 Jan 2026 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛 Finals 总决赛争冠组3120
GMR. JumabayevLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232110
GMD. HowellLast 6 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMR. SvaneLast 10 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020

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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.