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Wang Shixu

ChinaBorn 2001 (age 25)FIDE ID 8610665

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2485
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2470
Luft

Flair

Wang Shixu's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Chameleon7 different defences in 8 games with black
  • 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
  • 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
  • Chameleon

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 71Positional 75Endgame 80Openings 69Composure 76Defence 75Speed 62Consistency 78

Luft classical rating

2485No. 303

From 19 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2518 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2518 level, blended with their FIDE rating+11
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+5
Activity19 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 36 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined438%
Nimzo-Indian Defense425%
King's Indian Defense2100%
Queen's Indian Defense275%
Queen's Pawn Game275%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%
Tartakower Defense150%
Orthodox Defense10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation317%
St. Petersburg Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Karpov System2100%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation1100%
Fianchetto Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Colle System1100%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Harrwitz Attack275%
Exchange Variation150%
Anti-Tartakower Variation150%

Catalan Opening

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense350%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense317%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation225%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Romanishin Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20266½/11+4+3
FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 202616 Oct 20264/7+6+5
2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship27 Apr 2026=16th−5−8
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛 Finals 总决赛争冠组12 Jan 20262½/5+10+9
FIDE World Cup 20255 Nov 20251½/4+6+7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GML. Mendonca2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252620
GMMa Qun27 Aug 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2610
GMZeng Chongsheng10 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2550
IMA. Droin15 Oct 2026 · FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 20262505
IMZhao Yuanhe4 Oct 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2483

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMZeng ChongshengLast 12 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4130
GMMa QunLast 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3111
GMPang TaoLast 30 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A3030
IMWang YanbinLast 25 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A3111
IMMeng YihanLast 30 Aug 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2011

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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.