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Wang Yue
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Wang Yue

ChinaBorn 1987 (age 39)FIDE ID 8601429

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2603
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2619
Luft

Flair

Wang Yue'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 Yue's classical titles

3 classical titles, newest first

  • Chinese Championship 20241st
  • Chinese Championship 20131st
  • Chinese Championship 20051st
  • Chinese Championship×3

Attributes

Tactics 79Positional 83Endgame 81Openings 80Composure 75Defence 77Speed 77Consistency 82

Luft classical rating

2603No. 112

From 14 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2575 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2575 level, blended with their FIDE rating−9
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−1
Activity14 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 32 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Petrov's Defense450%
Sicilian Defense3100%
Italian Game383%
Queen's Gambit Declined250%
Ruy Lopez1100%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Attack250%
Karklins-Martinovsky Variation150%
Modern Attack150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation1100%
Scheveningen Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo2100%
Classical Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense250%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 0 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense658%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense540%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation150%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Mieses Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20265/10−9−9
2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship27 Apr 2026=16th−20
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 20262½/5−7−7
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛26 Oct 20259½/15+4+3
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202421 Sep 20245/7+3+3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Naiditsch27 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2580
GMZhang Pengxiang26 Oct 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2567
GMLiu Qingnan25 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2537
GMM. Sebenik13 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242515
IMKong Xiangrui8 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2511

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMKong XiangruiLast 27 Apr 2026 · 2026 Chinese Team Chess Championship4121
GMLi ChaoLast 31 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A4040
GMLiu YanLast 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4040
GMZhang PengxiangLast 26 Oct 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛3300
IMXie KaifanLast 29 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2020

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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.