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Yosha Iglesias
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Yosha Iglesias

FranceBorn 1987 (age 39)FIDE ID 637823

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2253
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2249
Luft

Flair

Yosha Iglesias'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

Yosha Iglesias's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • French Championship 20251st · 5½/8 · Perf. 2434
  • French Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 59Positional 65Endgame 64Openings 59Composure 51Defence 62Speed 50Consistency 53

Luft classical rating

2253No. 485

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2250 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2250 level, blended with their FIDE rating0
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 19 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Indian Defense333%
Queen's Gambit Declined2100%
Queen's Pawn Game250%
Torre Attack1100%
Slav Defense10%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System250%
London System10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense1100%
Three Knights Variation1100%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Accelerated London System150%

Torre Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense1100%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 2 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation438%
Maróczy Variation150%

Slav Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Czech Variation1100%
Chebanenko Variation1100%
Quiet Variation150%
Exchange Variation10%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
French Chess Championship 202615 Aug 2026½/4−20−19
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=30th+4+4
French TOP 12 202617 May 20263/4+5+5
French Chess Championship 202523 Aug 20255½/8+28+35

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMP. Guichard17 Aug 2025 · French Chess Championship 20252336
WGMM. Hejazipour23 Aug 2025 · French Chess Championship 20252329
IMA. Savina20 Aug 2025 · French Chess Championship 20252318
WGMM. Leconte15 Aug 2025 · French Chess Championship 20252206
WIMS. Ibrahimova3 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262205

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WGMM. LeconteLast 16 Aug 2025 · French Chess Championship 20252101
IMP. GuichardLast 18 Aug 2025 · French Chess Championship 20252110
IMA. SavinaLast 21 Aug 2025 · French Chess Championship 20252110
WGMM. HejazipourLast 23 Aug 2025 · French Chess Championship 20252110
IMS. MillietLast 13 Aug 2026 · French Chess Championship 20262002

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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.