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Zeng Chongsheng
Photo: Yunfan Zhao
GM

Zeng Chongsheng

ChinaBorn 1993 (age 33)FIDE ID 8603847

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2554
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2561
Luft

Flair

Zeng Chongsheng'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 77Positional 80Endgame 76Openings 76Composure 69Defence 79Speed 71Consistency 68

Luft classical rating

2554No. 174

From 15 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2535 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2535 level, blended with their FIDE rating−4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity15 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 33 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening463%
Ruy Lopez463%
Sicilian Defense2100%
Slav Defense150%
London System150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense275%
Symmetrical Variation1100%
King's English Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense463%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
O'Kelly Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation1100%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation150%

London System

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

VariationGamesScore
Poisoned Pawn Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line333%
Agincourt Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kan Variation2100%
Najdorf Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
St. Petersburg Variation150%

English Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line275%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%
Steinitz Variation10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20265/10−1+4
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 20262/5−13−11
2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛26 Oct 20257½/13−9−10
31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival24 Aug 20256/8+13+12
Menorca Open 202527 Apr 2025=43rd−4−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMXiao Tong31 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2598
GMLiu Qingnan29 Aug 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2548
IMA. Stribuk19 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival2474
IMJiang Haochen28 Aug 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2464
IMJ. Jimmy18 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival2464

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMWang ShixuLast 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4031
IMJiang HaochenLast 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3201
GMLiu QingnanLast 24 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2200
IMMeng YihanLast 25 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2110
IMLou YipingLast 26 Oct 2025 · 2025 Chinese Chess League Division A 中国国际象棋甲级联赛2020

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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.