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Zhu Jiner
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Zhu Jiner

ChinaBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 8608059

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2560
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2559
Luft

Flair

Zhu Jiner's classical flairs

4 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TitanLuft classical rating averaged 2535 over the last 4 years, among the best women
  • PodiumTop 3 in 2/3 elite events
  • PositionalPositional 80, from 14 positional games they steered, among the best women
  • Hot Streak6 wins and 1 draw in 7 straight games
  • 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)
  • 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+
  • Titan
  • Podium
  • Positional

Trophy cabinet

Zhu Jiner's classical titles

4 classical titles, newest first

  • FIDE Grand Prix×3
  • Chinese Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 75Positional 80Endgame 76Openings 78Composure 81Defence 81Speed 64Consistency 74

Luft classical rating

2560No. 165

From 49 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2534 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2534 level, blended with their FIDE rating−12
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−3
Activity49 classical games in top events+6

Openings

Their most-played, from 111 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1159%
Italian Game956%
Queen's Gambit Declined750%
French Defense560%
Caro-Kann Defense450%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 11 games, won 4, drew 5, lost 2 · 59%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation367%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack350%
Modern Variations275%
Kan Variation225%
Four Knights Variation1100%

Italian Game

With White: 9 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 2 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense560%
Classical Variation250%
Paris Defense1100%
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 7 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation350%
Queen's Knight Variation275%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Ragozin Defense10%

French Defense

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation275%
Paulsen Variation1100%
Winawer Variation150%
Classical Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation350%
Maróczy Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 12 games, won 1, drew 9, lost 2 · 46%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation450%
Najdorf Variation450%
Alapin Variation250%
Kan Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%

English Opening

With Black: 7 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation367%
Mikenas-Carls Variation150%
Neo-Catalan150%
Agincourt Defense150%
Anglo-Indian Defense10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 6 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense367%
Open350%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation333%
Ragozin Defense1100%
Harrwitz Attack10%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense275%
Closed1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/9+9+9
Norway Chess 20265 Jun 20262nd+2+7
TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20267 May 20267th+2+4
FIDE Candidates 202615 Apr 2026=3rd−8+2
Prague International Chess Festival 20266 Mar 20262½/9−24−25

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Woodward4 May 2026 · TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20262635
GMI. Cheparinov1 Sep 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252627
GMA. Motylev27 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252595
GMJu Wenjun2 Jun 2026 · Norway Chess 20262559
GMH. Koneru5 Jun 2026 · Norway Chess 20262535

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMD. DeshmukhLast 4 Jun 2026 · Norway Chess 20269612
GMA. MuzychukLast 31 May 2026 · Norway Chess 20267142
GMA. GoryachkinaLast 14 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20265041
GMTan ZhongyiLast 7 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20265122
GMB. AssaubayevaLast 23 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20265023

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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.