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Adam Kozak
Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
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Adam Kozak

HungaryBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 753246

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2524
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2524
Luft

Flair

Adam Kozak'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 75Positional 79Endgame 78Openings 73Composure 77Defence 75Speed 75Consistency 83

Luft classical rating

2524No. 226

From 15 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2546 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2546 level, blended with their FIDE rating+3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity15 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 88 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Nimzo-Indian Defense956%
Italian Game764%
Queen's Gambit Declined675%
King's Indian Defense350%
English Opening2100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 9 games, won 2, drew 6, lost 1 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation642%
Classical Variation383%

Italian Game

With White: 7 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 1 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo383%
Two Knights Defense333%
Giuoco Piano1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 6 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation367%
Three Knights Variation1100%
Barmen Variation1100%
Ragozin Defense150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation350%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense1100%
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense743%
Closed2100%

Italian Game

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Piano250%
Classical Variation250%
Two Knights Defense150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense367%
Closed150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line275%
Barmen Variation250%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Godiva Variation1100%
Moscow Variation150%
Dragon Variation150%
Old Sicilian10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
59th Biel International Chess Festival 202623 Jul 20262/3+5+6
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20264½/10−4−6
German Bundesliga 2025/268 Feb 20261/2+1+1
First League of Serbia 202528 Sep 20255/11−7−9
Fujairah Global 202525 Aug 2025=41st−4−5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMB. Deac4 Aug 2024 · Grand Prix Romania 20242641
GME. Safarli24 Mar 2024 · Grand Prix Romania 20242625
GMS. Sargsyan18 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2625
GMJ. Sadorra22 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242542
GMK. Georgiev24 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242542

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMJ. PajekenLast 3 Apr 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/252200
GMS. SargsyanLast 24 Mar 2024 · Grand Prix Romania 20242110
GMR. VogelLast 19 Apr 2026 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262200
IMO. BilychLast 8 Aug 2024 · Grand Prix Romania 20242110
GMA. IndjicLast 21 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252011

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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.