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Alexandr Fier
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Alexandr Fier

BrazilBorn 1988 (age 38)FIDE ID 2107139

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2511
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2512
Luft

Flair

Alexandr Fier'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 72Positional 81Endgame 74Openings 75Composure 84Defence 74Speed 70Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2511No. 256

From 20 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2513 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2513 level, blended with their FIDE rating0
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity20 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 46 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense625%
Ruy Lopez550%
Catalan Opening450%
Caro-Kann Defense367%
Queen's Gambit Declined1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 3 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation425%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Taimanov Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense333%
Morphy Defense1100%
Closed150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense225%
Main line1100%
Closed150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 1 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Tartakower Variation1100%
Classical Variation1100%
Advance Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 4 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation30%
Alapin Variation225%
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Moscow Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation275%
Agincourt Defense250%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack1100%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20263½/10−35−37
Chess Slovak Open Skalica 202630 Aug 2026=7th0+4
2026 Saint Louis Masters1 Mar 20263½/7−11−8
FIDE World Cup 20255 Nov 20252/4+3+4
Menorca Open 202527 Apr 2025=15th+3+3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Donchenko26 Aug 2026 · Chess Slovak Open Skalica 20262633
GMD. Navara24 Aug 2026 · Chess Slovak Open Skalica 20262619
GMJ. Pechac28 Aug 2026 · Chess Slovak Open Skalica 20262536
GMM. Parligras1 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252510
IMH. Celik1 Mar 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2495

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
G. NagyLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232110
GMR. RobsonLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232011
GMM. ParligrasLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252110
GMV. FedoseevLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252011
IMShyaamnikhil P.Last 12 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20231010

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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.