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Alexandr Predke
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Alexandr Predke

SerbiaBorn 1994 (age 32)FIDE ID 24107581

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2618
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2615
Luft

Flair

Alexandr Predke'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 85Positional 73Endgame 83Openings 81Composure 80Defence 82Speed 78Consistency 72

Luft classical rating

2618No. 94

From 41 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2605 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2605 level, blended with their FIDE rating−5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+7
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−3
Activity41 classical games in top events+4

Openings

Their most-played, from 101 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined972%
Sicilian Defense650%
Ruy Lopez570%
Italian Game560%
Nimzo-Indian Defense463%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 9 games, won 5, drew 3, lost 1 · 72%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense383%
Barmen Variation350%
Exchange Variation2100%
Queen's Knight Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation333%
Classical Variation1100%
Dragon Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Closed2100%
Morphy Defense250%
Berlin Defense150%

Italian Game

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense350%
Classical Variation1100%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation275%
Three Knights Variation1100%
Classical Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 13 games, won 3, drew 8, lost 2 · 54%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack333%
Delayed Alapin Variation275%
Richter-Rauzer Variation250%
Accelerated Dragon250%
Old Sicilian1100%
Taimanov Variation1100%
French Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation10%

French Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 3 · 29%

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation250%
Steinitz Variation225%
Exchange Variation150%
Classical Variation10%
Advance Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense463%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%
Main line150%
Queen's Knight Variation10%

Italian Game

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 2 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo250%
Classical Variation225%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Serbian Super League 202614 Oct 20263½/6+3+5
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266½/10+7+9
Oskemen Open 202629 Jul 2026=11th−6−4
Aktobe Open 202611 Jun 20263½/7−16−14
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20265½/11−2+2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Keymer13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2721
GMH. Martirosyan17 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2708
GMR. Robson5 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252674
GMR. Mamedov14 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252651
GMD. Kollars9 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252647

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMR. MamedovLast 14 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20253120
GMR. RapportLast 7 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20253021
GMV. KeymerLast 13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252101
GMN. VitiugovLast 11 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262020
GMN. TheodorouLast 8 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252002

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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.