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Aljoscha Feuerstack
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Aljoscha Feuerstack

GermanyBorn 1988 (age 38)FIDE ID 4681932

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2461
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2470
Luft

Flair

Aljoscha Feuerstack'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 71Positional 71Endgame 80Openings 70Composure 71Defence 71Speed 66Consistency 74

Luft classical rating

2461No. 338

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2476 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2476 level, blended with their FIDE rating+1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−6
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 25 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Neo-Grünfeld Defense2100%
Sicilian Defense225%
Scotch Game225%
Caro-Kann Defense1100%
Catalan Opening1100%

Neo-Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation2100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation225%

Scotch Game

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Schmidt Variation150%
Romanishin Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Panov Attack1100%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 2 · 36%

VariationGamesScore
Four Knights Variation438%
French Variation250%
Myers Attack10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Austrian Defense150%
Exchange Variation150%
Main line10%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265/7+5+6
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20264/8+7+7
European Chess Club Cup 202524 Oct 2025½/3−6−6
German Bundesliga 2024/2527 Apr 20255½/12+8+7
European Individual Chess Championship 202416 Nov 2024=196th−6−7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMR. Dautov23 Mar 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252559
GMS. Gupta25 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262548
GMB. Maksimovic21 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262533
IMM. Fromm20 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262449
GMR. Tischbierek6 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262412

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMT. RazafindratsimaLast 5 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/251010
GMJ. PechacLast 6 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/251001
GMS. SjugirovLast 9 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241001
GMM. MuradliLast 16 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241001
GMB. AminLast 30 Nov 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/251001

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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.