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Alvar Alonso Rosell
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Alvar Alonso Rosell

SpainBorn 1992 (age 34)FIDE ID 2270544

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2565
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2564
Luft

Flair

Alvar Alonso Rosell'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

Alvar Alonso Rosell's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Spanish Championship 20111st
  • Spanish Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 80Positional 77Endgame 78Openings 78Composure 76Defence 78Speed 74Consistency 83

Luft classical rating

2565No. 154

From 18 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2605 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2605 level, blended with their FIDE rating+9
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−6
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity18 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 38 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Zukertort Opening367%
Indian Defense367%
King's Indian Attack350%
Bogo-Indian Defense275%
King's Indian Defense1100%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line367%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Wade-Tartakower Defense1100%
Anti-Nimzo-Indian150%
Knights Variation150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Keres Variation150%
Double Fianchetto150%
Main line150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation1100%
Grünfeld Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 0 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
O'Kelly Variation367%
Modern Variations150%
Taimanov Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System1100%
Przepiorka Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense150%
Three Knights Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation225%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264/700
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262/3+3+3
German Bundesliga 2025/2625 Apr 20267/10+15+18
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20254½/6+10+11
German Bundesliga 2024/2527 Apr 20254/7+4+5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Yakubboev19 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262712
GMA. Brkic26 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222602
GMB. Predojevic7 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262560
GMS. Martinovic30 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20222546
GME. Krivoborodov25 Apr 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252540

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMG. PappLast 9 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272020
GMD. KollarsLast 21 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga 20221010
GML. FressinetLast 25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMA. BrkicLast 26 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100
GMB. BogosavljevicLast 29 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010

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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.