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Ante Brkic
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Ante Brkic

CroatiaBorn 1988 (age 38)FIDE ID 14506688

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2599
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2605
Luft

Flair

Ante Brkic'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

Ante Brkic's classical titles

2 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • Croatian Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 82Positional 81Endgame 77Openings 79Composure 76Defence 80Speed 76Consistency 81

Luft classical rating

2599No. 117

From 26 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2610 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2610 level, blended with their FIDE rating+1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−5
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−1
Activity26 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 105 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez2548%
Sicilian Defense1177%
Caro-Kann Defense540%
Philidor Defense367%
Petrov's Defense350%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 25 games, won 3, drew 18, lost 4 · 48%

VariationGamesScore
Closed939%
Morphy Defense757%
Berlin Defense658%
Open333%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 11 games, won 6, drew 5, lost 0 · 77%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation383%
Kan Variation2100%
Taimanov Variation275%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
French Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation540%

Philidor Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation367%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack250%
Classical Attack150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 24 games, won 8, drew 14, lost 2 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation1457%
Richter-Rauzer Variation367%
Closed275%
Moscow Variation250%
Prins Variation1100%
Alapin Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 8 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 4 · 31%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense736%
Barmen Variation10%

English Opening

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 1 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense350%
King's English Variation225%
Four Knights System150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed275%

Neo-Grünfeld Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%
Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262/3+1+2
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266½/10−4−4
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20266/11+4+5
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2618 Apr 20265/8+5+7
FIDE World Cup 20252 Nov 20251/2−2−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMB. Deac19 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2700
GMM. Ragger14 Apr 2023 · Österreichische Bundesliga 20222632
GMM. Kraemer4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222579
GMJ. Thybo13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252578
GMV. Dragnev21 Mar 2024 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232575

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMR. SvaneLast 12 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20254040
GMM. KraemerLast 22 Mar 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/253120
IMT. JanzeljLast 6 Apr 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/253210
GMD. HowellLast 13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship3030
GMS. MamedyarovLast 4 Apr 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/253021

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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.