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Arthur Pijpers
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Arthur Pijpers

NetherlandsBorn 1994 (age 32)FIDE ID 1019554

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2451
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2466
Luft

Flair

Arthur Pijpers'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 73Positional 71Endgame 74Openings 69Composure 75Defence 73Speed 65Consistency 73

Luft classical rating

2451No. 352

From 15 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2499 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2499 level, blended with their FIDE rating+5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−5
Activity15 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 26 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense560%
Ruy Lopez438%
French Defense250%
Italian Game150%
Petrov's Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Four Knights Variation1100%
Scheveningen Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%
Pin Variation150%
Closed150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense225%
Cozio Defense150%
Main line150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation250%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 2 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Dragon Variation225%
Moscow Variation225%
Modern Variations150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation250%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steiner Attack1100%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Przepiorka Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20263/6−12−12
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 2026½/3−7−7
Dutch Meesterklasse 20263 Oct 2026½/100
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20266½/13+5+6
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20251½/3−2−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Shirov21 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262616
GMU. Boensch10 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262463
IMA. Feuerstack28 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262455
IMI. Bulmaga29 Jan 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20252386
FMJ. Beukema21 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262362

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMT. NguyenLast 18 Jan 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20251001
GMA. SuleymanliLast 19 Jan 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20251010
GME. GurelLast 20 Jan 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20251001
GME. L'AmiLast 21 Jan 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20251010
IMF. OroLast 22 Jan 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20251010

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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.