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Benny Aizenberg

IsraelBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 2821125

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2479
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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2479
Luft

Flair

Benny Aizenberg's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog3 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • 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
  • Underdog

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No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 70Positional 76Endgame 77Openings 70Composure 66Defence 75Speed 68Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2479No. 310

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2579 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2579 level, blended with their FIDE rating+14
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 20 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez450%
Sicilian Defense438%
Italian Game10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense275%
Schliemann Defense150%
Berlin Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation250%
Najdorf Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 3 · 20%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation250%
Four Knights Variation10%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation10%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack1100%
Modern Attack150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%

Nimzo-Larsen Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264½/7+9+7
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=53rd+17+16
31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival21 Aug 20252/5+4+3
European Individual Chess Championship 202418 Nov 2024=160th−5−5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMD. Yuffa15 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262595
GMI. Gorshtein19 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival2571
GMP. Pultinevicius12 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262562
GML. Moroni14 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262551
IMR. Degraeve19 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262453

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. MaurizziLast 9 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241001
GMV. DurarbayliLast 13 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241001
GMJ. TomczakLast 16 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241001
GMR. PonomariovLast 18 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241010
GMB. JacobsonLast 17 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival1010

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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.