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Daniil Yuffa
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Daniil Yuffa

SpainBorn 1997 (age 29)FIDE ID 24131423

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2593
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2576
Luft

Flair

Daniil Yuffa's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fighter71% decisive: 15 wins, 9 losses
  • 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
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

Daniil Yuffa's classical titles

2 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 76Positional 78Endgame 83Openings 82Composure 74Defence 79Speed 75Consistency 77

Luft classical rating

2593No. 120

From 34 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2598 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2598 level, blended with their FIDE rating+7
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+7
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity34 classical games in top events+1

Openings

Their most-played, from 109 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening1369%
Queen's Gambit Declined956%
King's Indian Defense683%
Slav Defense650%
King's Indian Attack, with e6560%

English Opening

With White: 13 games, won 7, drew 4, lost 2 · 69%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense580%
King's English Variation570%
Mikenas-Carls Variation225%
Neo-Catalan1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 9 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 3 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation488%
Ragozin Defense350%
Main line10%
Barmen Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation580%
Fianchetto Variation1100%

Slav Defense

With White: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Czech Variation333%
Modern Line1100%
Chebanenko Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%

King's Indian Attack, with e6

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line560%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 20 games, won 6, drew 10, lost 4 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation530%
Alapin Variation367%
Four Knights Variation350%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2100%
Moscow Variation250%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Kan Variation1100%
French Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Sozin Attack10%

English Opening

With Black: 5 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 1 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation350%
Symmetrical Variation1100%
Four Knights System1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation275%
Three Knights Variation150%
Rubinstein System150%
Normal Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation225%
Endgame Offer150%
Tartakower Variation150%
Endgame Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation1100%
Fianchetto Variation1100%
Normal Variation10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264½/6−7−8
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20267½/9+13+15
European Individual Chess Championship 202616 Apr 2026=222nd−7−5
Prague International Chess Festival 20266 Mar 20266/9+8+14
Tata Steel Chess 20261 Feb 202610th−21−11

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMB. Gledura27 Feb 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20262652
GME. L'Ami19 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262634
GMJ. Bjerre5 Mar 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20262629
GMD. Fridman4 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242593
GMM. Muradli5 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252590

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMD. FridmanLast 4 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242101
GME. L'AmiLast 19 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262110
GMJ. KlimkowskiLast 16 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262101
GMM. MadaminovLast 4 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252020
GMM. MaurizziLast 17 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262110

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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.