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David Anton Guijarro
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David Anton Guijarro

SpainBorn 1995 (age 31)FIDE ID 2285525

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2684
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2661
Luft

Flair

David Anton Guijarro's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TacticianTactics 93, from 6 sharp games they made sharp
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events (average performance 2663)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tactician
  • Reliable

Trophy cabinet

David Anton Guijarro's classical titles

2 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • Spanish Championship 20251st
  • European Team Championship 2021Bronze, board 2 · Spain
  • Spanish Championship 20201st
  • Spanish Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 93Positional 81Endgame 80Openings 85Composure 78Defence 84Speed 77Consistency 94

Luft classical rating

2684No. 40

From 39 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2686 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2686 level, blended with their FIDE rating+11
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+6
Activity39 classical games in top events+3

Openings

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

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1168%
English Opening650%
Ruy Lopez475%
Sicilian Defense475%
Petrov's Defense450%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 11 games, won 5, drew 5, lost 1 · 68%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation683%
Ragozin Defense367%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Barmen Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation367%
Agincourt Defense225%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Schliemann Defense1100%
Berlin Defense1100%
Closed150%
Morphy Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation275%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%

Petrov's Defense

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack450%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 10 games, won 4, drew 6, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation658%
Two Knights Attack2100%
Endgame Variation1100%
Tartakower Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 10 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 5 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Closed520%
Berlin Defense333%
Morphy Defense250%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 1 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack383%
Accelerated Dragon350%
Old Sicilian150%

English Opening

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense275%
King's English Variation250%
Agincourt Defense150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation275%
Nimzowitsch Variation1100%
Vitolins Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265½/7+5+5
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262½/3+6+7
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/9+2−2
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=5th+1−1
Prague International Chess Festival 20266 Mar 2026=9th−4−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMLe Quang Liem21 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242741
GMV. Fedoseev4 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252731
GMJ. van Foreest26 Feb 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20262705
GMP. Harikrishna12 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252704
GMC. Aravindh1 Mar 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20262700

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMJ. van ForeestLast 26 Feb 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20263111
GMM. WarmerdamLast 9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252200
GMR. KasimdzhanovLast 11 Jan 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252110
A. GadimbayliLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMT. LaurusasLast 22 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252020

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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.