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Elena-Luminita Cosma
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Elena-Luminita Cosma

RomaniaBorn 1972 (age 54)FIDE ID 1201590

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2247
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2250
Luft

Flair

Elena-Luminita Cosma'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

Elena-Luminita Cosma's classical titles

3 classical titles, 4 medals, newest first

  • Romanian Championship 20251st
  • Romanian Championship 20161st
  • Romanian Championship 20101st
  • European Women's Team Championship 1999Gold, board 2
  • European Women's Team Championship 1999Bronze, team · Romania
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 1998Silver, board 3 · Romania
  • European Women's Team Championship 1997Silver, team · Romania
  • Romanian Championship×3

Attributes

Tactics 60Positional 62Endgame 66Openings 61Composure 48Defence 59Speed 43Consistency 53

Luft classical rating

2247No. 488

From 14 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2260 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2260 level, blended with their FIDE rating0
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity14 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 18 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening367%
Catalan Opening350%
Zukertort Opening150%
Queen's Pawn Game150%
King's Indian Attack150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation275%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense275%
Closed10%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Reversed Grünfeld150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

French Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 3 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation333%
Advance Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation225%
Main line150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Romanian Team Chess Championships 202611 Oct 20261/2+3+3
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/9+26+29
French TOP 12 202617 May 20260/3−20−18
German Bundesliga 2025/2617 Apr 2026½/3−11−11
Romanian Championships 202622 Feb 20261½/3+1+1

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMN. Salimova10 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252385
WGMM. van Foreest26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262333
WIMA. Cosman7 Oct 2026 · Romanian Team Chess Championships 20262227
WFMN. Vanhuyse20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262041
WIMT. Tuominen5 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252025

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WGMH. KlekLast 11 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001
GMA. KosteniukLast 12 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001
WIMT. TuominenLast 5 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20251100
WFMD. VanduyfhuysLast 7 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20251010
WIMM. MankoLast 8 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 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.