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Emil Schmidek
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Emil Schmidek

GermanyBorn 2001 (age 25)FIDE ID 12908150

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2452
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2440
Luft

Flair

Emil Schmidek'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 71Positional 72Endgame 77Openings 71Composure 69Defence 71Speed 60Consistency 73

Luft classical rating

2452No. 350

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2521 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2521 level, blended with their FIDE rating+8
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 21 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Nimzo-Indian Defense650%
King's Indian Defense225%
Queen's Gambit Declined225%
Benoni Defense10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line350%
St. Petersburg Variation250%
Normal Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Sämisch Variation225%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation225%

Benoni Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
King's Pawn Line10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation367%
Two Knights Attack1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Janowski Variation350%
Three Knights Variation10%

King's Indian Attack, with e6

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265½/7+14+14
Bundesliga Cup Team Championship 202630 May 20260/1−2−2
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20264½/10+7+9
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20254/7+6+6
grenke Chess Festival 202520 Apr 20250/1−3−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMYu Yangyi21 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252720
GMS. Bromberger21 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262483
GMU. Boensch21 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga 20222466
IMJ. Reuker5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222432
GMA. Delchev28 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262426

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMU. BoenschLast 21 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga 20221100
GMA. KovacevicLast 4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
IMJ. ReukerLast 5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100
GMS. MazeLast 25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001
GMP. JaraczLast 26 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010

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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.