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Evgeny Zanan
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Evgeny Zanan

IsraelBorn 1998 (age 28)FIDE ID 24101940

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2455
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2469
Luft

Flair

Evgeny Zanan'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 70Positional 72Endgame 80Openings 70Composure 69Defence 70Speed 66Consistency 73

Luft classical rating

2455No. 343

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2426 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2426 level, blended with their FIDE rating−9
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 19 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense450%
Four Knights Game275%
Caro-Kann Defense1100%
French Defense150%
Petrov's Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack225%
Najdorf Variation1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted275%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Karpov Variation1100%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Karklins-Martinovsky Variation10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense425%
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265/7+2+1
Romanian Team Chess Championships 202611 Oct 20263/8−1−2
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=53rd00
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20254½/7+1+2
Menorca Open 202527 Apr 2025=24th+17+18

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMB. Jacobson24 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20252570
GMBharath Subramaniyam H.27 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20252567
GMD. Gavrilescu8 Oct 2026 · Romanian Team Chess Championships 20262520
IMP. Piesik19 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262407
IMM. Jablonicky23 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252330

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMG. SargissianLast 9 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241010
GMA. HakobyanLast 10 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241001
GMB. JacobsonLast 24 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20251100
IMD. Macias PinoLast 24 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20251010
GMJ. Ibarra JerezLast 25 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 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.