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Florian Handke
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Florian Handke

GermanyBorn 1982 (age 44)FIDE ID 4634527

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2527
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2517
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Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 13 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game275%
Ruy Lopez225%
Queen's Indian Defense1100%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack1100%
Sicilian Defense10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense275%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense150%
Berlin Defense10%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%

Nimzo-Larsen Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
French Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation1100%
Old Sicilian10%

Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation10%
Exchange Variation10%

Neo-Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Delayed Exchange Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/200
German Bundesliga 2025/268 Feb 20261½/5−9−10
German Bundesliga 2024/252 Feb 20251/2+2+2
Bundesliga 2023/2428 Apr 20241/3−4−5
Bundesliga 202226 Feb 20232/4−3−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMN. Zwirs25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222481
IMM. Ermitsch10 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262430
GMT. Heinemann4 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242425
IMA. Barseghyan26 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222402
N. Movchan10 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/271827

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMS. GeirnaertLast 4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001
GMA. BraunLast 5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001
IMN. ZwirsLast 25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100
IMA. BarseghyanLast 26 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100
GMJ. ThyboLast 3 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/241001

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