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Frederik Svane
Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
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Frederik Svane

GermanyBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 12923044

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2702
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2657
Luft

Flair

Frederik Svane'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

Frederik Svane's classical titles

0 classical titles, 3 medals, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 85Positional 89Endgame 82Openings 87Composure 90Defence 83Speed 74Consistency 84

Luft classical rating

2702No. 27

From 39 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2726 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2726 level, blended with their FIDE rating+31
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity39 classical games in top events+3

Openings

Their most-played, from 152 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1979%
Italian Game1369%
Ruy Lopez1258%
Petrov's Defense863%
Caro-Kann Defense771%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 19 games, won 12, drew 6, lost 1 · 79%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack580%
Najdorf Variation2100%
Closed275%
Taimanov Variation250%
French Variation250%
Classical Variation1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Kan Variation1100%
Old Sicilian1100%
Moscow Variation1100%
Dragon Variation150%

Italian Game

With White: 13 games, won 6, drew 6, lost 1 · 69%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense675%
Giuoco Pianissimo475%
Classical Variation275%
Giuoco Piano10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 12 games, won 3, drew 8, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense560%
Closed367%
Open225%
Cozio Defense1100%
Berlin Defense150%

Petrov's Defense

With White: 8 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack550%
Classical Attack1100%
Damiano Variation1100%
French Attack150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 7 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 0 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%
Classical Variation250%
Karpov Variation1100%
Advance Variation1100%
Two Knights Attack1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 13 games, won 2, drew 10, lost 1 · 54%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation463%
Alapin Variation275%
Taimanov Variation250%
Scheveningen Variation150%
Czerniak Attack150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Closed150%
Moscow Variation10%

English Opening

With Black: 9 games, won 2, drew 7, lost 0 · 61%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation350%
Anglo-Indian Defense350%
Agincourt Defense275%
Great Snake Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 9 games, won 0, drew 6, lost 3 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense333%
Closed333%
Open225%
Berlin Defense150%

Italian Game

With Black: 8 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo570%
Classical Variation225%
Two Knights Defense10%

Indian Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 3 · 31%

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian625%
Normal Variation150%
London System150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship8 Nov 20263/4+1−1
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261/3−5−7
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20268½/11+21+21
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20266/13−3−2
IV President Cup Uzbekistan 202512 Dec 2025=4th−4−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMGukesh D.8 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252763
GMV. Keymer22 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252731
GMH. Niemann20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262725
GMP. Maghsoodloo25 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232717
GMN. Yakubboev24 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262685

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. KeymerLast 28 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/265122
GMD. KollarsLast 23 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/253021
GMI. CheparinovLast 13 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20243030
GMM. KraemerLast 22 May 2025 · German Championship Masters 20253120
GME. L'AmiLast 28 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/263030

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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.