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Hrvoje Stevic
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Hrvoje Stevic

CroatiaBorn 1980 (age 46)FIDE ID 14502569

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2494
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2509
Luft

Flair

Hrvoje Stevic'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

Hrvoje Stevic's classical titles

3 classical titles, newest first

  • Croatian Championship 20121st
  • Croatian Championship 20081st
  • Croatian Championship 20071st
  • Croatian Championship×3

Attributes

Tactics 74Positional 72Endgame 76Openings 74Composure 68Defence 76Speed 67Consistency 78

Luft classical rating

2494No. 286

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2519 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2519 level, blended with their FIDE rating+1
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 53 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1250%
Four Knights Game450%
Caro-Kann Defense438%
Petrov's Defense150%
Pirc Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 12 games, won 2, drew 8, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Alapin Variation1045%
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

Four Knights Game

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted350%
Spanish Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Attack250%
Classical Variation150%
Advance Variation10%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack150%

Pirc Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Slav Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%
Quiet Variation1100%
Breyer Variation150%
Modern Line150%
Czech Variation10%

Italian Game

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense463%
Classical Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Central Variation333%
Bogoljubow Defense150%
Classical Defense150%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack250%
Nimzowitsch Attack150%
Modern Attack10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Open250%
Berlin Defense150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262/3+2+1
German Bundesliga 2025/2625 Apr 20266/11+10
European Team Chess Championship 202513 Oct 20251/3−10−10
German Bundesliga 2024/2527 Apr 20257½/14+3+4
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20245½/80+1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Korobov23 Mar 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252634
GMR. Edouard21 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga 20222554
IMB. Hagner11 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262451
IMT. Kaasen4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222445
GMG. Hertneck25 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242434

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMR. SwinkelsLast 3 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242011
GMD. StojanovicLast 8 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262020
GMG. KamskyLast 28 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262020
GMR. EdouardLast 21 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga 20221100
IMT. KaasenLast 4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100

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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.