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Jana Schneider
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Jana Schneider

GermanyBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 12924997

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2340
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2334
Luft

Flair

Jana Schneider'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

Jana Schneider's classical titles

2 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • German Championship 20261st · 4/6 · Perf. 2432
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2022Gold, 1st reserve board · Germany
  • German Championship 20171st
  • German Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 67Positional 68Endgame 62Openings 66Composure 56Defence 69Speed 50Consistency 61

Luft classical rating

2340No. 430

From 25 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2343 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2343 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 event−3
Activity25 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 35 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense863%
Ruy Lopez550%
French Defense2100%
Caro-Kann Defense275%
Philidor Defense225%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed2100%
Scheveningen Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation150%
Kalashnikov Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%
Chekhover Variation150%
Moscow Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense250%
Closed250%
Open150%

French Defense

With White: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%
Steinitz Variation1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tartakower Variation275%

Philidor Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%
Lion Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation225%
Exchange Variation1100%
Main line150%

English Opening

With Black: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense2100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%
Morphy Defense10%

Vienna Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Frankenstein-Dracula Variation1100%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 202614 Oct 20263/4+17+15
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265½/9−23−23
German Chess Championship 202625 Jul 20264/6+26+25
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=30th−3−6
German Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20262½/6−2−8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Ushenina3 Mar 2023 · Österreichische Frauen-Bundesliga 20222445
IMG. Mammadzada1 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262371
IMA. Bodnaruk17 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262361
WGMJ. Heinemann19 Dec 2023 · German Masters der Frauen 20232360
WIMYan Tianqi14 Oct 2026 · FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 20262340

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMD. WagnerLast 17 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20264031
IML. JavakhishviliLast 28 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20263012
FML. SchulzeLast 13 Oct 2026 · FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 20263120
WIMJ. TerbeLast 14 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2101
GMM. SockoLast 30 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262011

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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.