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Jorge Viterbo Ferreira
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Jorge Viterbo Ferreira

PortugalBorn 1994 (age 32)FIDE ID 1910850

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2511
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2519
Luft

Flair

Jorge Viterbo Ferreira's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog3 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • 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
  • Underdog

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 73Positional 74Endgame 78Openings 75Composure 72Defence 78Speed 67Consistency 67

Luft classical rating

2511No. 256

From 15 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2568 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2568 level, blended with their FIDE rating+9
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity15 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 50 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense750%
Ruy Lopez540%
English Opening333%
Catalan Opening250%
King's Indian Defense225%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 7 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation463%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Najdorf Variation150%
Taimanov Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 2 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense333%
Morphy Defense1100%
Cozio Defense10%

English Opening

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense150%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%
King's English Variation10%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense150%
Closed150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation225%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 3 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Kan Variation333%
Najdorf Variation250%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Variation1100%
Retreat Variation1100%
Exchange Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed250%
Morphy Defense150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Two Knights Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation1100%
Three Knights Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261/3−5−5
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20265½/9−5−7
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20266/11+18+19
Sharjah Masters 202525 May 2025=78th−19−19
German Bundesliga 2024/2527 Apr 20257/13+7+5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GML. McShane11 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262622
GMA. Shirov24 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262604
GMM. Warmerdam21 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262575
GMP. Nikolic25 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242535
IMR. Vogel28 Apr 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242528

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMS. BognerLast 21 Oct 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/241010
GMG. HertneckLast 22 Oct 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/241010
GMP. Laurent-PaoliLast 2 Dec 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/241010
GMD. WagnerLast 13 Jan 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/241010
GMA. HeimannLast 14 Jan 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/241010

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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.