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Jovana Rapport
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Jovana Rapport

SerbiaBorn 1992 (age 34)FIDE ID 937266

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2243
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2241
Luft

Flair

Jovana Rapport'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

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 60Positional 62Endgame 62Openings 60Composure 54Defence 62Speed 49Consistency 54

Luft classical rating

2243No. 490

From 15 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2212 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2212 level, blended with their FIDE rating−2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−1
Activity15 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 15 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense225%
Caro-Kann Defense225%
Sicilian Defense20%
French Defense1100%

Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line225%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Attack150%
Main line10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed20%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
King's Indian Attack1100%

Alekhine Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variation225%
Exchange Variation1100%
Scandinavian Variation150%

Neo-Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense150%

Dutch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20263½/6+6+8
Serbian Super League 202613 Oct 20265½/9−13−11
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=52nd−7−8
57th International ' Grandmaster Tournament14 Mar 20262½/6−15−13
Bundesliga 202212 Mar 20231/2−3−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMA. Bivol13 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262331
WGMS. Pogorelskikh8 Mar 2026 · 57th International ' Grandmaster Tournament2264
WIMA. Ter-Avetisjana22 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262198
WFML. Rybackova18 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262153
WFMV. Vujovic12 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262110

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WIMA. VelikicLast 6 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262002
WGMC. Voicu-JagodzinskyLast 11 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
IMA. ZozuliaLast 12 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
WIMA. KantaneLast 7 Mar 2026 · 57th International ' Grandmaster Tournament1010
WGMS. PogorelskikhLast 8 Mar 2026 · 57th International ' Grandmaster Tournament1100

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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.