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Julian Kramer

GermanyBorn 1997 (age 29)FIDE ID 12921742

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2484
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2484
Luft

Flair

Julian Kramer'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 74Positional 74Endgame 75Openings 72Composure 70Defence 74Speed 65Consistency 72

Luft classical rating

2484No. 305

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2454 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2454 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
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 27 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense750%
Petrov's Defense250%
Scotch Game150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack658%
Modern Variations10%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack150%
Classical Attack150%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Potter Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 3 · 36%

VariationGamesScore
Richter-Rauzer Variation333%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Moscow Variation150%
Closed150%
Classical Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation250%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense150%

Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation350%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%
Winawer Variation150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Defense150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/3+1+1
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20263/7−8−7
German Bundesliga 2024/2526 Apr 20253½/6+7+6
Bundesliga 2023/2427 Apr 20244/11−9−13
Bundesliga 202219 Mar 20233½/5+10+9

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMK. Tarlev6 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/252544
IML. Johansson19 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20222461
GMP. Neuman26 Apr 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252418
FMN. Kuznecovs5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222301

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMD. HausrathLast 3 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242020
IML. JohanssonLast 25 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262110
FMN. KuznecovsLast 5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100
GMA. NaumannLast 25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMA. GrafLast 18 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010

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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.