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Linus Johansson

SwedenBorn 1995 (age 31)FIDE ID 1711113

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2375
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2402
Luft

Flair

Linus Johansson'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 65Positional 70Endgame 70Openings 69Composure 62Defence 67Speed 60Consistency 67

Luft classical rating

2375No. 408

From 12 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2374 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2374 level, blended with their FIDE rating−3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity12 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 22 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined250%
Grünfeld Defense225%
King's Indian Defense225%
Nimzo-Indian Defense225%
Indian Defense1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%
Exchange Variation150%

Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation225%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Averbakh System225%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%
St. Petersburg Variation10%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Wade-Tartakower Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 3 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack450%
Closed150%
Najdorf Variation10%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation10%
Steinitz Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation10%

Benoni Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Allsvenskan 26/27 (Swedish Team Championship)7 Nov 2026½/2−2−2
German Bundesliga 2025/2625 Apr 20263½/8+4−2
European Individual Chess Championship 202618 Apr 2026=154th−13−15
European Chess Club Cup 202524 Oct 20252/4+6+2
German Bundesliga 2024/251 Dec 20240/1−4−5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMZ. Hracek8 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262549
GMW. Watson30 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20222492
IMJ. Pajeken18 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20222461
GMV. Hamitevici22 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252444

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMJ. KramerLast 25 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262011
GMR. PruijssersLast 25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMZ. JovanovicLast 26 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
IMJ. PajekenLast 18 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100
FMN. KuznecovsLast 29 Apr 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.