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Luca Jr Moroni
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Luca Jr Moroni

ItalyBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 865834

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2565
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2551
Luft

Flair

Luca Jr Moroni'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

Luca Jr Moroni's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

  • Italian Championship 20251st
  • Italian Championship 20231st
  • Italian Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 74Positional 78Endgame 82Openings 78Composure 74Defence 79Speed 74Consistency 69

Luft classical rating

2565No. 154

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2649 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2649 level, blended with their FIDE rating+11
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 52 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening944%
Nimzo-Indian Defense350%
King's Indian Defense317%
Queen's Gambit Declined2100%
Semi-Slav Defense275%

English Opening

With White: 9 games, won 1, drew 6, lost 2 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense333%
Agincourt Defense250%
Symmetrical Variation225%
King's English Variation1100%
Mikenas-Carls Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%
Main line150%
St. Petersburg Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%
Fianchetto Variation10%
Karpov System10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1100%
Janowski Variation1100%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%
Accelerated Meran Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%
Cambridge Springs Defense150%
Main line10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 2 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation317%
Endgame Offer1100%

French Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Schlechter Variation1100%
Exchange Variation150%
Advance Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense350%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Open150%
French Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/2731 Oct 20261/1+5+4
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265½/9−4−3
European Individual Chess Championship 202615 Apr 2026=89th−9−8
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20254½/9+2+5
European Individual Chess Championship 202419 Nov 2024=76th−14−11

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMJ. Moussard14 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2639
GMM. Adams27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262598
GMT. Laurusas31 Oct 2026 · sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/272535
GMS. Avila Pavas16 May 2024 · Sharjah2514
IMN. Petriashvili7 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252489

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMR. MamedovLast 24 Mar 2024 · Grand Prix Romania 20242002
IMN. SaraciLast 11 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1100
GMA. IndjicLast 12 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010
IMA. MacoveiLast 13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1100
GMJ. MoussardLast 14 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1100

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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.