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Luis Engel
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Luis Engel

GermanyBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 12961523

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2585
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2591
Luft

Flair

Luis Engel'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 75Positional 79Endgame 79Openings 80Composure 68Defence 82Speed 69Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2585No. 129

From 25 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2607 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2607 level, blended with their FIDE rating+5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity25 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 47 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez1267%
Sicilian Defense779%
French Defense225%
Italian Game1100%
Réti Opening150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 12 games, won 5, drew 6, lost 1 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense658%
Berlin Defense383%
Closed1100%
Open150%
Cozio Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 7 games, won 4, drew 3, lost 0 · 79%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation383%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Kan Variation1100%
Closed150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation225%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

Réti Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Slav Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation413%
Moscow Variation1100%
Modern Variations1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line450%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense250%
Westphalian Variation150%

King's Indian Attack, with e6

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line250%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense150%
Closed150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 202616 Oct 20263½/6−7−7
German Chess Championship 202625 Jul 20263½/7−1−4
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20268/12+19+16
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 202510 Aug 20253½/6+6+8
grenke Chess Festival 202520 Apr 20251/200

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMF. Vallejo Pons22 Oct 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/242653
GMB. Gledura8 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262652
GMV. Onyshchuk10 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262611
GMY. Erdogmus6 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/252599
GMK. Venkataraman26 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262594

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMB. ChengLast 21 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/263021
GML. CostaLast 18 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262101
GMA. PavlidisLast 1 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262011
GMD. KollarsLast 23 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262020
GMJ. BjerreLast 21 Oct 2022 · 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.