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Luka Budisavljevic
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Luka Budisavljevic

SerbiaBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 960047

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2499
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2499
Luft

Flair

Luka Budisavljevic'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 73Positional 76Endgame 77Openings 72Composure 72Defence 75Speed 68Consistency 72

Luft classical rating

2499No. 273

From 14 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2455 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2455 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 event0
Activity14 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 14 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1100%
Slav Defense1100%
Ruy Lopez150%
Queen's Pawn Game150%
Queen's Gambit Declined150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation1100%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Colle System150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation20%
Chigorin Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense1100%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Serbian Super League 202613 Oct 20262½/4+2+3
2026 President's Cup: National College Chess Championship22 Mar 20261½/3+1+1
2026 Saint Louis Masters1 Mar 20262½/7−7−7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMI. Ivanisevic8 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262510
GMM. Ratkovic11 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262437
IMR. Pyrih28 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2403

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. HongLast 25 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters1010
GMV. AkobianLast 26 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters1010
IMA. AtanasovLast 26 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters1010
GMV. PranavLast 27 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters1001
IMR. PyrihLast 28 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters1100

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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.