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Magnus Ermitsch

GermanyBorn 2009 (age 17)FIDE ID 16234464

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2422
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2437
Luft

Flair

Magnus Ermitsch'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 69Positional 71Endgame 76Openings 69Composure 58Defence 69Speed 58Consistency 66

Luft classical rating

2422No. 379

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2347 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2347 level, blended with their FIDE rating−9
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 15 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense225%
Caro-Kann Defense225%
Ruy Lopez1100%
Petrov's Defense1100%
Italian Game150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Najdorf Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Attack150%
Maróczy Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Attack1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation150%
Steinitz Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Reversed Grünfeld150%

Nimzo-Larsen Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264/70+1
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/3−10
Bundesliga Cup Team Championship 202630 May 20260/1−2−1
German Bundesliga 2025/2625 Apr 20264/9+3+4
European Chess Club Cup 202519 Oct 20250/1−3−3

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMA. Urazayev30 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252490
IMF. Pancevski18 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262432
IMB. Krause7 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262423
IMT. Woelk6 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262405
FMP. Klaska11 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272368

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMPranesh M.Last 21 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241001
GMA. MotylevLast 25 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241001
IMA. UrazayevLast 30 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20251100
IMM. TsarukLast 1 Sep 2025 · Fujairah Global 20251010
GMR. BuhmannLast 27 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/261010

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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.