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Matej Sebenik
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Matej Sebenik

SloveniaBorn 1983 (age 43)FIDE ID 14602296

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2487
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FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2484
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Matej Sebenik's classical titles

0 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • European Team Championship 2009Gold, reserve board · Slovenia

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 34 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Catalan Opening550%
King's Indian Defense250%
English Opening225%
Slav Defense150%
Queen's Gambit Declined150%

Catalan Opening

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense350%
Closed250%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation150%
Fianchetto Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation150%
Neo-Catalan10%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Czech Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 3 · 39%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack650%
Accelerated Dragon150%
Najdorf Variation10%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%
Harrwitz Attack150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation1100%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Modern Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Standard Defense150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20263½/7−18−17
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2618 Apr 2026½/1−1−1
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20252½/6−10−10
Austrian Bundesliga 2024/256 Apr 20252/4+1+2
European Individual Chess Championship 202419 Nov 2024=149th−5−5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMB. Bok21 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242596
GMM. Bosiocic6 Apr 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/252522
GMY. Pelletier13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2505
GMG. Kjartansson15 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2449
IMG. Kilgus23 Mar 2023 · Österreichische Bundesliga 20222392

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMB. JobavaLast 12 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252011
IMG. KilgusLast 23 Mar 2023 · Österreichische Bundesliga 20221100
GMA. DonchenkoLast 24 Mar 2023 · Österreichische Bundesliga 20221001
IMJ. KrassowizkijLast 25 Mar 2023 · Österreichische Bundesliga 20221010
IMN. BrunnerLast 26 Mar 2023 · Österreichische Bundesliga 20221010

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