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Matic Lavrencic
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Matic Lavrencic

SloveniaBorn 2008 (age 18)FIDE ID 14637847

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2483
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2489
Luft

Flair

Matic Lavrencic'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 71Positional 77Endgame 77Openings 74Composure 77Defence 71Speed 60Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2483No. 306

From 17 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2526 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2526 level, blended with their FIDE rating+6
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity17 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 20 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game675%
Sicilian Defense225%
Caro-Kann Defense1100%
Ruy Lopez150%
Petrov's Defense150%

Italian Game

With White: 6 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation383%
Two Knights Defense275%
Paris Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Paulsen Attack150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense20%
Anglo-Indian Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation10%
French Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Sicilian Variation150%

King's Indian Attack, with e6

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20263/3+12+13
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/8−3−5
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=24th+11+13
Reykjavik Open 202628 Mar 2026=23rd−3−3
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2614 Dec 20252½/4+7+5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMD. Navara15 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262643
GMM. Warmerdam19 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262545
GMS. Royal14 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262519
IMS. Sahidi13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252490
GMS. Kindermann10 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272439

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
A. Pg. ShahridinLast 11 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
IMS. KojimaLast 12 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
IMA. AbdyzhaparLast 14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241001
IMJ. RodgaardLast 16 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
IMN. NoritsynLast 18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241010

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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.