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Matthias Bluebaum
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Matthias Bluebaum

GermanyBorn 1997 (age 29)FIDE ID 24651516

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2705
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2671
Luft

Flair

Matthias Bluebaum's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TacticianTactics 90, from 6 sharp games they made sharp
  • Underdog3 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • Ironman65 classical games 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
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • 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
  • Tactician
  • Underdog
  • Ironman

Trophy cabinet

Matthias Bluebaum's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

  • European Championship 20251st
  • European Championship 20221st
  • European Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 90Positional 82Endgame 87Openings 85Composure 89Defence 83Speed 77Consistency 90

Luft classical rating

2705No. 25

From 65 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2702 level, with 1 win against the top 10.

ResultsPlayed at a 2702 level, blended with their FIDE rating+20
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+4
Activity65 classical games in top events+8

Openings

Their most-played, from 186 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined2460%
Semi-Slav Defense1065%
Nimzo-Indian Defense961%
King's Indian Defense757%
Indian Defense550%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 24 games, won 6, drew 17, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation570%
Exchange Variation463%
Ragozin Defense350%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense350%
Harrwitz Attack250%
Barmen Variation250%
Vienna Variation1100%
Queen's Knight Variation1100%
Main line150%
Orthodox Defense150%
Charousek Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

With White: 10 games, won 3, drew 7, lost 0 · 65%

VariationGamesScore
Stoltz Variation463%
Normal Variation383%
Meran Variation150%
Chigorin Defense150%
Accelerated Meran Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 9 games, won 3, drew 5, lost 1 · 61%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation570%
Sämisch Variation1100%
St. Petersburg Variation150%
Rubinstein System150%
Classical Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 7 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 2 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation350%
Karpov System275%
Petrosian Variation250%

Indian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Wade-Tartakower Defense350%
Accelerated London System150%
Anti-Nimzo-Indian150%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 18 games, won 1, drew 16, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack757%
Karklins-Martinovsky Variation350%
Classical Attack250%
Nimzowitsch Attack250%
Paulsen Attack225%
French Attack150%
Main line150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 15 games, won 4, drew 10, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation570%
Two Knights Attack450%
Endgame Variation225%
Exchange Variation1100%
Main line1100%
Tartakower Variation150%
Forgacs Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 14 games, won 2, drew 8, lost 4 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation743%
Charousek Variation450%
Main line250%
Harrwitz Attack10%

French Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 3 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation317%
Exchange Variation150%
Advance Variation150%
Classical Variation10%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line350%
Double Fianchetto150%
Keres Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264½/6+3+2
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262/3+20
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265½/10+4+2
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20267 Aug 20263½/5−4−4
59th Biel International Chess Festival 202618 Jul 20265th−5−6

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMPraggnanandhaa R.8 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252785
GMV. Keymer19 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262776
GMA. Erigaisi11 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252771
GMA. Giri28 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262760
GMGukesh D.27 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262754

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMR. SvaneLast 23 May 2025 · German Championship Masters 20254040
GML. LivaicLast 28 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/264220
GMPraggnanandhaa R.Last 11 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20264130
GMJ. SindarovLast 24 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20264022
GMP. EljanovLast 24 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/263030

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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.