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Maxim Vavulin
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Maxim Vavulin

GermanyBorn 1998 (age 28)FIDE ID 4169530

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2512
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2520
Luft

Flair

Maxim Vavulin'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 74Positional 76Endgame 80Openings 72Composure 69Defence 76Speed 70Consistency 73

Luft classical rating

2512No. 255

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2511 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2511 level, blended with their FIDE rating−1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 12 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Caro-Kann Defense275%
Sicilian Defense250%
Petrov's Defense1100%
French Defense10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Panov Attack1100%
Main Line150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Najdorf Variation150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Attack1100%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Rubinstein Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%
Morphy Defense10%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation10%

Philidor Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
German Chess Championship 202625 Jul 2026=9th−17−16
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20264/10−2−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMD. Horvath21 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262547
GMR. Markus25 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262528
FML. Malinowsky22 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262342
FMD. Malek21 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262312
FMP. Hinrichs24 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262307

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMY. ErdogmusLast 27 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/261010
GMA. VolokitinLast 28 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/261001
GML. EngelLast 6 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/261001
GMB. SockoLast 7 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/261001
GMK. VenkataramanLast 28 Feb 2026 · 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.