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Nils Grandelius
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Nils Grandelius

SwedenBorn 1993 (age 33)FIDE ID 1710400

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2572
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2596
Luft

Flair

Nils Grandelius'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

Nils Grandelius's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Swedish Championship 20151st
  • Swedish Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 78Positional 80Endgame 80Openings 77Composure 73Defence 78Speed 78Consistency 84

Luft classical rating

2572No. 144

From 21 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2525 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2525 level, blended with their FIDE rating−23
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+4
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity21 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 121 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez2259%
Sicilian Defense1258%
French Defense764%
Queen's Gambit Declined425%
English Opening367%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 22 games, won 4, drew 18, lost 0 · 59%

VariationGamesScore
Closed869%
Berlin Defense750%
Morphy Defense560%
Schliemann Defense150%
Open150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 12 games, won 2, drew 10, lost 0 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation463%
Four Knights Variation250%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack250%
Najdorf Variation1100%
Modern Variations150%
French Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%

French Defense

With White: 7 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 1 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation475%
Classical Variation250%
Exchange Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation225%
Main line150%
Orthodox Defense10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation275%
Agincourt Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 15 games, won 6, drew 8, lost 1 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation570%
Moscow Variation275%
Dragon Variation225%
Old Sicilian1100%
Alapin Variation1100%
Modern Variations1100%
Taimanov Variation150%
Four Knights Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

Italian Game

With Black: 9 games, won 0, drew 8, lost 1 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense844%
Classical Variation150%

Slav Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 2 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation317%
Modern Line275%
Quiet Variation250%
Czech Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense367%
Exchange Variation150%
Classical Variation10%

Semi-Slav Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Meran Variation333%
Marshall Gambit150%
Anti-Moscow Gambit150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/2731 Oct 20261/1+4+4
41st European Chess Club Cup 202622 Oct 20263½/6−7−6
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265½/1000
TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20267 May 20268th−15−15
German Bundesliga 2025/267 Dec 20251/2−3−3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMS. Mamedyarov8 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252742
GMA. Erigaisi5 May 2023 · 2023 TePe Sigeman & Co2701
GMK. Alekseenko7 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252679
GMI. Saric12 Jan 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252661
GML. Santos9 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232656

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. ErigaisiLast 3 May 2026 · TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20265122
GMV. KeymerLast 18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20244031
GMJ. van ForeestLast 6 May 2026 · TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20263030
GMT. NguyenLast 27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263030
GMI. SaricLast 25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263120

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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.