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Olga Badelka
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Olga Badelka

AustriaBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 13509926

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2388
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2402
Luft

Flair

Olga Badelka's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fighter68% decisive: 13 wins, 8 losses
  • 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
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

Olga Badelka's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Austrian Championship 20261st
  • Austrian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 71Positional 66Endgame 69Openings 67Composure 62Defence 71Speed 55Consistency 63

Luft classical rating

2388No. 402

From 31 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2379 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2379 level, blended with their FIDE rating−4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−6
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−4
Activity31 classical games in top events0

Openings

Their most-played, from 74 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined650%
English Opening550%
Queen's Pawn Game550%
Slav Defense425%
Indian Defense367%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 6 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation560%
Harrwitz Attack10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation438%
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation225%
Colle System1100%
Accelerated London System1100%
London System10%

Slav Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 3 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation333%
Modern Line10%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System1100%
Anti-Grünfeld150%
Knights Variation150%

French Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 4 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation317%
Classical Variation225%
Tarrasch Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Dragon Variation275%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Kalashnikov Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 3 · 13%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense413%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation225%
Queen's Knight Variation1100%

Catalan Opening

With Black: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense2100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20263/7−9−12
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/9−4−5
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=2nd+20+21
IV International Chess Championship Uzbekistan14 Mar 20263/6−10−12
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/267 Feb 20262½/3+7+5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Muzychuk22 Mar 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252516
GMN. Dzagnidze15 May 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252509
GMA. Kosteniuk6 May 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252479
IMT. Injac4 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252454
IMS. Khademalsharieh8 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252444

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMS. TsolakidouLast 22 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20254031
GMA. KosteniukLast 26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20264121
GMN. DzagnidzeLast 19 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263120
GME. DanielianLast 4 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20263120
GMZhu JinerLast 14 May 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252011

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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.