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Oliwia Kiolbasa
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Oliwia Kiolbasa

PolandBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 1154613

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2433
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2405
Luft

Flair

Oliwia Kiolbasa's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fighter63% decisive: 11 wins, 6 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

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 70Positional 75Endgame 70Openings 69Composure 74Defence 72Speed 50Consistency 58

Luft classical rating

2433No. 372

From 27 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2506 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2506 level, blended with their FIDE rating+20
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−1
Activity27 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 50 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1164%
French Defense450%
Italian Game333%
Ruy Lopez2100%
Petrov's Defense275%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 11 games, won 6, drew 2, lost 3 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation2100%
O'Kelly Variation250%
Kalashnikov Variation225%
Four Knights Variation1100%
French Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Kan Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation10%

French Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation20%
Winawer Variation1100%
Steinitz Variation1100%

Italian Game

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo150%
Classical Variation150%
Two Knights Defense10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%
Berlin Defense1100%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Karklins-Martinovsky Variation1100%
Modern Attack150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation275%
Symmetrical Variation150%
Agincourt Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation225%
Ragozin Defense150%
Vienna Variation10%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Gambit1100%
Classical Variation150%
Romanishin Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense225%
Closed150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Moscow Variation10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/10+39+40
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=30th−23−11
Polish Individual Chess Championship 202630 Mar 20265½/8+7+21
2026 Saint Louis Masters28 Feb 20260/1−4−7
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20255½/8+17+16

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMA. Kashlinskaya23 Mar 2026 · Polish Individual Chess Championship 20262480
GMN. Dzagnidze23 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262478
IMA. Maltsevskaya28 Mar 2026 · Polish Individual Chess Championship 20262399
IMG. Mammadzada29 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262374
IMGuo Qi16 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242367

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WGMJ. RyjanovaLast 7 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252110
IMT. InjacLast 10 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252011
IMK. KulonLast 1 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262110
IMM. ArabidzeLast 18 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001
WFMS. ButenandtLast 19 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100

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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.