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Pia Cramling
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Pia Cramling

SwedenBorn 1963 (age 63)FIDE ID 1700030

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2391
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2374
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Pia Cramling's classical titles

2 classical titles, 4 medals, newest first

  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2022Gold, board 1 · Sweden
  • European Women's Team Championship 2019Silver, board 1 · Sweden
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2016Bronze, board 1 · Sweden
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2014Bronze, board 1 · Sweden
  • European Championship 20101st
  • European Championship 20031st
  • European Championship×2

Luft classical rating

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Openings

Their most-played, from 33 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined642%
English Opening275%
Slav Defense225%
Semi-Slav Defense150%
Nimzo-Indian Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 6 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 1 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Tartakower Variation250%
Modern Variation150%
Queen's Knight Variation150%
Traditional Variation150%
Main line10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense275%

Slav Defense

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%
Czech Variation10%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Rubinstein System150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack333%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Alapin Variation150%
Dragon Variation150%
Kalashnikov Variation10%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation275%
Accelerated London System150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System250%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Sämisch Variation150%
Normal Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
FIDE World Senior Chess Championships 202610 Nov 20261/2−5−6
41st European Chess Club Cup 202622 Oct 20262½/4−7−8
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20268/11−16−15
French TOP 12 202617 May 20263/4+7+7
FIDE World Senior Championship 202526 Oct 20252/3−1−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Ushenina4 Nov 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232434
GME. Danielian1 Nov 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232416
IMP. Guichard3 Nov 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232358
WGMJ. Rodriguez18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242224
WGMM. Calzetta Ruiz25 Oct 2025 · FIDE World Senior Championship 20252221

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. MuzychukLast 6 Jun 2024 · Norway Chess 20244022
GMH. KoneruLast 2 Jun 2024 · Norway Chess 20244040
GMLei TingjieLast 3 Jun 2024 · Norway Chess 20244022
GMJu WenjunLast 4 Jun 2024 · Norway Chess 20243021
GMR. VaishaliLast 7 Jun 2024 · Norway Chess 20243021

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