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Piotr Piesik
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Piotr Piesik

CzechiaBorn 1990 (age 36)FIDE ID 1136194

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2412
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2408
Luft

Flair

Piotr Piesik'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 69Positional 68Endgame 77Openings 68Composure 67Defence 69Speed 62Consistency 66

Luft classical rating

2412No. 386

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2431 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2431 level, blended with their FIDE rating+3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 9 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Semi-Slav Defense150%
Queen's Gambit Declined150%
Indian Defense150%
Nimzo-Indian Defense10%
Tarrasch Defense10%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Meran Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation150%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kmoch Variation10%

Tarrasch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Schara Gambit10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense1100%

Réti Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Slav Variation150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Karpov Variation10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/2731 Oct 20261/1+5+5
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20263½/7−5−6
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=154th−6−10

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMR. Samadov21 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262524
IML. Vlasak31 Oct 2026 · sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/272417
K. Banas17 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262101

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. RodshteinLast 19 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262011
IMN. PetriashviliLast 13 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20261010
GMA. BoruchovskyLast 14 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20261001
GME. IoannidisLast 16 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20261010
R. PsykLast 18 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20261010

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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.