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Radoslav Dimitrov
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Radoslav Dimitrov

BulgariaBorn 1993 (age 33)FIDE ID 2908549

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2460
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2469
Luft

Flair

Radoslav Dimitrov'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 72Positional 73Endgame 75Openings 69Composure 70Defence 73Speed 66Consistency 70

Luft classical rating

2460No. 341

From 16 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2463 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2463 level, blended with their FIDE rating−2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity16 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 21 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening650%
French Defense1100%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack150%
Richter-Veresov Attack150%
Queen's Gambit Declined10%

English Opening

With White: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation367%
Four Knights System150%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%
Main line10%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Schlechter Variation1100%

Nimzo-Larsen Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Richter-Veresov Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights System150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Janowski Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Hyperaccelerated Dragon250%
Kan Variation10%

Scandinavian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Gubinsky-Melts Defense20%

Alekhine Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Sämisch Attack1100%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Serbian Super League 202614 Oct 20262½/10−15−18
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267½/10+18+17
European Team Chess Championship 202513 Oct 20254/7+6+6

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMD. Kollars9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252642
GMR. Dehtiarov21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262508
GMI. Glek7 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252432
IMF. Pancevski20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262422
FMN. Fecker10 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252364

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GME. L'AmiLast 5 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20251001
IMA. Domalchuk-JonassonLast 6 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20251010
GMI. GlekLast 7 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20251100
GMD. KollarsLast 9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20251100
FMN. FeckerLast 10 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20251100

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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.