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Rasmus Svane
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Rasmus Svane

GermanyBorn 1997 (age 29)FIDE ID 4657101

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2662
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2622
Luft

Flair

Rasmus Svane's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fortress28 games in a row without a loss
  • 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
  • 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
  • Fortress

Trophy cabinet

Rasmus Svane's classical titles

1 classical title, 4 medals, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 85Positional 75Endgame 83Openings 86Composure 80Defence 89Speed 79Consistency 86

Luft classical rating

2662No. 60

From 31 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2697 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2697 level, blended with their FIDE rating+27
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity31 classical games in top events0

Openings

Their most-played, from 140 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1065%
English Opening750%
Sicilian Defense658%
Semi-Slav Defense650%
Catalan Opening550%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 10 games, won 3, drew 7, lost 0 · 65%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense570%
Harrwitz Attack250%
Austrian Defense1100%
Main line150%
Barmen Variation150%

English Opening

With White: 7 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense350%
Agincourt Defense250%
Four Knights System150%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation350%
Alapin Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Stoltz Variation350%
Accelerated Meran Variation150%
Normal Variation150%
Main Line150%

Catalan Opening

With White: 5 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense550%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 17 games, won 2, drew 14, lost 1 · 53%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense1250%
Closed367%
Open Berlin Defense150%
Open150%

Italian Game

With Black: 11 games, won 1, drew 10, lost 0 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo650%
Classical Variation463%
Two Knights Defense150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 1 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation463%
Sämisch Variation225%
Normal Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense275%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Three Knights Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Stoltz Variation225%
Moscow Variation1100%
Chigorin Defense150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/3+10
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265½/7+11+10
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20269 Aug 20262/3−3−3
German Chess Championship 202623 Jul 20263½/7−5−5
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20269/15+13+11

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMR. Kasimdzhanov22 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252681
GMI. Saric3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232657
GMS. Vokhidov24 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262654
GMR. Mamedov6 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252646
GMJ. Moussard19 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2639

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. BluebaumLast 23 May 2025 · German Championship Masters 20254040
GMA. BrkicLast 12 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20254040
GML. CostaLast 23 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20264040
IMD. HorvathLast 28 Apr 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/243030
GMI. SaricLast 8 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20253111

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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.