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Robert Kempinski
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Robert Kempinski

PolandBorn 1977 (age 49)FIDE ID 1105663

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2486
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2507
Luft

Flair

Robert Kempinski'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

Robert Kempinski's classical titles

2 classical titles, 2 medals, newest first

  • European Team Championship 2015Silver, reserve board · Poland
  • Polish Championship 20011st
  • European Team Championship 1999Silver, board 4 · Poland
  • Polish Championship 19971st
  • Polish Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 67Positional 77Endgame 79Openings 71Composure 71Defence 77Speed 66Consistency 78

Luft classical rating

2486No. 301

From 15 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2449 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2449 level, blended with their FIDE rating−7
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity15 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 31 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Indian Defense350%
Indian Defense350%
Bogo-Indian Defense250%
Queen's Gambit Declined1100%
Tarrasch Defense150%

Queen's Indian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation150%
Petrosian Variation150%
Spassky System150%

Indian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian250%
Przepiorka Variation150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Grünfeld Variation250%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation1100%

Tarrasch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 2 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation20%
Alapin Variation150%
Kalashnikov Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Scheveningen Variation150%

Queen's Indian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation333%
Classical Variation1100%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation150%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line250%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
London System150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/2731 Oct 20260/1−4−4
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=89th−5−5
German Bundesliga 2025/261 Mar 20263½/8−8−8
German Bundesliga 2024/2523 Mar 20254½/9+6+6
Bundesliga 2023/2428 Apr 20243½/8−1−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMD. Yuffa23 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242605
GMS. Zilka5 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/252525
GMH. Stefansson14 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262414

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMZ. EfimenkoLast 1 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252020
GMH. StevicLast 29 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMC. BauerLast 21 Oct 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/241010
GMN. VitiugovLast 22 Oct 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/241010
GMA. KorobovLast 2 Dec 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/241001

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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.