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Roven Vogel
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Roven Vogel

GermanyBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 12908088

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2518
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2515
Luft

Flair

Roven Vogel's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog3 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • 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
  • Underdog

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 72Positional 79Endgame 84Openings 72Composure 75Defence 71Speed 71Consistency 77

Luft classical rating

2518No. 242

From 22 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2494 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2494 level, blended with their FIDE rating−4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity22 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 78 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening1369%
Queen's Gambit Declined750%
King's Indian Defense367%
Catalan Opening275%
Indian Defense1100%

English Opening

With White: 13 games, won 7, drew 4, lost 2 · 69%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense475%
Anglo-Indian Defense475%
Symmetrical Variation2100%
King's English Variation225%
Romanishin Gambit150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 7 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation350%
Cambridge Springs Defense1100%
Ragozin Defense150%
Barmen Variation150%
Harrwitz Attack10%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation1100%
Karpov System150%
Fianchetto Variation150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense275%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 11 games, won 3, drew 5, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation450%
Najdorf Variation367%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation250%
Alapin Variation150%
Scheveningen Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense438%
Exchange Variation1100%
Main line1100%
Janowski Variation150%

Catalan Opening

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 2 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense450%
Closed225%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 3 · 20%

VariationGamesScore
Closed30%
Berlin Defense250%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation150%
Grünfeld Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship8 Nov 20262½/3+10+11
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20264½/13−3−2
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20262½/6−7−8
European Individual Chess Championship 202614 Apr 2026=395th−8−8
Menorca Open 202525 Apr 2025=38th−4−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMY. Kryvoruchko27 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262632
GMJ. Santos Latasa12 Jan 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252632
GMA. Indjic1 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262622
GMA. Donchenko8 Nov 2026 · 29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship2611
GMF. Berkes10 Oct 2024 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/252604

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMF. BlohbergerLast 4 Apr 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/253120
GMM. PrusikinLast 12 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/263120
GML. CostaLast 6 Nov 2026 · 29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship3120
IMJ. RoseneckLast 24 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232110
GMS. ZilkaLast 6 Apr 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/252101

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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.