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Sabino Brunello
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Sabino Brunello

ItalyBorn 1989 (age 37)FIDE ID 813613

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2496
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2524
Luft

Flair

Sabino Brunello'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 74Positional 76Endgame 77Openings 74Composure 72Defence 72Speed 69Consistency 72

Luft classical rating

2496No. 281

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2434 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2434 level, blended with their FIDE rating−12
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

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

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense275%
English Opening250%
Queen's Gambit Declined250%
Queen's Indian Defense20%
Zukertort Opening1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
French Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation150%

English Opening

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense1100%
Symmetrical Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation150%
Charousek Variation150%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Petrosian Variation10%
Fianchetto Variation10%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzo-Larsen Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation225%
Barmen Variation10%

English Opening

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense225%
Symmetrical Variation10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation10%
Two Knights Defense10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed20%

Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202624 Sep 20262½/6−16−16
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=53rd+3+6
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2614 Dec 20251½/2+6+5
European Team Chess Championship 202513 Oct 20252½/5−3−4
European Individual Chess Championship 202411 Nov 2024=132nd−1−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GME. L'Ami13 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242628
GMD. Horvath12 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252558
GMG. Papp14 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262506
GMM. Parligras24 Mar 2024 · Grand Prix Romania 20242485
IMR. Makkar16 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262422

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMB. SavchenkoLast 31 Mar 2024 · Road to Sharjah 20242011
FMR. RiegerLast 24 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20231100
FMI. NeymanLast 24 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20231100
FMA. KruckenhauserLast 25 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20231100
GMF. SvaneLast 26 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20231001

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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.