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Sarah Papp
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Sarah Papp

GermanyBorn 1988 (age 38)FIDE ID 24606812

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2304
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2296
Luft

Flair

Sarah Papp'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 67Positional 66Endgame 64Openings 64Composure 58Defence 61Speed 54Consistency 49

Luft classical rating

2304No. 456

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2330 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2330 level, blended with their FIDE rating+2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 20 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense438%
Ruy Lopez225%
French Defense225%
Scotch Game1100%
Four Knights Game150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 2 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Four Knights Variation10%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense225%

French Defense

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Variation150%
Classical Variation10%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Mieses Variation1100%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Tartakower Variation20%
Advance Variation1100%
Panov Attack1100%
Main line150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation225%
Advance Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/273 Oct 2026½/1+3+4
German Chess Championship 202624 Jul 20263/6+5+2
German Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20262½/5+7+5
German Masters der Frauen 202319 Dec 20231½/8−50−47
Bundesliga 202212 Mar 20231/2−5−5

Best wins

OpponentRating
FML. Schulze17 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262326
WGMO. Babiy21 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262294
WGMC. Voicu-Jagodzinsky29 Nov 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262229
WGME. Koepke18 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262225

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WGMJ. SafarliLast 19 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262020
FMJ. SchneiderLast 18 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262002
IMD. WagnerLast 24 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262020
FML. SchulzeLast 17 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262101
WCME. ReuterLast 11 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010

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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.