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Szymon Gumularz
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Szymon Gumularz

PolandBorn 2001 (age 25)FIDE ID 1188062

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2590
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2608
Luft

Flair

Szymon Gumularz'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

Szymon Gumularz's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Polish Championship 20261st
  • Polish Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 82Positional 80Endgame 76Openings 80Composure 78Defence 79Speed 76Consistency 79

Luft classical rating

2590No. 123

From 29 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2559 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2559 level, blended with their FIDE rating−16
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity29 classical games in top events0

Openings

Their most-played, from 84 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense881%
English Opening875%
Ruy Lopez475%
Queen's Gambit Declined350%
Zukertort Opening333%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 8 games, won 5, drew 3, lost 0 · 81%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation367%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack2100%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Kan Variation1100%
Myers Attack150%

English Opening

With White: 8 games, won 4, drew 4, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation570%
Anglo-Indian Defense275%
Agincourt Defense1100%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Closed275%
Berlin Defense1100%
Morphy Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%
Janowski Variation150%

Zukertort Opening

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Reversed Grünfeld150%
Sicilian Invitation150%
Main line10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 0, drew 6, lost 1 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation350%
Endgame Variation150%
Endgame Offer150%
Classical Variation150%
Tartakower Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 2 · 36%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation225%
Classical Variation225%
Kmoch Variation150%
Three Knights Variation150%
St. Petersburg Variation150%

French Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 2 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Tarrasch Variation1100%
Advance Variation10%
Steinitz Variation10%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Meran Variation150%
Main line150%
Anti-Moscow Gambit150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 2 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense250%
Closed10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/2731 Oct 2026½/10+1
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/3−10
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/110+1
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=24th0+1
German Bundesliga 2025/261 Mar 20262/6−9−6

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMG. Oparin6 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252660
GMS. Sargsyan16 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242655
GMJ. Bjerre5 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252651
GMG. Kamsky2 Dec 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/242623
GMA. Graf19 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20222558

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMI. JanikLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GML. NisipeanuLast 18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242011
GMI. SaricLast 12 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252011
GMM. WarmerdamLast 7 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262011
GMS. SargsyanLast 4 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252110

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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.