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Valentin Baidetskyi
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Valentin Baidetskyi

AustriaBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 14142317

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2466
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2484
Luft

Flair

Valentin Baidetskyi'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 71Positional 74Endgame 75Openings 71Composure 73Defence 74Speed 67Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2466No. 332

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2406 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2406 level, blended with their FIDE rating−9
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 32 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game438%
Sicilian Defense438%
Caro-Kann Defense250%
Scotch Game250%
French Defense150%

Italian Game

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense333%
Classical Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Moscow Variation10%
Modern Variations10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Mieses Variation150%
Tartakower Variation150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation150%

Philidor Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation333%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed250%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation225%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/3+1+1
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20263½/8−23−21
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20264/10−10−12
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20245/8−7−6
Bundesliga 2023/2428 Apr 20243½/12−8−7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Rasmussen20 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2507
GML. Draskovic18 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2476
M. Delgado Romero19 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242390
C. Mnyasta17 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262236
A. Shirliyev14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242200

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMI. JanikLast 9 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272020
GMT. BurgLast 21 Oct 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/241010
GMJ. KrejciLast 22 Oct 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/241001
IMF. HaringLast 14 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010
GMG. QuparadzeLast 15 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010

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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.