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Velimir Ivic
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Velimir Ivic

SerbiaBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 950122

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2532
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2587
Luft

Flair

Velimir Ivic'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

Velimir Ivic's classical titles

0 classical titles, 3 medals, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 80Endgame 76Openings 78Composure 78Defence 72Speed 72Consistency 70

Luft classical rating

2532No. 212

From 34 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2474 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2474 level, blended with their FIDE rating−38
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity34 classical games in top events+1

Openings

Their most-played, from 124 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez2152%
Sicilian Defense869%
English Opening658%
French Defense570%
Italian Game560%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 21 games, won 7, drew 8, lost 6 · 52%

VariationGamesScore
Closed831%
Berlin Defense757%
Morphy Defense570%
Open1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 8 games, won 4, drew 3, lost 1 · 69%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation350%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Moscow Variation1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Accelerated Dragon150%

English Opening

With White: 6 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 0 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation367%
King's English Variation250%
Agincourt Defense150%

French Defense

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation383%
Advance Variation150%
Rubinstein Variation150%

Italian Game

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense463%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 19 games, won 5, drew 5, lost 9 · 39%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack520%
Najdorf Variation438%
Alapin Variation2100%
Moscow Variation225%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Kan Variation150%
French Variation10%
Modern Variations10%
Old Sicilian10%

English Opening

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 0 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense250%
Agincourt Defense1100%
King's English Variation150%
Romanishin Gambit150%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line275%
Exchange Variation225%
Czech Variation150%
Soultanbeieff Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation250%
Semi-Classical Variation1100%
Semi-Averbakh System10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Endgame Offer275%
Advance Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20266/7+10+13
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261/3−3−2
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202625 Sep 20263½/8−20−19
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20263/9−15−13
Tata Steel Chess 20261 Feb 20269th−22−20

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMP. Eljanov1 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20222697
GMJ. Christiansen25 Apr 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252658
GML. McShane21 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga 20222653
GMM. Bluebaum25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222647
GMM. Warmerdam12 Jan 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252646

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMJ. BjerreLast 21 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20263021
GME. L'AmiLast 23 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20263210
IME. RoebersLast 25 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262200
GMA. DonchenkoLast 13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2002
GML. NisipeanuLast 22 Oct 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/242020

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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.