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Victor Bologan
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Victor Bologan

MoldovaBorn 1971 (age 55)FIDE ID 13900048

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2559
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2591
Luft

Flair

Victor Bologan'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 76Positional 78Endgame 84Openings 76Composure 78Defence 74Speed 70Consistency 78

Luft classical rating

2559No. 168

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2454 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2454 level, blended with their FIDE rating−16
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−7
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

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

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1070%
Italian Game463%
French Defense1100%
Bogo-Indian Defense1100%
Ruy Lopez10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 10 games, won 5, drew 4, lost 1 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation383%
Kan Variation1100%
Dragon Variation1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Moscow Variation150%
Four Knights Variation150%
Prins Variation150%
Modern Variations10%

Italian Game

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation367%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation1100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense2100%
Closed10%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%
Orthodox Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo150%
Scotch Invitation Declined10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Hyperaccelerated Dragon150%
Najdorf Variation10%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Wade-Smyslov Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Romanian Team Chess Championships 20269 Oct 20261½/3−4−4
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20262½/7−11−12
German Bundesliga 2024/2527 Apr 20255½/8+3+2
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20247/9+10+10
Grand Prix Romania 202424 Mar 20241/3−9−9

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMR. Mamedov18 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2644
GMA. Donchenko1 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252632
GMI. Smirin19 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2578
GML. Costa26 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262556
GML. Hauge15 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2498

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMI. SmirinLast 20 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242200
GMM. BartelLast 10 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262011
V. DraganicLast 12 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1100
GMF. SonisLast 13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010
GML. HaugeLast 15 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1100

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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.