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Viktoria Radeva

BulgariaBorn 2001 (age 25)FIDE ID 2915405

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2238
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2237
Luft

Flair

Viktoria Radeva'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

Viktoria Radeva's classical titles

2 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • Bulgarian Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 66Positional 58Endgame 60Openings 59Composure 61Defence 61Speed 45Consistency 52

Luft classical rating

2238No. 493

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2323 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2323 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−4
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 17 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense438%
Four Knights Game225%
French Defense1100%
Caro-Kann Defense1100%
Philidor Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%
Kalashnikov Variation150%
O'Kelly Variation150%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation150%
Main line10%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tartakower Variation1100%

Philidor Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%
Harrwitz Attack10%

Semi-Slav Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Chigorin Defense1100%
Stoltz Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation1100%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202622 Oct 20265/6+22+22
25th European Chess Championship 20263 Jun 2026=75th−9−9
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2618 Apr 20262½/4+18+18
German Bundesliga 2025/2614 Mar 2026½/1−1−2
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20252½/5−14−17

Best wins

OpponentRating
GME. Danielian18 Apr 2026 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262399
IMD. Daulyte-Cornette24 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252386
WGMX. Balabayeva18 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262384
WIMS. Hryzlova12 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262300
WIMLuong Phuong Hanh20 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242225

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WIMM. MalikovaLast 22 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252020
WIMJ. TerbeLast 17 Apr 2026 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262002
WFMK. Mueller-LudwigLast 29 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100
C. AubanellLast 1 May 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100
IMK. BalajayevaLast 17 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.