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Alicja Sliwicka
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Alicja Sliwicka

PolandBorn 2001 (age 25)FIDE ID 1150677

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2308
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2307
Luft

Flair

Alicja Sliwicka'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 64Positional 64Endgame 70Openings 60Composure 64Defence 64Speed 54Consistency 60

Luft classical rating

2308No. 451

From 31 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2305 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2305 level, blended with their FIDE rating0
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+4
Activity31 classical games in top events0

Openings

Their most-played, from 37 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1055%
French Defense425%
Italian Game225%
Four Knights Game150%
Caro-Kann Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 10 games, won 4, drew 3, lost 3 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation350%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Kalashnikov Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Main line150%
Dragon Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation10%
Kan Variation10%

French Defense

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation225%
Steinitz Variation225%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo150%
Two Knights Defense10%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kalashnikov Variation383%
Closed1100%
Löwenthal Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Main line150%
Taimanov Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%
Morphy Defense150%
Exchange Variation10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense250%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation20%

Benko Gambit

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20263½/7+8+6
German Bundesliga 2026/274 Oct 20261/2−3−3
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20263/6−24−22
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=52nd−9−11
Italian Team Championship 202625 Apr 20260/1−9−9

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMO. Kiolbasa25 Mar 2026 · Polish Individual Chess Championship 20262402
IMB. Munguntuul26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262317
WGMJ. Zawadzka27 Mar 2026 · Polish Individual Chess Championship 20262316
WIMM. Arpita24 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252309
WGMM. van Foreest15 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262307

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMM. KamalidenovaLast 7 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252002
GMM. SockoLast 28 Mar 2026 · Polish Individual Chess Championship 20262020
WGMC. Voicu-JagodzinskyLast 3 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272110
WIMM. SiekanskaLast 26 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262110
WIME. WagenschuetzLast 29 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100

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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.