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Anthony Atanasov

CanadaBorn 2008 (age 18)FIDE ID 2623897

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2473
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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2473
Luft

Flair

Anthony Atanasov's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog3 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • RisingRating increased by +44 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
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games 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
  • Underdog
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 71Positional 71Endgame 81Openings 72Composure 74Defence 71Speed 63Consistency 70

Luft classical rating

2473No. 319

From 17 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2560 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2560 level, blended with their FIDE rating+14
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity17 classical games in top events−4

Openings

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

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense450%
Indian Defense350%
Ruy Lopez1100%
French Defense1100%
Queen's Pawn Game150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation250%
Kan Variation1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation10%

Indian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System350%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense1100%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack150%
Modern Attack150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Colle System150%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation150%

King's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Leonardis Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20264/8−8−10
2026 Saint Louis Masters1 Mar 20265½/9+25+23
2025 US Masters30 Nov 20251½/4+1+1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Fier28 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2572
GMB. Tiglon26 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2550
GMM. Boyer30 Nov 2025 · 2025 US Masters2527
IMT. Kanyamarala27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262417
FMR. Antoniou21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262244

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMB. TiglonLast 26 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2101
GMD. BrodskyLast 27 Nov 2025 · 2025 US Masters1001
GMJ. ZhouLast 28 Nov 2025 · 2025 US Masters1010
GMM. BoyerLast 30 Nov 2025 · 2025 US Masters1100
GML. LodiciLast 25 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters1010

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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.