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Anton Demchenko
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Anton Demchenko

SloveniaBorn 1987 (age 39)FIDE ID 4160258

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2574
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2579
Luft

Flair

Anton Demchenko'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

Anton Demchenko's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • European Championship 20211st
  • European Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 81Endgame 75Openings 79Composure 75Defence 81Speed 73Consistency 85

Luft classical rating

2574No. 140

From 14 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2568 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2568 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−8
Activity14 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 64 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense844%
Italian Game667%
Caro-Kann Defense475%
Indian Defense438%
French Defense367%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 8 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 3 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation475%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack225%
Modern Variations10%
Closed10%

Italian Game

With White: 6 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo367%
Classical Variation275%
Two Knights Defense150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 4 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 1 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation2100%
Endgame Offer1100%
Two Knights Attack10%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System250%
London System225%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Advance Variation150%
Rubinstein Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 4, drew 1, lost 0 · 90%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation383%
Normal Variation1100%
Orthodox Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 3 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense250%
Normal Variation225%
Central Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed250%
Morphy Defense150%

Philidor Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation2100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/10−1+2
Aktobe Open 20268 Jun 20261/4−20−19
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=89th−14−14
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20254½/9−9−10
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=72nd+8+8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMR. Rapport18 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262726
GMP. Harikrishna4 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252704
GMJ. Santos Latasa18 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20222677
GMS. Shankland5 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252670
GMJ. Christiansen20 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242661

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMR. RapportLast 18 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262101
GML. MendoncaLast 21 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMD. StojanovicLast 4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMI. SaricLast 5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001
GMJ. Santos LatasaLast 18 Mar 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.