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Benjamin Gledura
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Benjamin Gledura

HungaryBorn 1999 (age 27)FIDE ID 712779

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2609
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2622
Luft

Flair

Benjamin Gledura'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

Benjamin Gledura's classical titles

0 classical titles, 2 medals, newest first

  • Chess Olympiad 2024Silver, reserve board · Hungary
  • European Team Championship 2021Gold, board 4 · Hungary

Attributes

Tactics 85Positional 76Endgame 80Openings 83Composure 81Defence 78Speed 78Consistency 86

Luft classical rating

2609No. 102

From 33 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2578 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2578 level, blended with their FIDE rating−17
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+5
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity33 classical games in top events+1

Openings

Their most-played, from 92 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening881%
Nimzo-Indian Defense650%
Italian Game488%
Ruy Lopez475%
King's Indian Attack367%

English Opening

With White: 8 games, won 5, drew 3, lost 0 · 81%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense488%
Symmetrical Variation275%
Mikenas-Carls Variation1100%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation350%
Sämisch Variation250%
Classical Variation150%

Italian Game

With White: 4 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 0 · 88%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo275%
Classical Variation1100%
Two Knights Defense1100%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense2100%
Closed150%
Morphy Defense150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Spassky Variation275%
Double Fianchetto150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 11 games, won 1, drew 7, lost 3 · 41%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation438%
Chekhover Variation1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Modern Variations150%
Moscow Variation150%
Alapin Variation150%
Old Sicilian10%
French Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 7 games, won 0, drew 6, lost 1 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Closed438%
Berlin Defense250%
Open150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation225%
Normal Variation1100%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Grünfeld250%
Accelerated London System150%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Czech Variation1100%
Quiet Variation10%
Exchange Variation10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265½/6+10+10
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265½/10−6−5
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20264/9−13−12
KazChess Masters 202629 Mar 20263½/7−8−4
Prague International Chess Festival 20266 Mar 20264½/9−14−11

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Fedoseev6 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/252717
GMP. Maghsoodloo25 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252697
GMJ. Martinez Alcantara24 Mar 2026 · KazChess Masters 20262656
GMJ. Bjerre28 Feb 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20262629
GMB. Amin5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252628

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMJ. Santos LatasaLast 26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20264121
GMN. YakubboevLast 20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263021
GMD. GavrilescuLast 21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263210
GML. NisipeanuLast 30 Nov 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/252110
GMH. NakamuraLast 6 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232011

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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.