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Bennet Hagner

GermanyBorn 2008 (age 18)FIDE ID 16224477

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2507
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2470
Luft

Flair

Bennet Hagner's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Black Belt8/12 with black (67%), against 54% with white
  • RisingRating increased by +46 over the last 12 months
  • Chameleon11 different defences in 12 games with black
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Black Belt
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 70Positional 78Endgame 79Openings 72Composure 71Defence 77Speed 62Consistency 79

Luft classical rating

2507No. 263

From 25 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2616 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2616 level, blended with their FIDE rating+34
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+5
Activity25 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 33 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense450%
Italian Game350%
Zukertort Opening275%
Caro-Kann Defense275%
Catalan Opening1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation250%
Open150%
Najdorf Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzo-Larsen Variation1100%
Main line150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation275%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation275%
Reshevsky Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%
Agincourt Defense150%
King's English Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense275%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
French Variation150%
Najdorf Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Chess Championship 202624 Jul 20264/7+19+18
Bundesliga Cup Team Championship 202630 May 2026½/1+10
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20266½/11+11+10
Hastings International Chess Congress 20251 Jan 20264/6+10+9
German Bundesliga 2024/2526 Apr 20255/6+23+39

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Donchenko19 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262635
GMN. Huschenbeth21 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262586
GMS. Maze11 Apr 2025 · Reykjavik Open 20252557
GMS. Sulskis29 Dec 2025 · Hastings International Chess Congress 20252475
GMU. Boensch7 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262454

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMD. WagnerLast 23 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262020
GMV. PranavLast 20 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241010
GMV. TilicheevLast 6 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/251100
IML. VlasakLast 30 Nov 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/251100
GMT. HeinemannLast 22 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/251100

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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.