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Casper Schoppen
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Casper Schoppen

NetherlandsBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 1046730

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2583
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2561
Luft

Flair

Casper Schoppen's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Chameleon8 different defences in 10 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Chameleon

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 75Positional 77Endgame 85Openings 77Composure 77Defence 81Speed 76Consistency 83

Luft classical rating

2583No. 131

From 23 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2658 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2658 level, blended with their FIDE rating+24
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity23 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 24 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense2100%
King's Indian Attack250%
Catalan Opening1100%
Caro-Kann Defense1100%
Queen's Indian Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Four Knights Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation1100%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Yugoslav Variation150%
Main line150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation350%
Agincourt Defense150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Yugoslav Variation1100%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tartakower Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20263½/7−10−11
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20269/13+24+23
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=24th−7−9

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMB. Gledura25 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262624
GMP. Idani28 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262599
GMA. Neiksans11 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262584
GMI. Smirin21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262578
GMR. Kempinski1 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262539

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. PetrovLast 27 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/261010
GMP. IdaniLast 28 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/261100
GMS. GumularzLast 6 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/261010
GMA. BrkicLast 7 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/261010
GMJ. MaiwaldLast 10 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/261010

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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.