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Christian Gloeckler
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Christian Gloeckler

GermanyBorn 2011 (age 15)FIDE ID 34608966

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2528
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2523
Luft

Flair

Christian Gloeckler's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • RisingRating increased by +96 over the last 12 months
  • Fighter67% decisive: 10 wins, 4 losses
  • 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
  • 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
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Rising
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 76Positional 70Endgame 82Openings 72Composure 72Defence 81Speed 70Consistency 79

Luft classical rating

2528No. 221

From 21 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2585 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2585 level, blended with their FIDE rating+13
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+5
Activity21 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 28 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense475%
Caro-Kann Defense463%
English Opening225%
Italian Game1100%
Nimzo-Indian Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation1100%
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Classical Variation1100%
Sozin Attack10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Attack367%
Maróczy Variation150%

English Opening

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense225%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Sämisch Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Vienna Variation1100%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense10%
Three Knights10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed275%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation10%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed250%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Sämisch Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Fagernes International Autumn 202611 Oct 20263½/7+10
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20266 Aug 20260/1−7−6
59th Biel International Chess Festival 202623 Jul 20262½/4+7+7
Prague International Chess Festival 20266 Mar 20262½/4+4+4
Tata Steel Chess 202628 Jan 20265/5+24+25

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMP. Acs18 Jul 2026 · 59th Biel International Chess Festival 20262561
GMF. Urkedal6 Oct 2026 · Fagernes International Autumn 20262554
GMD. Alexakis22 Jul 2026 · 59th Biel International Chess Festival 20262525
IML. Dotzer8 Oct 2026 · Fagernes International Autumn 20262474
IMJ. Carow26 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262469

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMR. JumabayevLast 6 Oct 2026 · Fagernes International Autumn 20262011
GMK. SasikiranLast 10 Oct 2026 · Fagernes International Autumn 20262011
GMB. BokLast 16 Jul 2025 · 58th International Chess Festival Biel (Open)1010
GMK. VenkataramanLast 18 Jul 2025 · 58th International Chess Festival Biel (Open)1010
GMP. AnandLast 21 Jul 2025 · 58th International Chess Festival Biel (Open)1001

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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.