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David Gavrilescu
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David Gavrilescu

RomaniaBorn 2003 (age 23)FIDE ID 1227190

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2455
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2502
Luft

Flair

David Gavrilescu'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

David Gavrilescu's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Romanian Championship 20251st
  • Romanian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 65Positional 73Endgame 83Openings 70Composure 70Defence 72Speed 73Consistency 71

Luft classical rating

2455No. 343

From 26 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2391 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2391 level, blended with their FIDE rating−33
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−5
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity26 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 91 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1961%
Scotch Game743%
French Defense743%
Caro-Kann Defense650%
Italian Game450%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 19 games, won 6, drew 11, lost 2 · 61%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack764%
Najdorf Variation450%
Delayed Alapin Variation275%
Closed1100%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1100%
Classical Variation150%
Chekhover Variation150%
Sozin Attack150%
Taimanov Variation10%

Scotch Game

With White: 7 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 2 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Potter Variation642%
Mieses Variation150%

French Defense

With White: 7 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 3 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation383%
Classical Variation225%
Hecht-Reefschläger Variation10%
Exchange Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 6 games, won 0, drew 6, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Attack350%
Advance Variation250%
Exchange Variation150%

Italian Game

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense225%
Classical Variation1100%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 13 games, won 0, drew 8, lost 5 · 31%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation617%
French Variation350%
Alapin Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Moscow Variation150%
Closed10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 8 games, won 0, drew 6, lost 2 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation333%
Main line250%
Ragozin Defense225%
Barmen Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 2 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Moscow Gambit1100%
Main line150%
Accelerated Move Order10%
Moscow Variation10%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation250%
Steinitz Variation1100%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line250%
Reversed Grünfeld150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Romanian Team Chess Championships 202611 Oct 20262/8−16−15
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/9−6−3
19th Arad Open Grand Prix Classic 20266 Aug 2026½/2−7−7
Brasov Grand Prix Classic 202629 Jul 2026½/3−9−9
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=53rd−1−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMJ. Vakhidov19 May 2024 · Sharjah2599
GMN. Huschenbeth18 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20222593
GMK. Sasikiran18 Aug 2024 · 51st International Dortmund Chess Days 20242579
GME. Can23 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252568
GMF. Sonis14 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252561

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMB. GleduraLast 21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263012
IMS. GhimpuLast 14 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262110
GMS. SjugirovLast 16 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242020
GMJ. Santos LatasaLast 10 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252020
GMR. VaganianLast 7 Aug 2025 · Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20252110

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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.