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Denis Kadric
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Denis Kadric

MontenegroBorn 1995 (age 31)FIDE ID 14403803

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2547
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2535
Luft

Flair

Denis Kadric's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignaturePhilidor Defense in 7 of 13 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
  • 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
  • Signature

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 71Positional 81Endgame 75Openings 77Composure 68Defence 81Speed 71Consistency 70

Luft classical rating

2547No. 189

From 25 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2562 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2562 level, blended with their FIDE rating+8
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−4
Activity25 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 120 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game2145%
Sicilian Defense1533%
French Defense967%
Caro-Kann Defense844%
Four Knights Game225%

Italian Game

With White: 21 games, won 4, drew 11, lost 6 · 45%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1543%
Two Knights Defense350%
Giuoco Pianissimo250%
Giuoco Piano150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 15 games, won 2, drew 6, lost 7 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Closed438%
Najdorf Variation425%
Sozin Attack20%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Alapin Variation150%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon150%
Keres Variation10%

French Defense

With White: 9 games, won 3, drew 6, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation463%
Advance Variation275%
Chigorin Variation275%
Classical Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 8 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 3 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation650%
Exchange Variation225%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted225%

Philidor Defense

With Black: 14 games, won 4, drew 6, lost 4 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation1450%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 14 games, won 1, drew 7, lost 6 · 32%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation650%
Orthodox Variation617%
Karpov System150%
Makogonov Variation10%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 10 games, won 0, drew 6, lost 4 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack642%
Modern Attack317%
Nimzowitsch Attack10%

Pirc Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Main line438%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Wade-Tartakower Defense367%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20262½/4+7+7
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/7+15+16
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=53rd−2−3
2026 Saint Louis Masters1 Mar 20262½/6−9−8
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2612 Dec 2025½/3−8−9

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Keymer15 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242730
GMK. Alekseenko13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252679
GMM. Rodshtein7 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252647
GMA. Indjic22 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262606
GMD. Fridman18 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20222603

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. DragnevLast 10 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/265131
GMS. MamedyarovLast 20 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20263021
GMM. Vachier-LagraveLast 3 Apr 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/253021
GMN. SedlakLast 30 Nov 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/252110
GMM. RaggerLast 23 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 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.