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Dennis Wagner
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Dennis Wagner

GermanyBorn 1997 (age 29)FIDE ID 24650684

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2554
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2577
Luft

Flair

Dennis Wagner'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

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 75Endgame 79Openings 80Composure 74Defence 77Speed 69Consistency 74

Luft classical rating

2554No. 174

From 29 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2491 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2491 level, blended with their FIDE rating−23
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+5
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−5
Activity29 classical games in top events0

Openings

Their most-played, from 80 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined743%
Slav Defense383%
Queen's Gambit Accepted367%
Semi-Slav Defense350%
King's Indian Defense2100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 7 games, won 0, drew 6, lost 1 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense250%
Main line225%
Barmen Variation150%
Three Knights Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%

Slav Defense

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Czech Variation1100%
Quiet Variation1100%
Exchange Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Central Variation1100%
Classical Defense150%
Furman Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Quiet Variation150%
Stoltz Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation2100%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 8 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense438%
Open367%
Closed150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 3 · 29%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation633%
Kmoch Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Old Sicilian1100%
Main line1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Modern Variations10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense350%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense350%
Harrwitz Attack150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/3−3−2
German Chess Championship 202625 Jul 20262/7−16−12
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20267½/11−1+2
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20265½/10−1+3
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=103rd−15−13

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMF. Svane15 May 2025 · German Championship Masters 20252671
GMA. Donchenko29 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20222646
GMV. Bologan27 Apr 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252605
GMM. Kraemer25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222579
GMH. Stevic19 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20222565

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GML. CostaLast 19 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20264031
GMA. DonchenkoLast 18 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20263120
GMD. KollarsLast 24 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20263012
GMR. SvaneLast 22 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20263030
GMN. HuschenbethLast 25 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20263030

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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.