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Dominik Horvath
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Dominik Horvath

AustriaBorn 2003 (age 23)FIDE ID 1642561

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2560
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2566
Luft

Flair

Dominik Horvath'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

Dominik Horvath's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

  • Austrian Championship 20261st
  • Austrian Championship 20251st
  • Austrian Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 83Positional 74Endgame 83Openings 75Composure 70Defence 74Speed 69Consistency 54

Luft classical rating

2560No. 165

From 20 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2515 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2515 level, blended with their FIDE rating−11
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity20 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 73 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez950%
Queen's Gambit Declined642%
Sicilian Defense633%
Scotch Game275%
Catalan Opening250%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 9 games, won 0, drew 9, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense450%
Closed350%
Open Berlin Defense150%
Morphy Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 6 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 2 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation317%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1100%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Vienna Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 3 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack250%
Richter-Rauzer Variation225%
Accelerated Dragon150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation10%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Mieses Variation275%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed250%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation150%
French Variation150%
Four Knights Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation250%
Orthodox Variation1100%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Modern Attack150%
Classical Attack150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense333%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation20%
Agincourt Defense1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/30+1
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20265½/13−1+4
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2617 Apr 20262½/6−8−4
European Team Chess Championship 202512 Oct 20252/6−17−12
Austrian Bundesliga 2024/256 Apr 20251½/6−14−13

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMP. Teclaf27 Apr 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242570
GMS. Martinovic20 Mar 2024 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232558
GMZ. Hracek24 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232542
GMB. Ochsner20 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2534
GMI. Ivanisevic25 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232523

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMR. SvaneLast 28 Apr 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/243030
GMF. BlohbergerLast 12 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/263021
GMM. RaggerLast 25 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/263030
IMM. HessLast 23 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232101
GMB. GleduraLast 24 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262011

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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.