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Ediz Gurel
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GM

Ediz Gurel

TürkiyeBorn 2008 (age 18)FIDE ID 44507356

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2666
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2649
Luft

Flair

Ediz Gurel'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

Ediz Gurel's classical titles

0 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 85Positional 85Endgame 80Openings 82Composure 89Defence 86Speed 80Consistency 88

Luft classical rating

2666No. 57

From 20 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2700 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2700 level, blended with their FIDE rating+16
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity20 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 108 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez2568%
Sicilian Defense1475%
French Defense475%
Caro-Kann Defense463%
Bishop's Opening250%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 25 games, won 10, drew 14, lost 1 · 68%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense750%
Closed675%
Morphy Defense675%
Exchange Variation367%
Open275%
Classical Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 14 games, won 7, drew 7, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation475%
Closed250%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation1100%
Dragon Variation1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Kan Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation150%
Moscow Variation150%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon150%

French Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation367%
Steinitz Variation1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation367%
Karpov Variation150%

Bishop's Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense150%
Vienna Hybrid150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 12 games, won 2, drew 8, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation425%
Modern Variations1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation150%
French Variation150%
Four Knights Variation150%
Scheveningen Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Old Sicilian150%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 2 · 36%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack425%
Modern Attack250%
French Attack150%

English Opening

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation450%
Agincourt Defense150%
Four Knights System150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 2 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation350%
Exchange Variation150%
Two Knights Attack10%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Line275%
Quiet Variation225%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264½/5+7+6
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266½/10+6+4
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=5th+5+3
FIDE World Cup 20255 Nov 20252½/4−2−3
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20256/9+14+13

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Erigaisi29 Sep 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/252801
GMGukesh D.11 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252767
GMH. Martirosyan21 May 2024 · Sharjah2678
GMT. Nguyen5 Mar 2025 · Prague International Chess Festival 20252677
GMS. Sargsyan13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252667

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMT. NguyenLast 5 Mar 2025 · Prague International Chess Festival 20253111
GMN. PetrovLast 20 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20263210
GMF. SvaneLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20253021
GMV. IvicLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232101
GMR. VaishaliLast 1 Feb 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20252200

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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.