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Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli
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Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli

SpainBorn 1989 (age 37)FIDE ID 3901211

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2586
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2580
Luft

Flair

Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli'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 80Positional 80Endgame 79Openings 78Composure 83Defence 79Speed 79Consistency 82

Luft classical rating

2586No. 127

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2682 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2682 level, blended with their FIDE rating+13
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 24 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined450%
English Opening350%
King's Indian Defense250%
King's Indian Attack1100%
Bogo-Indian Defense1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%
Barmen Variation150%
Ragozin Defense10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense350%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Karpov System1100%
Semi-Averbakh System10%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Yugoslav Variation1100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Grünfeld Variation1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation225%
Endgame Offer150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
O'Kelly Variation1100%
Kalashnikov Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation225%

Queen's Indian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%

Slav Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=5th+17+18
Fujairah Global 202526 Aug 2025=38th−5−4
Bundesliga 2023/2425 Feb 20241½/5−5−4
European Team Championship18 Nov 20231½/4−10−10
FIDE Grand Swiss 202325 Oct 2023½/1+1+1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Korobov3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232667
IMS. Sahidi10 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262513
GMV. Stefansson17 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2483
IMV. Sipila9 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262479
GMF. Haring19 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262461

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMG. AmartuvshinLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232101
GMA. KorobovLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232101
GMS. NihalLast 25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20231010
GME. PostnyLast 12 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1001
IMH. SorensenLast 15 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1001

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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.