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Eline Roebers
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Eline Roebers

NetherlandsBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 1058401

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2449
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2429
Luft

Flair

Eline Roebers's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • ReliableConsistent across all top events (average performance 2443)
  • Fighter65% decisive: 16 wins, 6 losses
  • 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
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Reliable
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

Eline Roebers's classical titles

1 classical title, 1 medal, newest first

  • Dutch Championship 20231st
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2022Bronze, board 1 · Netherlands
  • Dutch Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 76Positional 70Endgame 66Openings 74Composure 63Defence 74Speed 64Consistency 69

Luft classical rating

2449No. 355

From 34 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2441 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2441 level, blended with their FIDE rating+3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+6
Activity34 classical games in top events+1

Openings

Their most-played, from 53 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense771%
Ruy Lopez530%
French Defense450%
Caro-Kann Defense383%
Queen's Gambit Declined1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 7 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 1 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Old Sicilian250%
Classical Variation1100%
Closed1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 5 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 2 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense225%
Closed150%
Berlin Defense150%
Cozio Defense10%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation350%
Tarrasch Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Panov Attack1100%
Advance Variation1100%
Tartakower Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation1100%

French Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 5 · 31%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation250%
Steinitz Variation225%
Tarrasch Variation1100%
Winawer Variation10%
Classical Variation10%
Exchange Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 5, drew 1, lost 0 · 92%

VariationGamesScore
Scheveningen Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation1100%
Closed1100%
French Variation1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Alapin Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation225%
Makogonov Variation1100%
Fianchetto Variation150%
Petrosian Variation10%

Benoni Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation275%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/10+26+28
European Junior Chess Championship 202615 Aug 20263/4+5+3
Dutch Championship 20269 Jul 2026½/2−14−15
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=7th−3+4
German Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20264/6+6−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMH. Niemann18 Jan 2024 · Tata Steel Challengers 20242692
GMM. Yilmaz19 Jan 2024 · Tata Steel Challengers 20242665
GMD. Yuffa21 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262604
IMP. Shuvalova25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232506
GMB. Khotenashvili14 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2498

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IML. UnukLast 21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20264130
GMH. DronavalliLast 28 Jan 2024 · Tata Steel Challengers 20243021
GMA. KosteniukLast 20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263111
IMM. NarvaLast 19 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263003
GMV. IvicLast 25 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262002

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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.