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Elvira Berend
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Elvira Berend

LuxembourgBorn 1965 (age 61)FIDE ID 4000510

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2221

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Elvira Berend's classical titles

0 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2004Bronze, board 1 · Luxembourg

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 2 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20262/6−33−33
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202624 Sep 20265/7−1−1
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20246/9+25+24

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMK. Wageih14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242402
FMG. Toczek16 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242301
J. Gavarrete19 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242059
WFMO. Smith23 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262039
WFMA. Henderson de La Fuente20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20261982

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
CMC. YangLast 11 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
IMM. LokanderLast 12 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241001
IMK. WageihLast 14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
IMS. SahidiLast 15 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241010
FMG. ToczekLast 16 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100

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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.