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Emre Can
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Emre Can

TürkiyeBorn 1990 (age 36)FIDE ID 6302181

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2505
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2528
Luft

Flair

Emre Can'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

Emre Can's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Turkish Championship 20111st
  • Turkish Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 70Positional 78Endgame 75Openings 75Composure 76Defence 77Speed 69Consistency 48

Luft classical rating

2505No. 268

From 15 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2372 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2372 level, blended with their FIDE rating−20
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity15 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 75 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Caro-Kann Defense570%
Indian Defense570%
Sicilian Defense438%
Catalan Opening367%
French Defense350%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 5 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 1 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation488%
Endgame Variation10%

Indian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian275%
Dzindzi-Indian Defense275%
Normal Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 2 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation10%
Four Knights Variation10%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense367%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%
Steinitz Variation150%
Winawer Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 14 games, won 2, drew 9, lost 3 · 46%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation540%
Moscow Variation350%
Accelerated Dragon250%
Alapin Variation1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Chekhover Variation10%

Semi-Slav Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Botvinnik Variation250%
Marshall Gambit150%
Stoltz Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System225%
Colle System150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%
Semi-Averbakh System150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Double Fianchetto150%
Pachman System150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship6 Nov 20261/2−1−1
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20264½/8−6−2
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=154th−29−26
Reykjavik Open 202631 Mar 2026=10th−9−9
FIDE World Cup 20252 Nov 20251/20−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMS. Sjugirov18 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242649
GMN. Petrov13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2567
IMA. Ghosh19 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252514
GMS. Avila Pavas17 May 2024 · Sharjah2514
GMH. Dronavalli18 May 2024 · Sharjah2503

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
P. QuesadaLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMW. SoLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMP. BalakrishnanLast 31 Mar 2026 · Reykjavik Open 20262020
GMH. MartirosyanLast 13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252020
IMB. MaksimovicLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252020

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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.