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Erik Blomqvist
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Erik Blomqvist

SwedenBorn 1990 (age 36)FIDE ID 1709437

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2465
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2485
Luft

Flair

Erik Blomqvist'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

Erik Blomqvist's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

  • Swedish Championship 20191st
  • Swedish Championship 20161st
  • Swedish Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 71Positional 71Endgame 77Openings 73Composure 63Defence 72Speed 67Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2465No. 333

From 16 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2470 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2470 level, blended with their FIDE rating−2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−9
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−4
Activity16 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 32 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1060%
Ruy Lopez540%
Scotch Game1100%
Caro-Kann Defense150%
French Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 10 games, won 5, drew 2, lost 3 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Richter-Rauzer Variation275%
French Variation1100%
Modern Variations1100%
Kan Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation150%
Closed10%
Old Sicilian10%
Taimanov Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%
Main line1100%
Morphy Defense150%
Classical Defense10%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation333%

Slav Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation225%
Main line10%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation225%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense1100%

Scotch Game

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Mieses Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Norwegian Team League Eliteserien 2026/2731 Oct 20261½/2+7+8
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264½/7+2+3
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20264½/9−1−2
European Individual Chess Championship 202615 Apr 2026=154th+8+5
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20253/4+9+8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMK. Shevchenko13 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242673
GMJ. Santos Latasa15 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2635
IMV. Finek10 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262571
GMT. Kantans30 Oct 2026 · Norwegian Team League Eliteserien 2026/272556
GMV. Dragnev7 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252539

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. SanalLast 9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252002
GMV. FinekLast 27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262101
IMV. SipilaLast 12 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1100
GMS. MamedyarovLast 13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1001
IMD. MehmetiLast 14 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1100

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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.