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Etienne Bacrot
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Etienne Bacrot

FranceBorn 1983 (age 43)FIDE ID 605506

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2608
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2616
Luft

Flair

Etienne Bacrot'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

Etienne Bacrot's classical titles

9 classical titles, 5 medals, newest first

  • French Championship 2026Won the final · Perf. 2608
  • European Team Championship 2021Silver, team · France
  • French Championship 20171st
  • European Team Championship 2015Silver, board 4 · France
  • European Team Championship 2013Silver, team · France
  • French Championship 20121st
  • French Championship 20081st
  • European Team Championship 2005Bronze, team · France
  • French Championship 20031st
  • French Championship 20021st
  • European Team Championship 2001Silver, team · France
  • French Championship 20011st
  • French Championship 20001st
  • French Championship 19991st
  • French Championship×9

Attributes

Tactics 79Positional 78Endgame 78Openings 81Composure 79Defence 86Speed 77Consistency 90

Luft classical rating

2608No. 103

From 35 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2594 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2594 level, blended with their FIDE rating−8
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−5
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity35 classical games in top events+2

Openings

Their most-played, from 104 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez1362%
Sicilian Defense1267%
Petrov's Defense650%
French Defense383%
English Opening350%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 13 games, won 3, drew 10, lost 0 · 62%

VariationGamesScore
Closed560%
Berlin Defense463%
Morphy Defense275%
Open150%
Marshall Attack150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 12 games, won 4, drew 8, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation570%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation275%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1100%
Four Knights Variation150%
French Variation150%
Taimanov Variation150%
Scheveningen Variation150%

Petrov's Defense

With White: 6 games, won 0, drew 6, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack350%
Modern Attack250%
Nimzowitsch Attack150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation2100%
Advance Variation150%

English Opening

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense250%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 16 games, won 3, drew 10, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation757%
Najdorf Variation275%
Kan Variation250%
Delayed Alapin Variation225%
French Variation150%
Moscow Variation150%
Modern Variations10%

French Defense

With Black: 16 games, won 2, drew 11, lost 3 · 47%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation450%
Exchange Variation350%
Classical Variation350%
Advance Variation333%
Schlechter Variation150%
Tarrasch Variation150%
Winawer Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With Black: 12 games, won 4, drew 6, lost 2 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense1060%
Linares Variation1100%
Central Variation10%

Queen's Pawn Game

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
London System250%
Colle System150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation333%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265/7+3+4
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262½/3+1+1
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20264½/8−3−3
French Chess Championship 202613 Aug 20261/200
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20269/15−4−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Fedoseev17 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2675
GMN. Grandelius4 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252661
GMS. Vokhidov19 Feb 2026 · 3rd Al-Beruniy International Chess Tournament2644
GMB. Daneshvar8 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252598
GMD. Dardha25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232580

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. DragnevLast 7 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/263120
GMF. BlohbergerLast 13 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242110
GMA. IndjicLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMYu YangyiLast 6 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMS. ViditLast 10 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232011

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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.