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Felix Blohberger
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Felix Blohberger

AustriaBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 1632051

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2572
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2553
Luft

Flair

Felix Blohberger'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

Felix Blohberger's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Austrian Championship 20221st
  • Austrian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 76Positional 83Endgame 80Openings 76Composure 82Defence 79Speed 68Consistency 76

Luft classical rating

2572No. 144

From 24 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2626 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2626 level, blended with their FIDE rating+19
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+4
Activity24 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 90 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1150%
Queen's Gambit Declined667%
English Opening550%
Zukertort Opening475%
Catalan Opening383%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 11 games, won 4, drew 3, lost 4 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation333%
Moscow Variation20%
Four Knights Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Chekhover Variation1100%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1100%
Kan Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 6 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense275%
Exchange Variation1100%
Main line150%
Three Knights Variation150%
Orthodox Defense150%

English Opening

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense333%
Symmetrical Variation275%

Zukertort Opening

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Main line383%
Sicilian Invitation150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense275%
Main line1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 10 games, won 2, drew 7, lost 1 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense333%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense250%
Exchange Variation250%
Orthodox Defense1100%
Three Knights Variation1100%
Harrwitz Attack150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 9 games, won 2, drew 6, lost 1 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense856%
Morphy Defense150%

Italian Game

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense150%
Giuoco Piano150%
Giuoco Pianissimo10%
Classical Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%
Neo-Catalan1100%
King's English Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation150%
Main line150%
London System10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/2731 Oct 2026½/1+2+2
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262/3+4+2
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/9−3−6
German Bundesliga 2025/2624 Apr 20262/3+5+4
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20266½/10+16+11

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMP. Leko25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262676
GMN. Grandelius11 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242645
GMR. Svane26 Mar 2023 · Österreichische Bundesliga 20222619
GMF. Svane24 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232617
GMR. Markus4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222615

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMC. LupulescuLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20254130
GMR. VogelLast 4 Apr 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/253021
GMD. HorvathLast 12 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/263120
GMR. MarkusLast 2 Apr 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/252110
GMP. EljanovLast 31 Oct 2026 · sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/272011

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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.