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Filip Magold

RomaniaBorn 2008 (age 18)FIDE ID 1254456

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2474
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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2482
Luft

Flair

Filip Magold's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureSicilian Defense in 7 of 12 games with black
  • 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
  • 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
  • Signature

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 69Positional 78Endgame 74Openings 71Composure 60Defence 74Speed 67Consistency 68

Luft classical rating

2474No. 318

From 20 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2490 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2490 level, blended with their FIDE rating+1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−3
Activity20 classical games in top events−3

Openings

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

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening367%
Ruy Lopez333%
Queen's Gambit Declined250%
Sicilian Defense225%
King's Indian Defense1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%
Neo-Catalan150%
Agincourt Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense250%
Closed10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Slav150%
Ragozin Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Kalashnikov Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 4 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation225%
Najdorf Variation20%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Kalashnikov Variation150%
Closed150%
Kan Variation150%
O'Kelly Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Caro-Kann Defensive System150%
Symmetrical Variation10%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Knights Variation1100%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System1100%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Meran Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Romanian Team Chess Championships 202611 Oct 20262/6−10−12
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266/8+8+8
19th Arad Open Grand Prix Classic 20269 Aug 20262½/4+7+9
Brasov Grand Prix Classic 202630 Jul 20260/2−10−9
Reykjavik Open 202629 Mar 2026=10th+2+1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMI. Kovalenko8 Aug 2026 · 19th Arad Open Grand Prix Classic 20262669
GMA. Hakobyan8 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252624
GMI. Sokolov13 Jun 2024 · Grand Prix Romania 20242598
GMT. Banusz21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262587
GMM. Parligras15 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242550

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMB. DeacLast 29 Mar 2026 · Reykjavik Open 20262011
A. KozakLast 7 Aug 2026 · 19th Arad Open Grand Prix Classic 20262011
GMI. SokolovLast 13 Jun 2024 · Grand Prix Romania 20241100
GMI. BalogLast 14 Jun 2024 · Grand Prix Romania 20241001
GMB. GleduraLast 14 Jun 2024 · Grand Prix Romania 20241010

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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.