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Gabriela Antova
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Gabriela Antova

BulgariaBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 2915235

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2248
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2237
Luft

Flair

Gabriela Antova'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

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 60Positional 64Endgame 65Openings 59Composure 52Defence 59Speed 47Consistency 53

Luft classical rating

2248No. 487

From 12 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2323 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2323 level, blended with their FIDE rating+5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity12 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 11 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense275%
Caro-Kann Defense250%
English Opening1100%
Pirc Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Maróczy Variation250%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Neo-Catalan1100%

Pirc Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
150 Attack10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense1100%

Pirc Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202625 Sep 20265/7+10+11
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=52nd+25+25

Best wins

OpponentRating
WGMA. Rakhmangulova4 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262342
IMD. Nomin-Erdene26 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262328
T. Skarbarchuk23 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262221
WIMO. Gutmakher21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262216
WIMT. Gueci18 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262134

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMD. Nomin-ErdeneLast 26 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20261100
GMM. SockoLast 27 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20261010
IMG. MammadzadaLast 28 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20261001
WGMG. BeydullayevaLast 29 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20261010
IMI. BulmagaLast 30 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20261010

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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.