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Georg Meier
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Georg Meier

UruguayBorn 1987 (age 39)FIDE ID 4675789

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2634
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2625
Luft

Flair

Georg Meier'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

Georg Meier's classical titles

0 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • European Team Championship 2011Gold, team · Germany

Attributes

Tactics 80Positional 85Endgame 80Openings 81Composure 79Defence 82Speed 76Consistency 85

Luft classical rating

2634No. 78

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2746 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2746 level, blended with their FIDE rating+13
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 37 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
King's Indian Attack771%
English Opening475%
Zukertort Opening463%
Sicilian Defense1100%
Réti Opening1100%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 7 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 0 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Defense488%
Sicilian Variation250%
Main line150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation250%
King's English Variation1100%
Agincourt Defense1100%

Zukertort Opening

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Main line275%
Reversed Grünfeld250%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation1100%

Réti Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Slav Variation1100%

French Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 1, drew 6, lost 0 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation367%
Rubinstein Variation250%
Steinitz Variation150%
Wing Gambit150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Vienna Variation1100%
Exchange Variation1100%
Harrwitz Attack150%

English Opening

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Symmetrical Variation10%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted250%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262½/3+5+5
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267½/9+8+8
German Bundesliga 2025/2622 Mar 20263/4+2+2
FIDE World Cup 20258 Nov 20254/6+10+9
grenke Chess Festival 202521 Apr 20252/3−4−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Murzin4 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252655
GMN. Grandelius20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262603
GMC. Lupulescu2 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20222603
GML. Mendonca1 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20222558
GMJ. Ferreira10 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272524

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GML. SantosLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMG. PappLast 6 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/252020
GMS. BognerLast 27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262020
IMN. SahaLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252110
GMV. MurzinLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252110

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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.