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Hussain Besou

GermanyBorn 2011 (age 15)FIDE ID 16269950

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2432

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Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 6 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
French Defense1100%
Italian Game10%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense10%
Anglo-Indian Defense10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship5 Nov 20261/2+3+3
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20269 Aug 20260/3−9−8
German Chess Championship 202625 Jul 2026=2nd+13+13
European Individual Chess Championship 202616 Apr 2026=222nd−3−3
grenke Chess Festival 202518 Apr 20250/1−3−3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMP. Acs4 Nov 2026 · 29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship2555
GMH. Poetsch24 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262444
FME. Zuferi20 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262356
FMF. Hampel20 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262349
FMV. Vyval23 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262300

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMN. VitiugovLast 18 Apr 2025 · grenke Chess Festival 20251001
GMC. LupulescuLast 16 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20261001
L. PfatteicherLast 19 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20261100
FMF. HampelLast 20 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20261100
FME. ZuferiLast 20 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20261100

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