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Igor Janik
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Igor Janik

PolandBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 1159259

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2523
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2535
Luft

Flair

Igor Janik'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 73Positional 79Endgame 80Openings 72Composure 69Defence 76Speed 71Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2523No. 231

From 18 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2479 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2479 level, blended with their FIDE rating−9
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity18 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 31 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening850%
Nimzo-Indian Defense225%
King's Indian Defense1100%
King's Indian Attack150%
Neo-Grünfeld Defense150%

English Opening

With White: 8 games, won 1, drew 6, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense350%
Agincourt Defense250%
King's English Variation225%
Symmetrical Variation1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kmoch Variation225%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Neo-Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation383%
Exchange Variation150%
Classical Variation150%
Two Knights Attack10%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Capablanca Variation1100%
Fianchetto Variation10%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation10%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Grünfeld Variation20%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense150%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/3−2−1
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=89th−4−5
German Bundesliga 2025/2622 Mar 20265/100+1
German Bundesliga 2024/2527 Apr 20256½/12+10+10
FIDE World Cup 20233 Aug 20231/4−4−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMD. Kadric23 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252552
GME. Krivoborodov27 Apr 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252540
IMP. Zelbel22 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252482
IMF. Rakotomaharo5 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/252430
IMG. Halvax1 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262426

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMS. GumularzLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMP. DominguezLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232002
GMV. BaidetskyiLast 9 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272020
IMF. RakotomaharoLast 5 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/251100
GMM. BartelLast 6 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/251010

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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.