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Isik Can
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Isik Can

TürkiyeBorn 2005 (age 21)FIDE ID 6383742

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2534
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2564
Luft

Flair

Isik Can'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 72Positional 79Endgame 77Openings 75Composure 78Defence 80Speed 68Consistency 81

Luft classical rating

2534No. 206

From 29 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2490 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2490 level, blended with their FIDE rating−23
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−9
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity29 classical games in top events0

Openings

Their most-played, from 34 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense863%
Italian Game367%
Caro-Kann Defense350%
Ruy Lopez1100%
Petrov's Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 8 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 2 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation350%
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation1100%
Old Sicilian150%
Najdorf Variation10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense275%
Scotch Invitation Declined150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation250%
Tartakower Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation550%
Classical Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%
Alapin Variation150%
Kan Variation10%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Meran Variation150%
Accelerated Move Order150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Caro-Kann Defensive System1100%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/10−9−9
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=89th−3−1
2026 President's Cup: National College Chess Championship22 Mar 20262/3+4+4
2026 Saint Louis Masters1 Mar 20264½/8−3−2
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20253½/5+12+12

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Pavlidis14 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252579
GMJ. Cardoso Cardoso21 Mar 2026 · 2026 President's Cup: National College Chess Championship2543
GMM. Sebenik10 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252505
IMD. Mardov28 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2504
IML. Dotzer9 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262469

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMI. SamunenkovLast 6 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20251010
GMJ. Santos LatasaLast 7 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20251001
IMM. PantzarLast 9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20251100
GMM. SebenikLast 10 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20251100
GMA. PavlidisLast 14 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20251100

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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.