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Ivan Ivanisevic
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Ivan Ivanisevic

SerbiaBorn 1977 (age 49)FIDE ID 912417

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2481
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2493
Luft

Flair

Ivan Ivanisevic'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

Ivan Ivanisevic's classical titles

0 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • European Team Championship 2001Bronze, board 3 · Yugoslavia

Attributes

Tactics 76Positional 73Endgame 72Openings 72Composure 68Defence 76Speed 73Consistency 77

Luft classical rating

2481No. 308

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2540 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2540 level, blended with their FIDE rating+4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 40 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Nimzo-Indian Defense450%
King's Indian Defense450%
Queen's Gambit Declined275%
Queen's Pawn Game250%
Réti Opening1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation450%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Makogonov Variation250%
Normal Variation1100%
Fianchetto Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Janowski Variation1100%
Ragozin Defense150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System250%

Réti Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Slav Variation1100%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Chigorin Variation250%
Zukertort Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense317%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Barmen Variation150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line275%

Benoni Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Classical Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Allsvenskan 26/27 (Swedish Team Championship)7 Nov 2026½/100
Serbian Super League 202612 Oct 20262/4−4−5
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2617 Apr 20264/5+10+12
First League of Serbia 202528 Sep 20258/11+12+14
Austrian Bundesliga 2024/255 Apr 20251/3−6−7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Vitiugov20 Mar 2024 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232688
GMJ. Tomczak2 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20222595
GMP. Michalik31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232582
GMM. Bosiocic12 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262539
IMB. Maksimovic23 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252536

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMP. MichalikLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232110
GMLe Quang LiemLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMR. SvaneLast 18 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242002
GMM. RatkovicLast 10 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262200
GMJ. Santos LatasaLast 4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010

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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.