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Jakub Fus
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Jakub Fus

PolandBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 1193023

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2456
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2452
Luft

Flair

Jakub Fus'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 71Positional 73Endgame 76Openings 71Composure 73Defence 71Speed 63Consistency 73

Luft classical rating

2456No. 342

From 14 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2508 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2508 level, blended with their FIDE rating+7
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity14 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 23 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense540%
Scandinavian Defense1100%
Italian Game150%
French Defense150%
Caro-Kann Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation225%
Taimanov Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Classical Variation150%

Scandinavian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Mieses-Kotroc Variation1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed250%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense225%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Levitsky Attack150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Double Fianchetto150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Old Sicilian150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
19th Arad Open Grand Prix Classic 20269 Aug 2026½/1+2+2
Brasov Grand Prix Classic 202631 Jul 2026½/2−3−2
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=89th+9+8
2025 US Masters29 Nov 20251½/3+7+6
European Individual Chess Championship 202419 Nov 2024=88th+12+12

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMT. Keinanen11 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242541

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMJ. Santos LatasaLast 29 Jul 2026 · Brasov Grand Prix Classic 20262020
GME. CanLast 9 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241001
IMT. KeinanenLast 11 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241100
GMB. JobavaLast 12 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241010
GMB. SockoLast 13 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20241010

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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.