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Jakub Seemann
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GM

Jakub Seemann

PolandBorn 2008 (age 18)FIDE ID 21874697

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2473
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2503
Luft

Flair

Jakub Seemann'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 71Endgame 78Openings 71Composure 68Defence 75Speed 67Consistency 76

Luft classical rating

2473No. 319

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2460 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2460 level, blended with their FIDE rating−6
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 50 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense838%
Caro-Kann Defense450%
Queen's Gambit Declined350%
English Opening317%
Pirc Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 8 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 4 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation450%
Najdorf Variation250%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation367%
Endgame Offer10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%
Barmen Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation20%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Pirc Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 4 · 36%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation250%
Moscow Variation250%
Sozin Attack150%
Kan Variation10%
Delayed Alapin Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 2 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation317%
Classical Variation250%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation333%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation10%
Classical Variation10%
Steinitz Variation10%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation150%
London System10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 2026½/3−9−9
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202625 Sep 20263½/6−3−5
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=53rd+1+4
31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival24 Aug 20254/6+5+10
Sharjah Masters 202525 May 2025=69th−3−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Pichot5 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20242644
GMV. Pranav4 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20242604
GMG. Vescovi25 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252584
GMA. Gupta21 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252577
GME. Can16 May 2024 · Sharjah2549

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMRaja Rithvik R.Last 20 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252011
GMA. GuptaLast 21 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252101
GMBharath Subramaniyam H.Last 24 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival2011
GMJ. van ForeestLast 12 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20231001
GMN. AbdusattorovLast 11 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20231001

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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.