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Jan Subelj
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Jan Subelj

SloveniaBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 14618583

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2548
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2526
Luft

Flair

Jan Subelj'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 76Positional 76Endgame 81Openings 77Composure 73Defence 77Speed 73Consistency 71

Luft classical rating

2548No. 182

From 28 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2605 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2605 level, blended with their FIDE rating+18
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity28 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 60 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez560%
Sicilian Defense550%
King's Indian Attack550%
English Opening475%
Petrov's Defense367%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense367%
Berlin Defense150%
Open150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation275%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack250%
Moscow Variation10%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 5 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Keres Variation250%
Main line250%
Spassky Variation150%

English Opening

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation250%
Agincourt Defense1100%
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Paulsen Attack1100%
French Attack150%
Modern Attack150%

Italian Game

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation275%
Giuoco Pianissimo275%
Giuoco Piano150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed350%
Morphy Defense250%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Najdorf Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense250%
Agincourt Defense10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%
Barmen Variation10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Allsvenskan 26/27 (Swedish Team Championship)6 Nov 2026½/10−1
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/10+2−1
German Bundesliga 2025/2625 Apr 20267/12+11+13
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=24th+5+5
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2614 Dec 20252/4−20

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMR. Dautov11 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262550
GMJ. Ferreira6 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262511
GMV. Stefansson15 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2483
GMJ. Druska28 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262468
IMR. Panjwani18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242460

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMT. KuybokarovLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252020
GMA. KorobovLast 16 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262020
IMS. WalterLast 25 Mar 2023 · Österreichische Bundesliga 20221010
IMD. BrederLast 26 Mar 2023 · Österreichische Bundesliga 20221010
IMA. MuirLast 11 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1100

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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.