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Jorden van Foreest
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Jorden van Foreest

NetherlandsBorn 1999 (age 27)FIDE ID 1039784

Playing now: Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2712
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2715
Luft

Flair

Jorden van Foreest's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • PodiumTop 3 in 2/4 elite events
  • Underdog4 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • Ironman66 classical games 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
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • 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
  • Podium
  • Underdog
  • Ironman

Trophy cabinet

Jorden van Foreest's classical titles

4 classical titles, 2 medals, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 88Positional 79Endgame 89Openings 87Composure 88Defence 87Speed 81Consistency 86

Luft classical rating

2712No. 23

From 66 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2704 level, with 3 wins against the top 10.

ResultsPlayed at a 2704 level, blended with their FIDE rating−7
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity66 classical games in top events+8

Openings

Their most-played, from 206 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1966%
Ruy Lopez1182%
Queen's Gambit Declined1060%
Italian Game786%
French Defense642%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 19 games, won 8, drew 9, lost 2 · 66%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation675%
Accelerated Dragon275%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Old Sicilian225%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation1100%
Prins Variation1100%
Moscow Variation150%
Modern Variations150%
Kan Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 11 games, won 7, drew 4, lost 0 · 82%

VariationGamesScore
Closed590%
Berlin Defense367%
Morphy Defense275%
Open1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 10 games, won 3, drew 6, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation450%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1100%
Tarrasch Defense1100%
Barmen Variation150%
Charousek Variation150%
Queen's Knight Variation150%
Ragozin Defense150%

Italian Game

With White: 7 games, won 5, drew 2, lost 0 · 86%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation488%
Two Knights Defense383%

French Defense

With White: 6 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 2 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation275%
Classical Variation225%
Advance Variation150%
Exchange Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 17 games, won 4, drew 11, lost 2 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense1045%
Morphy Defense475%
Closed275%
Schliemann Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 11 games, won 3, drew 5, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation383%
Najdorf Variation225%
Moscow Variation1100%
Dragon Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon150%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon10%
French Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 10 games, won 6, drew 4, lost 0 · 80%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation475%
Two Knights Attack383%
Tartakower Variation275%
Exchange Variation1100%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation350%
Fianchetto Variation250%
Normal Variation1100%
Sämisch Variation150%
Makogonov Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 6 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation1100%
Harrwitz Attack1100%
Tarrasch Defense150%
Charousek Variation150%
Janowski Variation150%
Three Knights Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 202612 Nov 20261½/5−9−6
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264/6−10
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20268/10+13+14
GCT: Sinquefield Cup 202619 Aug 202610th−22−22
TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20267 May 20265th−3−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Carlsen4 May 2026 · TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20262840
GMV. Keymer25 Feb 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20262776
GMA. Giri19 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262760
GMGukesh D.27 Feb 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20262754
GMS. Mamedyarov12 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252741

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. GiriLast 16 Aug 2026 · GCT: Sinquefield Cup 20267124
GMN. AbdusattorovLast 7 May 2026 · TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20266132
GMGukesh D.Last 27 Feb 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20266132
GMA. ErigaisiLast 20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20266141
GMV. KeymerLast 19 Aug 2026 · GCT: Sinquefield Cup 20266240

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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.