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Jules Moussard
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Jules Moussard

FranceBorn 1995 (age 31)FIDE ID 642908

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2607
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2620
Luft

Flair

Jules Moussard's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Lightning#20 at speed chess (blitz 2690, rapid 2691)
  • SignatureSicilian Defense in 8 of 10 games with black
  • 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
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • 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
  • Lightning
  • Signature

Trophy cabinet

Jules Moussard's classical titles

2 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • French Championship 20241st
  • French Championship 20221st
  • European Team Championship 2021Silver, team · France
  • French Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 80Positional 82Endgame 80Openings 79Composure 73Defence 80Speed 87Consistency 80

Luft classical rating

2607No. 104

From 15 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2563 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2563 level, blended with their FIDE rating−10
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+4
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity15 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 58 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez743%
Sicilian Defense675%
French Defense333%
Italian Game333%
Queen's Gambit Declined2100%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 7 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 2 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense225%
Closed225%
Schliemann Defense1100%
Open150%
Morphy Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation275%
Dragon Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Four Knights Variation150%
Alapin Variation150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%
Advance Variation150%
Winawer Variation10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo225%
Classical Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1100%
Exchange Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 13 games, won 3, drew 9, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation463%
Moscow Variation275%
Delayed Alapin Variation250%
Najdorf Variation225%
French Variation1100%
Accelerated Dragon150%
Pin Variation150%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 1, drew 6, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack560%
Classical Attack250%
Nimzowitsch Attack10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%
Neo-Orthodox Variation10%

Pirc Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202625 Sep 20265½/8−1−1
German Bundesliga 2025/2625 Apr 20263/6−7−7
V Open Chess Menorca 202612 Apr 2026=27th−10
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=51st+10+12
German Bundesliga 2024/2523 Mar 20252/6−9−7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Esipenko2 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252695
GMI. Saric5 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252655
GMA. Salem14 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252640
GMM. Ragger2 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20222632
V. Durarbayli2 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232631

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. EsipenkoLast 2 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252110
V. DurarbayliLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232110
GMW. SoLast 6 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMN. GrandeliusLast 18 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
IMD. BrederLast 23 Mar 2023 · Österreichische Bundesliga 20221100

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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.