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Juraj Druska
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Juraj Druska

SlovakiaBorn 1994 (age 32)FIDE ID 14915650

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2453
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2467
Luft

Flair

Juraj Druska'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 70Positional 72Endgame 79Openings 70Composure 64Defence 70Speed 66Consistency 73

Luft classical rating

2453No. 347

From 16 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2470 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2470 level, blended with their FIDE rating+1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity16 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 36 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Four Knights Game450%
Nimzo-Indian Defense367%
Sicilian Defense30%
Queen's Gambit Declined225%
Catalan Opening150%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation250%
Scotch Variation150%
Scotch Variation Accepted150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation1100%
Normal Variation150%
Classical Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Alapin Variation20%
Najdorf Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Barmen Variation10%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation317%
Modern Variation150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation250%
Steinitz Variation10%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
French Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense150%
Agincourt Defense10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/2731 Oct 2026½/10+1
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20266½/8+11+11
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20265/13+1+5
European Individual Chess Championship 202612 Apr 2026=53rd−2−2
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20253/5+2+3

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMJ. Baum24 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262447
FMN. Fecker12 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252364
GMM. Kanep21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262353
FMZ. Lim26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262309
FMD. Safarov8 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252280

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. KazakouskiLast 12 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262011
IME. AmarLast 11 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010
GMN. AbasovLast 12 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010
GMI. GlekLast 13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010
GMS. ZilkaLast 15 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1001

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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.