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Lara Schulze
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Lara Schulze

GermanyBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 12956830

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2276
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2284
Luft

Flair

Lara Schulze'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

Lara Schulze's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • German Championship 20221st
  • German Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 63Positional 62Endgame 64Openings 62Composure 55Defence 62Speed 46Consistency 59

Luft classical rating

2276No. 476

From 12 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2382 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2382 level, blended with their FIDE rating+5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity12 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 31 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense956%
Ruy Lopez350%
Caro-Kann Defense1100%
Vienna Game10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 9 games, won 5, drew 0, lost 4 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Closed367%
Delayed Alapin Variation250%
Modern Variations1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Moscow Variation10%
Old Sicilian10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed250%
Morphy Defense150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Endgame Offer1100%

Vienna Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Frankenstein-Dracula Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 2 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense333%
Fianchetto Defense1100%
Open10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation250%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Gambit250%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Gambit150%
Mieses Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Four Knights Variation1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 202615 Oct 20262/3+8+7
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266/10−23−31
German Chess Championship 202625 Jul 20263½/6+6+16
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20254½/7+6+13
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20254/7−4+6

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMD. Wagner25 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262409
WGMK. Dolzhykova23 Aug 2025 · Deutsche Schnellschachmeisterschaft der Frauen 20252342
WGMS. Papp16 Dec 2023 · German Masters der Frauen 20232309
FMS. Brettschneider5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222281
WGMF. Sieber13 Dec 2023 · German Masters der Frauen 20232274

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
FMJ. SchneiderLast 13 Oct 2026 · FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 20263021
WGMK. DolzhykovaLast 24 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20263120
WGMJ. SafarliLast 20 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262110
WGMF. SieberLast 25 Aug 2024 · German Championships & Masters 20242101
IMS. PappLast 17 Jul 2026 · German Chess Championship 20262101

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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.