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Laura Unuk
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Laura Unuk

SloveniaBorn 1999 (age 27)FIDE ID 14609215

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2337
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2326
Luft

Flair

Laura Unuk's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog4 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • 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
  • 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
  • Underdog

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 72Positional 67Endgame 63Openings 63Composure 61Defence 66Speed 55Consistency 66

Luft classical rating

2337No. 433

From 21 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2418 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2418 level, blended with their FIDE rating+14
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity21 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 40 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Nimzo-Indian Defense3100%
Catalan Opening333%
English Opening275%
King's Indian Defense250%
Queen's Pawn Game225%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation2100%
Sämisch Variation1100%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense225%
Closed150%

English Opening

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Mikenas-Carls1100%
Agincourt Defense150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation250%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation150%
Accelerated London System10%

French Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 1 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation2100%
Tarrasch Variation250%
Classical Variation1100%
Steinitz Variation150%
Exchange Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 1 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Tartakower Variation250%
Advance Variation225%
Panov Attack150%
Exchange Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Three Knights Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Scheveningen Variation1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kmoch Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265/7+1−1
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266/9+35+37
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=19th+36+26
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2614 Dec 2025½/2−9−9
German Bundesliga 2025/2630 Nov 20251/2−2−3

Best wins

OpponentRating
IML. Javakhishvili1 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262442
IMT. Injac7 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252436
IMU. Fataliyeva26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262402
IMD. Daulyte-Cornette27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262391
GME. Danielian29 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262390

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IME. RoebersLast 21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20264031
IMU. FataliyevaLast 26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263201
IME. AtalikLast 9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252020
IMI. GaponenkoLast 29 Nov 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262020
IMO. BadelkaLast 14 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262002

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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.