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Leon Livaic
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Leon Livaic

CroatiaBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 14531534

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2533
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2540
Luft

Flair

Leon Livaic'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

Leon Livaic's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Croatian Championship 20231st
  • Croatian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 78Positional 76Endgame 77Openings 73Composure 82Defence 78Speed 72Consistency 81

Luft classical rating

2533No. 208

From 28 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2552 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2552 level, blended with their FIDE rating+4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity28 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 95 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense650%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack650%
Catalan Opening550%
Caro-Kann Defense367%
French Defense367%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack250%
Moscow Variation150%
Classical Variation150%
Najdorf Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon150%

Nimzo-Larsen Attack

With White: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variation333%
Classical Variation1100%
Main line150%
Indian Variation150%

Catalan Opening

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed275%
Open Defense250%
Main line10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation250%
Tartakower Variation1100%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation367%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation250%
Sämisch Variation1100%
Kramer Variation1100%
Orthodox Variation1100%
Makogonov Variation150%
Fianchetto Variation150%
Karpov System10%

Philidor Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 3 · 36%

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation736%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation333%
Three Knights Variation275%
Orthodox Defense150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation350%
Advance Variation225%

Indian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Wade-Tartakower Defense350%
Dzindzi-Indian Defense225%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261/3−5−5
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202623 Sep 20262/5−19−20
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20266½/15+7+8
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2618 Apr 20265½/9+4+4
Reykjavik Open 202626 Mar 2026=69th−2−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Warmerdam16 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242679
GMK. Alekseenko6 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262659
GMJ. Bjerre12 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242654
GMD. Horvath14 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262557
GMJ. Klimkowski7 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262532

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. BluebaumLast 28 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/264022
IMP. SchreinerLast 6 Apr 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/253030
GMS. MamedyarovLast 26 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/263012
GMM. WarmerdamLast 27 Apr 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/253210
GMM. TabatabaeiLast 2 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252002

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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.