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Lorenzo Lodici
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Lorenzo Lodici

ItalyBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 884189

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2564
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2565
Luft

Flair

Lorenzo Lodici'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

Lorenzo Lodici's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Italian Championship 20181st
  • Italian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 82Endgame 75Openings 76Composure 76Defence 81Speed 72Consistency 69

Luft classical rating

2564No. 157

From 33 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2565 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2565 level, blended with their FIDE rating0
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity33 classical games in top events+1

Openings

Their most-played, from 69 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1055%
Italian Game956%
Ruy Lopez475%
Caro-Kann Defense30%
Nimzo-Indian Defense2100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 10 games, won 3, drew 5, lost 2 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variations250%
Taimanov Variation250%
Kan Variation1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Najdorf Variation10%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation10%

Italian Game

With White: 9 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 2 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense475%
Giuoco Pianissimo333%
Classical Variation250%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 4 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 1 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Closed2100%
Morphy Defense1100%
Berlin Defense10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation10%
Two Knights Attack10%
Main line10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation1100%
Romanishin Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 1 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation250%
O'Kelly Variation1100%
Pin Variation1100%
French Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation367%
Rubinstein System1100%
Three Knights Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense275%
Closed250%
Open10%

French Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 2 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation317%
Advance Variation1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation275%
Agincourt Defense150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Amsterdam Chess Open 202625 Oct 2026½/2−6−7
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/3+1+1
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265½/10−6−8
European Individual Chess Championship 202618 Apr 2026=89th−15−19
2026 Saint Louis Masters1 Mar 20266½/9+14+13

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Giri13 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242724
GMP. Maghsoodloo10 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20242703
GMP. Leko14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242666
GMM. Adams8 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252635
GMV. Durarbayli27 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2612

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. AdamsLast 8 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20253120
GMS. SevianLast 13 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20253021
GMM. LagardeLast 6 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252020
GMV. DurarbayliLast 27 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2110
IMR. SamadovLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252110

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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.