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Lubomir Ftacnik
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Lubomir Ftacnik

SlovakiaBorn 1957 (age 69)FIDE ID 14900017

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2455
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2403
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Lubomir Ftacnik's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

  • Slovak Championship 19791st
  • Slovak Championship 19771st
  • Slovak Championship×2

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 23 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined530%
English Opening350%
Bogo-Indian Defense225%
Queen's Indian Defense150%
Semi-Slav Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 5 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 2 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation225%
Three Knights Variation150%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%
Vienna Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%
Agincourt Defense150%
King's English Variation10%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Grünfeld Variation150%
Retreat Variation10%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Chigorin Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation250%
Modern Variations1100%
Scheveningen Variation150%
Closed10%

Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%

Neo-Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202622 Oct 20262½/5−3−6
World Senior Team Chess Championship26 Feb 20253/6+6+7
Austrian Bundesliga 202324 Mar 20243½/8−3−2
Bundesliga 2023/2417 Mar 20242½/8−9−8
Bundesliga 202219 Mar 2023½/2−2−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Adams24 Feb 2025 · World Senior Team Chess Championship2664
GMM. Bosiocic24 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232549
GMM. Saltaev3 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242442
FMR. Rieger23 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232334
CMP. Stokstad17 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262154

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMD. WagnerLast 24 Mar 2024 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232011
GMR. DautovLast 18 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMV. DragnevLast 19 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001
GMS. GrigoriantsLast 21 Oct 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/241010
IMJ. PajekenLast 22 Oct 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/241010

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