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Lucas van Foreest
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Lucas van Foreest

NetherlandsBorn 2001 (age 25)FIDE ID 1039792

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2549
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2558
Luft

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Lucas van Foreest's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Dutch championship 20191st
  • Dutch championship 

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 32 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening350%
Catalan Opening333%
Sicilian Defense250%
King's Indian Defense250%
Queen's Pawn Game1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense250%
Main line150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense250%
Closed10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%
Orthodox Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%
Vienna Variation1100%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Queen's Knight Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System250%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense150%
Classical Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation1100%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Dutch Meesterklasse 20263 Oct 20261½/2+3+3
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20265½/7+16+13
German Bundesliga 2024/2523 Feb 20254½/8+7+7
Bundesliga 2023/2417 Mar 20242/6−8−6
European Team Championship20 Nov 20231½/4−8−8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMB. Amin1 Dec 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/252648
GMH. ten Hertog3 Oct 2026 · Dutch Meesterklasse 20262501
GMF. Blohberger5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222493
GMR. Swinkels6 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262481
IMA. Parvanyan29 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20222439

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. FeyginLast 23 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252020
GME. van den DoelLast 24 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262011
GML. van WelyLast 7 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262020
GMJ. PechacLast 4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001
GMF. BlohbergerLast 5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100

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