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Machteld van Foreest
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Machteld van Foreest

NetherlandsBorn 2007 (age 19)FIDE ID 1051563

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2293
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2317
Luft

Flair

Machteld van Foreest'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

Machteld van Foreest's classical titles

3 classical titles, newest first

  • Dutch Championship 20261st · 3/4 · Perf. 2521
  • Dutch Championship 20251st
  • Dutch Championship 20221st
  • Dutch Championship×3

Attributes

Tactics 66Positional 64Endgame 65Openings 63Composure 58Defence 62Speed 52Consistency 56

Luft classical rating

2293No. 465

From 12 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2289 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2289 level, blended with their FIDE rating0
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity12 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 20 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
French Defense350%
Italian Game333%
Sicilian Defense275%
English Opening1100%
Queen's Pawn Game150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation250%
Advance Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense250%
Classical Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation1100%
French Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line250%
Vienna Variation150%

English Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line250%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Variation150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266/10−23−22
Dutch Championship 202611 Jul 20263/4+24+24
German Bundesliga 2025/2615 Mar 20262½/6−11−9
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20255½/8+5+8
Dutch Championships 202510 Jul 20251½/2+9+9

Best wins

OpponentRating
WGMG. Beydullayeva12 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2383
IMZ. Schleining21 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262324
FMA. Kazarian11 Jul 2026 · Dutch Championship 20262310
WIMS. Hryzlova20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262254
WIMZ. Urh8 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252252

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
FMA. KazarianLast 11 Jul 2026 · Dutch Championship 20264310
WIMZ. UrhLast 29 Nov 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262110
GMZ. PengLast 9 Jul 2026 · Dutch Championship 20262020
WFMH. KucharskaLast 29 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
FMJ. SchneiderLast 30 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001

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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.