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Mads Andersen
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Mads Andersen

DenmarkBorn 1995 (age 31)FIDE ID 1413864

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2516
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2530
Luft

Flair

Mads Andersen'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

Mads Andersen's classical titles

3 classical titles, newest first

  • Danish Championship 20201st
  • Danish Championship 20171st
  • Danish Championship 20161st
  • Danish Championship×3

Attributes

Tactics 76Positional 76Endgame 73Openings 74Composure 63Defence 78Speed 70Consistency 82

Luft classical rating

2516No. 246

From 29 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2512 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2512 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
Activity29 classical games in top events0

Openings

Their most-played, from 74 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez667%
Sicilian Defense633%
Caro-Kann Defense570%
French Defense463%
Catalan Opening450%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 6 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense250%
Closed250%
Morphy Defense1100%
Schliemann Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 2 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Alapin Variation150%
Kan Variation150%
French Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Moscow Variation10%
Chekhover Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Attack250%
Advance Variation1100%
Classical Variation1100%
Tartakower Variation150%

French Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation275%
Steinitz Variation1100%
Advance Variation10%

Catalan Opening

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense350%
Main line150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 8 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation560%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense250%
Cambridge Springs Defense10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 8 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed750%
Morphy Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense250%
Mannheim Variation150%
Main line150%
Furman Variation10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

Tarrasch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation150%
Classical Variation150%
Two Knights Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261/3−5−6
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/9−12−14
German Bundesliga 2025/2625 Apr 20267½/14+4+2
European Individual Chess Championship 202618 Apr 2026=53rd+2+1
Reykjavik Open 202631 Mar 2026=3rd+7+6

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMS. Mamedyarov11 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2734
GMD. Kollars5 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252642
GMV. Onyshchuk11 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262611
GMV. Dragnev20 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2589
GMP. Pultinevicius9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252532

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. DragnevLast 16 Mar 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242200
GMP. TeclafLast 12 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252011
IMM. NeugebauerLast 28 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262020
GMM. TabatabaeiLast 31 Mar 2026 · Reykjavik Open 20262020
GMA. SaranaLast 10 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262011

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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.