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Marie Sebag
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Marie Sebag

FranceBorn 1986 (age 40)FIDE ID 617822

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2398
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2402
Luft

Flair

Marie Sebag'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

Marie Sebag's classical titles

2 classical titles, 2 medals, newest first

  • French Championship 20021st
  • European Women's Team Championship 2001Gold, board 2
  • European Women's Team Championship 2001Gold, team · France
  • French Championship 20001st
  • French Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 69Positional 72Endgame 66Openings 70Composure 70Defence 71Speed 61Consistency 64

Luft classical rating

2398No. 395

From 14 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2380 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2380 level, blended with their FIDE rating−2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity14 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 14 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Caro-Kann Defense225%
Ruy Lopez225%
Sicilian Defense1100%
French Defense150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation225%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense150%
Closed10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation367%
Grand Prix Attack10%

Slav Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%
Modern Line1100%
Quiet Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Moscow Gambit1100%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265½/8+1−1
French Chess Championship 202615 Aug 20264½/8−11−11

Best wins

OpponentRating
WGMVo Thi Kim Phung21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262311
FMY. Iglesias14 Aug 2026 · French Chess Championship 20262290
WIMC. Haussernot8 Aug 2026 · French Chess Championship 20262248
WIMS. Bosc10 Aug 2026 · French Chess Championship 20262221
WIMZ. Urh27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262208

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WIMC. HaussernotLast 8 Aug 2026 · French Chess Championship 20262101
WIMS. BoscLast 10 Aug 2026 · French Chess Championship 20262110
IMP. GuichardLast 13 Aug 2026 · French Chess Championship 20262011
FMY. IglesiasLast 15 Aug 2026 · French Chess Championship 20262110
WIMZ. Corrales JimenezLast 17 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20261100

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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.