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Marina Brunello
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Marina Brunello

ItalyBorn 1994 (age 32)FIDE ID 822590

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2345
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2331
Luft

Flair

Marina Brunello'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

Marina Brunello's classical titles

3 classical titles, 2 medals, newest first

  • Italian Championship 20241st
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2018Gold, board 4 · Italy
  • Italian Championship 20181st
  • European Women's Team Championship 2015Bronze, board 3 · Italy
  • Italian Championship 20081st
  • Italian Championship×3

Attributes

Tactics 64Positional 68Endgame 67Openings 62Composure 57Defence 71Speed 57Consistency 65

Luft classical rating

2345No. 427

From 28 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2417 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2417 level, blended with their FIDE rating+14
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+9
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity28 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 38 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense856%
Italian Game560%
French Defense540%
Caro-Kann Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 8 games, won 2, drew 5, lost 1 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation350%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation275%
Godiva Variation1100%
Moscow Variation150%
Kalashnikov Variation10%

Italian Game

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense275%
Classical Variation250%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation225%
Winawer Variation1100%
Steinitz Variation150%
Tarrasch Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%
Main line250%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 2 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation225%
Najdorf Variation1100%
Modern Variations10%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Capablanca Variation250%
Petrosian Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense275%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tartakower Variation150%
Advance Variation10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Romanian Team Chess Championships 202611 Oct 20263/5+20+20
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/10+31+36
25th European Chess Championship 20262 Jun 2026=101st−43−44
Mitropa Cup 202610 May 20262½/5−10−6
Italian Team Championship 202625 Apr 20261/1+9+9

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMT. Injac8 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252436
IMK. Peyrer24 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232434
IMA. Bivol26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262345
IMJ. Houska14 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252342
WIMA. Guntaka5 Oct 2026 · Romanian Team Chess Championships 20262338

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IME. AtalikLast 8 Oct 2026 · Romanian Team Chess Championships 20262020
WIMS. HryzlovaLast 1 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262020
WFMA. HnatyshynLast 27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262011
WIMJ. TerbeLast 3 Mar 2023 · Österreichische Frauen-Bundesliga 20221010
IMK. PeyrerLast 24 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20231100

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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.