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Marius Fromm
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Marius Fromm

GermanyBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 12993190

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2417
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2443
Luft

Flair

Marius Fromm's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog3 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • 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
  • Underdog

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 68Positional 74Endgame 76Openings 65Composure 66Defence 70Speed 63Consistency 55

Luft classical rating

2417No. 384

From 20 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2422 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2422 level, blended with their FIDE rating−5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity20 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 36 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense750%
Caro-Kann Defense450%
Ruy Lopez2100%
Italian Game250%
French Defense225%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 7 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Chekhover Variation1100%
Moscow Variation1100%
French Variation1100%
Kramnik Variation150%
Najdorf Variation10%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%
Modern Variations10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Attack367%
Advance Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense1100%
Closed1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo150%
Giuoco Piano150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation150%
Hecht-Reefschläger Variation10%

English Opening

With Black: 7 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 4 · 29%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation425%
Anglo-Indian Defense250%
Symmetrical Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation20%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Chigorin Defense150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20262½/7−10−12
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262/3+5+4
Bundesliga Cup Team Championship 202631 May 20261/2+3+3
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20267/13+25+20
European Individual Chess Championship 202419 Nov 2024=132nd+4+4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMS. Ganguly24 Jul 2024 · 57th International Chess Festival Biel (Open)2592
GMP. Laurent-Paoli19 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242583
GME. van den Doel25 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262557
GMR. Dautov22 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262539
GMJ. Kosakowski7 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262536

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMP. Laurent-PaoliLast 22 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262101
GMA. DgebuadzeLast 1 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMI. ZaragatskiLast 2 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMV. BabulaLast 29 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMM. PalacLast 30 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010

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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.