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Martin Kraemer
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Martin Kraemer

GermanyBorn 1987 (age 39)FIDE ID 4671910

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2548
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2557
Luft

Flair

Martin Kraemer'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

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 72Positional 77Endgame 84Openings 76Composure 69Defence 78Speed 73Consistency 83

Luft classical rating

2548No. 182

From 16 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2558 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2558 level, blended with their FIDE rating0
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−5
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity16 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 61 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1045%
Four Knights Game450%
Queen's Gambit Declined438%
Ruy Lopez438%
Queen's Indian Defense275%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 10 games, won 2, drew 5, lost 3 · 45%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation540%
Richter-Rauzer Variation225%
Dragon Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Taimanov Variation150%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted250%
Scotch Variation150%
Spanish Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense250%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Exchange Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense150%
Closed150%
Berlin Defense150%
Open10%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Fianchetto Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 6 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense275%
Open250%
Closed1100%
Berlin Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 3 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack225%
Moscow Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Prins Variation10%
Najdorf Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense438%
Furman Variation150%

English Opening

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation275%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense250%
Harrwitz Attack150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/3−3−3
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20266/15−7−7
German Championship Masters 202523 May 2025=8th−7−6
German Bundesliga 2024/2527 Apr 20255½/12+3+3
Bundesliga 2023/2428 Apr 20246½/14+2+2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMP. Maghsoodloo26 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262720
GMV. Ivic11 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262638
GMD. Kollars14 Jan 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242619
GMA. Donchenko20 May 2025 · German Championship Masters 20252615
GMA. Neiksans30 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20222594

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. BrkicLast 22 Mar 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/253021
GMF. SvaneLast 22 May 2025 · German Championship Masters 20253021
GMD. WagnerLast 16 May 2025 · German Championship Masters 20252011
GMN. HuschenbethLast 23 May 2025 · German Championship Masters 20252011
GMA. DonchenkoLast 20 May 2025 · German Championship Masters 20252110

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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.