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Mateusz Bartel
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Mateusz Bartel

PolandBorn 1985 (age 41)FIDE ID 1112635

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2551
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2551
Luft

Flair

Mateusz Bartel'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

Mateusz Bartel's classical titles

4 classical titles, 4 medals, newest first

  • Chess Olympiad 2022Gold, 1st reserve board · Poland
  • World Team Championship 2017Bronze, team · Poland
  • European Team Championship 2013Gold, board 4 · Poland
  • Polish Championship 20121st
  • Polish Championship 20111st
  • Chess Olympiad 2010Gold, 1st reserve board · Poland
  • Polish Championship 20101st
  • Polish Championship 20061st
  • Polish Championship×4

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 79Endgame 81Openings 74Composure 73Defence 76Speed 73Consistency 78

Luft classical rating

2551No. 178

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2594 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2594 level, blended with their FIDE rating+6
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 97 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1537%
Ruy Lopez1354%
Italian Game540%
Scotch Game450%
Caro-Kann Defense367%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 15 games, won 1, drew 9, lost 5 · 37%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation333%
Moscow Variation250%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack250%
Kan Variation225%
French Variation225%
Modern Variations150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%
Four Knights Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 13 games, won 1, drew 12, lost 0 · 54%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense750%
Closed367%
Morphy Defense350%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo540%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Tartakower Variation275%
Mieses Variation150%
Potter Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Endgame Variation275%
Advance Variation150%

French Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 2, drew 6, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation367%
Advance Variation275%
Steinitz Variation150%
Tarrasch Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%

Italian Game

With Black: 7 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 2 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense333%
Giuoco Piano275%
Scotch Invitation Declined150%
Classical Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed438%
Open225%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation367%
Main line10%
Queen's Knight Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Panov Attack1100%
Advance Variation150%
Two Knights Attack10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20264½/13−6−6
FIDE World Cup 20252 Nov 20251/2−2−2
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=86th+2+4
grenke Chess Festival 202521 Apr 20256½/8+4+4
German Bundesliga 2024/2523 Feb 20255½/10+7+8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMGukesh D.4 Mar 2024 · Prague Chess Festival 20242747
GMV. Fedoseev28 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262704
GMM. Tabatabaei12 Jan 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252668
GMI. Saric18 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20222668
GMR. Mamedov5 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252651

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMI. SaricLast 26 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/264121
GMA. DonchenkoLast 3 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/243030
GML. FressinetLast 22 Oct 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/242020
GMA. BrkicLast 21 Oct 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/242020
GMM. WarmerdamLast 11 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.