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Maxim Rodshtein
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Maxim Rodshtein

IsraelBorn 1989 (age 37)FIDE ID 2806851

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2564
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2578
Luft

Flair

Maxim Rodshtein'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

Maxim Rodshtein's classical titles

1 classical title, 3 medals, newest first

  • Chess Olympiad 2010Bronze, team · Israel
  • Chess Olympiad 2008Silver, 1st reserve board · Israel
  • Chess Olympiad 2008Silver, team · Israel
  • Israeli Championship 20061st
  • Israeli Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 80Positional 75Endgame 82Openings 78Composure 78Defence 75Speed 73Consistency 62

Luft classical rating

2564No. 157

From 25 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2533 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2533 level, blended with their FIDE rating−14
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity25 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 82 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
King's Indian Attack779%
English Opening743%
Sicilian Defense475%
Catalan Opening383%
Queen's Gambit Declined367%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 7 games, won 4, drew 3, lost 0 · 79%

VariationGamesScore
Main line383%
Keres Variation275%
Double Fianchetto275%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense550%
King's English Variation225%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation275%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Accelerated Dragon150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed383%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%
Tarrasch Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 2 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation650%
Closed1100%
Moscow Variation150%
Alapin Variation150%

Indian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian333%
London System1100%
Accelerated London System150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation333%
St. Petersburg Variation150%

Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation367%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation250%
Agincourt Defense1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264/6+1+3
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261/3−5−4
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/11+4+8
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=53rd−10−8
FIDE World Cup 20255 Nov 20253/4+2+2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Liang8 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252698
GMA. Korobov4 Mar 2024 · Prague Chess Festival 20242662
GMY. Kuzubov14 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252600
GMI. Zemlyanskii6 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252586
GMB. Korpa13 Oct 2024 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/252539

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. StefanssonLast 19 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20263102
GMJ. PechacLast 27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262020
GMI. SchitcoLast 20 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242110
IMR. StalmachLast 11 Oct 2024 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/252110
IMF. AshikuLast 17 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262200

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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.