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Monika Socko
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Monika Socko

PolandBorn 1978 (age 48)FIDE ID 1106619

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2319
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2338
Luft

Flair

Monika Socko'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

Monika Socko's classical titles

9 classical titles, 8 medals, newest first

  • European Championship 20221st
  • European Championship 20221st
  • Polish Championship 20171st
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2016Silver, team · Poland
  • Polish Championship 20161st
  • Polish Championship 20141st
  • European Women's Team Championship 2013Bronze, team · Poland
  • Polish Championship 20131st
  • European Women's Team Championship 2011Silver, team · Poland
  • Polish Championship 20101st
  • Polish Championship 20081st
  • European Women's Team Championship 2007Silver, team · Poland
  • European Women's Team Championship 2005Gold, board 2
  • European Women's Team Championship 2005Gold, team · Poland
  • Polish Championship 20041st
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2002Gold, board 3 · Poland
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2002Bronze, team · Poland
  • European Championship×2
  • Polish Championship×7

Attributes

Tactics 69Positional 60Endgame 68Openings 60Composure 55Defence 69Speed 52Consistency 65

Luft classical rating

2319No. 444

From 29 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2301 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2301 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−4
Activity29 classical games in top events0

Openings

Their most-played, from 53 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Pawn Game438%
English Opening350%
Queen's Gambit Declined250%
Rubinstein Opening250%
Nimzo-Indian Defense1100%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation250%
Zukertort Variation225%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense275%
King's English Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%
Harrwitz Attack10%

Rubinstein Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line250%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Reshevsky Variation1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation275%
Reshevsky Variation1100%
Three Knights Variation150%
Kmoch Variation150%
Rubinstein System10%
Normal Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 3 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation333%
Two Knights Attack150%
Maróczy Variation150%
Main line10%

English Opening

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 2 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense333%
King's English Variation225%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation438%

Pirc Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Classical Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/273 Oct 20260/1−8−8
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202625 Sep 20264½/8−20−20
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=30th−6−2
Italian Team Championship 202627 Apr 2026½/3−17−18
German Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20262½/6−8−10

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMR. Vaishali19 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242498
GME. Paehtz24 Mar 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242457
GMB. Khotenashvili20 Jan 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242420
IMA. Maltsevskaya21 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262410
IMO. Kiolbasa22 Mar 2026 · Polish Individual Chess Championship 20262402

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMU. FataliyevaLast 3 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/274013
GME. PaehtzLast 21 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20243120
IMS. TsolakidouLast 5 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20263003
FMJ. SchneiderLast 30 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262110
IMA. KashlinskayaLast 24 Mar 2026 · Polish Individual Chess Championship 20262011

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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.