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Paulius Pultinevicius
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Paulius Pultinevicius

LithuaniaBorn 2001 (age 25)FIDE ID 12809390

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2539
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2540
Luft

Flair

Paulius Pultinevicius'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

Paulius Pultinevicius's classical titles

0 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • Chess Olympiad 2022Silver, board 4 · Lithuania

Attributes

Tactics 72Positional 77Endgame 81Openings 76Composure 76Defence 78Speed 72Consistency 70

Luft classical rating

2539No. 201

From 16 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2521 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2521 level, blended with their FIDE rating−3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−3
Activity16 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 65 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1060%
English Opening463%
Nimzo-Indian Defense367%
Semi-Slav Defense367%
Queen's Pawn Game350%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 10 games, won 4, drew 4, lost 2 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation367%
Ragozin Defense350%
Barmen Variation1100%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Tartakower Defense150%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%

English Opening

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation1100%
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%
Symmetrical Variation150%
Agincourt Defense10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%
Spielmann Variation150%
Kmoch Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Meran Variation250%
Marshall Gambit1100%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Colle System250%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 12 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 8 · 29%

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation714%
Delayed Alapin Variation250%
Scheveningen Variation1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 4, drew 0, lost 3 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation580%
Exchange Variation10%
Endgame Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense10%
Modern Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense20%
King's English Variation10%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Keres Variation275%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262/3+6+5
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20263½/8−8−8
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=89th−13−13
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20253/4+4+5
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20255/9+6+8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMG. Maroroa Jones18 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262633
GMN. Abasov16 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242626
GMG. Sargissian5 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252624
GMA. Brkic19 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262610
GMB. Jobava13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252573

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. BrkicLast 11 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/273210
IMJ. VykoukLast 10 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252011
IMS. SahidiLast 21 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242011
GMI. GorshteinLast 25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262011
GMB. FiratLast 12 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20231001

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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.