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Peter Michalik
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Peter Michalik

SlovakiaBorn 1990 (age 36)FIDE ID 14907526

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2548
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2534
Luft

Flair

Peter Michalik'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

Peter Michalik's classical titles

3 classical titles, newest first

  • Slovak Championship 20151st
  • Slovak Championship 20141st
  • Slovak Championship 20131st
  • Slovak Championship×3

Attributes

Tactics 73Positional 78Endgame 81Openings 75Composure 79Defence 80Speed 73Consistency 84

Luft classical rating

2548No. 182

From 26 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2552 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2552 level, blended with their FIDE rating+4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity26 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 73 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined850%
Sicilian Defense560%
Slav Defense463%
King's Indian Defense367%
Ruy Lopez367%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 8 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation1100%
Barmen Variation1100%
Ragozin Defense150%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%
Queen's Knight Variation150%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Main line10%
Exchange Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation333%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Kan Variation1100%

Slav Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation1100%
Soultanbeieff Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%
Modern Line150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation250%
Fianchetto Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed250%
Berlin Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Dragon275%
Closed150%
Prins Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%
Four Knights Variation10%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation10%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 1 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack350%
Classical Attack250%
Karklins-Martinovsky Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%
Ragozin Defense150%
Three Knights Variation10%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation450%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation150%
Normal Variation150%
Main line150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/2731 Oct 2026½/10−1
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/80+1
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20265½/13−9−7
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2618 Apr 20265½/10−2−1
German Bundesliga 2024/2527 Apr 20256/12+1+1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Ragger24 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232605
GMB. Daneshvar23 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262572
GMA. Pavlidis25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222550
GMS. Gupta17 Apr 2026 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262548
GMA. Alonso Rosell12 Jan 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252544

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. BaldaufLast 24 Mar 2024 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232110
GMS. MartinovicLast 25 Nov 2023 · Austrian Bundesliga 20232020
GMT. BeerdsenLast 14 Jan 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242200
GMI. IvanisevicLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232011
GMJ. PechacLast 6 Apr 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/252020

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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.