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Radoslaw Wojtaszek
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Radoslaw Wojtaszek

PolandBorn 1987 (age 39)FIDE ID 1118358

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2635
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2654
Luft

Flair

Radoslaw Wojtaszek'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

Radoslaw Wojtaszek's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 83Positional 79Endgame 83Openings 83Composure 85Defence 82Speed 78Consistency 91

Luft classical rating

2635No. 77

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2625 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2625 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 event0
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 79 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined944%
English Opening475%
Slav Defense450%
Bogo-Indian Defense383%
Queen's Gambit Accepted367%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 9 games, won 1, drew 6, lost 2 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation350%
Ragozin Defense250%
Barmen Variation1100%
Main line150%
Harrwitz Attack10%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation275%
Neo-Catalan1100%
King's English Variation150%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Czech Variation450%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Grünfeld Variation2100%
Exchange Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Central Variation275%
Normal Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 7 games, won 0, drew 7, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed450%
Morphy Defense350%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation367%
Rubinstein System1100%
Spielmann Variation150%
Normal Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation550%
Chekhover Variation1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense275%
King's English Variation150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Keres Variation150%
Sicilian Variation150%
Spassky Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/3−4−4
German Bundesliga 2025/261 Mar 20267/10+10
FIDE World Cup 202512 Nov 20253½/6+7+8
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20255/8+6+8
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=51st−9−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Fedoseev8 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252717
GME. Bacrot13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2668
GMT. Nguyen13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252664
GME. Najer14 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252613
GMJ. Tomczak1 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20222595

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. FedoseevLast 8 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20254211
GMI. SchitcoLast 20 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship3111
GML. van WelyLast 9 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272020
S. DeLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232110
GMP. DominguezLast 10 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020

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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.