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Richard Stalmach

CzechiaBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 372048

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2431
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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2452
Luft

Flair

Richard Stalmach'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

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 65Positional 71Endgame 81Openings 68Composure 66Defence 71Speed 58Consistency 73

Luft classical rating

2431No. 374

From 10 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2403 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2403 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 event0
Activity10 classical games in top events−7

Openings

Their most-played, from 41 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Bogo-Indian Defense540%
Catalan Opening425%
Nimzo-Indian Defense350%
English Opening350%
Queen's Gambit Declined1100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation350%
Grünfeld Variation225%

Catalan Opening

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense225%
Closed225%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation275%
Sämisch Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation1100%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%
Agincourt Defense10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 11 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 6 · 27%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation633%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Moscow Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation10%
Classical Variation10%
Kan Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 2 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation333%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense275%

Trompowsky Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/2731 Oct 20260/1−4−3
FISU World University Championship Mind Sports 202616 Oct 20261½/4−5−3
Prague International Chess Festival 20266 Mar 20262½/5+6+6
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20252½/5+10
Austrian Bundesliga 2024/255 Apr 20253½/7+7+7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMZhao Jun2 Mar 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20262533
GMV. Kunin13 Oct 2024 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/252532
GMM. Perunovic5 Apr 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/252501
GME. Ioannidis4 Mar 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20262481
IMR. Koellner9 Oct 2024 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/252480

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMV. FinekLast 5 Mar 2025 · Prague International Chess Festival 20252020
GMM. RodshteinLast 11 Oct 2024 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/252011
GMA. MotylevLast 27 Jun 2023 · Prague International Chess Festival1001
FMA. VeljanoskiLast 11 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1100
GMC. LupulescuLast 13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1001

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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.