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Sabrina Vega Gutierrez
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Sabrina Vega Gutierrez

SpainBorn 1987 (age 39)FIDE ID 2219026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2336
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2340
Luft

Flair

Sabrina Vega Gutierrez's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fighter62% decisive: 10 wins, 3 losses
  • 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
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Fighter

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Sabrina Vega Gutierrez's classical titles

0 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 68Positional 68Endgame 70Openings 63Composure 55Defence 61Speed 48Consistency 58

Luft classical rating

2336No. 434

From 21 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2474 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2474 level, blended with their FIDE rating+11
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity21 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 37 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1060%
Caro-Kann Defense367%
French Defense225%
Pirc Defense1100%
Alekhine Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation250%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack250%
O'Kelly Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation1100%
Kan Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
French Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation367%

French Defense

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation225%

Pirc Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Alekhine Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 10 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Four Knights Variation438%
Delayed Alapin Variation2100%
Closed150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon150%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%
Barmen Variation10%

King's Indian Attack, with e6

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System1100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266/11−45−27
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=2nd+37+37
French TOP 12 202617 May 20263½/4+26+27
FIDE World Team Championship 202520 Nov 20253/5+4+8
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20257/9+29+28

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Batsiashvili14 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252469
IMU. Fataliyeva1 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262449
IMM. Arabidze2 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262409
IMA. Sargsyan18 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252377
IMZ. Gaal17 May 2026 · French TOP 12 20262374

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMM. ArabidzeLast 2 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262110
IMS. MillietLast 12 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252101
WIMA. KirtadzeLast 26 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262101
WGMN. TonchevaLast 30 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262200
WGMM. HejazipourLast 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.