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Samir Sahidi
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Samir Sahidi

SlovakiaBorn 2003 (age 23)FIDE ID 14936372

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2497
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2500
Luft

Flair

Samir Sahidi'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 74Positional 72Endgame 82Openings 72Composure 72Defence 72Speed 72Consistency 76

Luft classical rating

2497No. 279

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2472 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2472 level, blended with their FIDE rating−4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+7
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 30 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense438%
Caro-Kann Defense367%
Nimzo-Indian Defense275%
Queen's Gambit Declined250%
Ruy Lopez250%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 2 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
O'Kelly Variation10%
Four Knights Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Endgame Variation275%
Exchange Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation1100%
Normal Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Defense150%
Ragozin Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense1100%
Morphy Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation367%
Moscow Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation225%
Two Knights Defense10%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Vitolins Variation1100%
Grünfeld Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Harrwitz Attack150%
Ragozin Defense10%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
London System1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265/7+17+19
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265½/9+4+3
European Individual Chess Championship 202613 Apr 2026=154th−4−4
Prague International Chess Festival 20266 Mar 20261/2−1−2
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20253½/5+10+10

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMPranesh M.23 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262674
GMP. Pultinevicius21 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242587
IMD. Horvath14 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2549
IMD. Martins6 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252430
GMG. Kjartansson24 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252422

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMP. PultineviciusLast 21 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242110
GML. HaugeLast 11 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010
FMJ. BeukemaLast 13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1100
IMD. HorvathLast 14 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1100
IMJ. VykoukLast 15 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010

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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.