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Sanjin Culum
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Sanjin Culum

Bosnia & HerzegovinaBorn 2007 (age 19)FIDE ID 14420937

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2440
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2452
Luft

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No classical titles on record yet.

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 22 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense475%
Ruy Lopez438%
Caro-Kann Defense250%
French Defense250%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation275%
Najdorf Variation275%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Closed350%
Berlin Defense10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation250%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation1100%
McCutcheon Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 5 · 14%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation30%
Najdorf Variation20%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Modern Variations150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Moscow Gambit10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/11+15+16
European Individual Chess Championship 202618 Apr 2026=24th+2+3
German Bundesliga 2025/2622 Mar 20261/200
European Individual Chess Championship 202419 Nov 2024=97th+8+9
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20247½/11+8+8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMJ. Bjerre13 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242654
GMP. Pultinevicius9 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242599
GMB. Cheng20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262570
GMO. De La Riva Aguado25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262428
IMA. Kayonde23 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262316

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
H. PillayLast 11 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
GMA. PichotLast 12 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241001
FMA. SalihLast 13 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
FMW. TeerapabpaisitLast 14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
GMH. StevicLast 15 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241010

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