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Tamas Banusz
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Tamas Banusz

HungaryBorn 1989 (age 37)FIDE ID 722413

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2536
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2572
Luft

Flair

Tamas Banusz'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 72Positional 83Endgame 78Openings 76Composure 70Defence 75Speed 72Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2536No. 204

From 23 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2501 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2501 level, blended with their FIDE rating−18
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−6
Activity23 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 81 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening1365%
Queen's Pawn Game1065%
King's Indian Attack1050%
Catalan Opening275%
Zukertort Opening275%

English Opening

With White: 13 games, won 5, drew 7, lost 1 · 65%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense779%
Symmetrical Variation350%
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense150%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%
King's English Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

With White: 10 games, won 5, drew 3, lost 2 · 65%

VariationGamesScore
London System560%
Colle System2100%
Symmetrical Variation250%
Zukertort Variation150%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 10 games, won 2, drew 6, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line450%
Spassky Variation275%
Double Fianchetto250%
Pachman System150%
Sicilian Variation10%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%
Open Defense150%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Slav Invitation1100%
Main line150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 13 games, won 1, drew 9, lost 3 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack450%
Closed450%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation425%
Old Sicilian150%

Slav Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line250%
Quiet Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense225%
Janowski-Larsen Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Berlin Defense150%
Morphy Defense10%
Open10%

Philidor Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation225%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261/3−4−2
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202624 Sep 20262½/6−16−16
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20267½/13+2+1
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2618 Apr 20262/4−3−3
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20254/7−1−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMJ. Christiansen23 Mar 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252657
GMA. Shirov25 Apr 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252650
GMY. Kryvoruchko6 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262618
GMA. Kozak2 Apr 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/252598
GMD. Wagner17 Apr 2026 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262592

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMR. MarkusLast 27 Apr 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252020
GML. NisipeanuLast 13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252020
IMV. SipilaLast 6 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252110
GMP. MichalikLast 21 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262020
GMD. KuljasevicLast 23 Mar 2023 · Österreichische Bundesliga 20221010

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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.