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Timothe Razafindratsima
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Timothe Razafindratsima

FranceBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 36069884

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2472
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2501
Luft

Flair

Timothe Razafindratsima'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 68Positional 74Endgame 79Openings 70Composure 65Defence 75Speed 62Consistency 71

Luft classical rating

2472No. 323

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2434 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2434 level, blended with their FIDE rating−8
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−5
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 23 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense530%
English Opening350%
Ruy Lopez250%
Petrov's Defense150%
Italian Game10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 3 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Taimanov Variation10%
Najdorf Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation1100%
Mikenas-Carls Variation150%
Anglo-Indian Defense10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed250%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 3 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Four Knights Variation350%
Najdorf Variation350%
French Variation10%
Prins Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261/3−5−3
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=53rd+4+8
Reykjavik Open 202630 Mar 2026=10th−6−5
German Bundesliga 2024/2526 Apr 20253½/12−13−11
57th International Chess Festival Biel (Open)24 Jul 20241½/3+3+3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Berelowitsch9 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272470
IMA. Kuru16 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262444
IMA. Isik14 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262435
IMA. Petkidis24 Jul 2024 · 57th International Chess Festival Biel (Open)2428

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMS. GangulyLast 18 Jul 2024 · 57th International Chess Festival Biel (Open)1010
GMH. BharathakotiLast 19 Jul 2024 · 57th International Chess Festival Biel (Open)1001
IMA. PetkidisLast 24 Jul 2024 · 57th International Chess Festival Biel (Open)1100
IMA. FeuerstackLast 5 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/251010
GMZ. EfimenkoLast 6 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/251010

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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.