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Tor Fredrik Kaasen
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Tor Fredrik Kaasen

NorwayBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 1516647

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2499
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2497
Luft

Flair

Tor Fredrik Kaasen'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 73Positional 74Endgame 77Openings 75Composure 71Defence 74Speed 66Consistency 69

Luft classical rating

2499No. 273

From 12 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2546 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2546 level, blended with their FIDE rating+5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity12 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 21 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Catalan Opening275%
Queen's Gambit Declined225%
Zukertort Opening1100%
Queen's Pawn Game1100%
English Opening1100%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense275%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%
Main line10%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Reversed Grünfeld1100%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%
Najdorf Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Allsvenskan 26/27 (Swedish Team Championship)7 Nov 2026½/2−5−5
Norwegian Team League Eliteserien 2026/2730 Oct 20261/1+5+5
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20263/6−10−9
Hastings International Chess Congress 20252 Jan 20264/7+4+4
European Team Championship20 Nov 20234/7+3+2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Rasmussen18 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2507
IMG. Ostmoe30 Oct 2026 · Norwegian Team League Eliteserien 2026/272488
FMJ. Lashkin15 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2457
GMA. Kovchan29 Dec 2025 · Hastings International Chess Congress 20252447
FMO. Wartiovaara14 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2270

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GML. VrolijkLast 19 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2020
GMJ. MaiwaldLast 21 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMH. StevicLast 4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001
GMR. PruijssersLast 5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMN. SedlakLast 18 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001

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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.