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Vaclav Finek
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Vaclav Finek

CzechiaBorn 2010 (age 16)FIDE ID 23718293

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2654
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2609
Luft

Flair

Vaclav Finek's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • WildcardPerformed anywhere from 2483 to 2879 in 5 events
  • RisingRating increased by +106 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Wildcard
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 82Positional 81Endgame 84Openings 83Composure 87Defence 84Speed 72Consistency 73

Luft classical rating

2654No. 62

From 40 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2690 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2690 level, blended with their FIDE rating+35
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+6
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity40 classical games in top events+3

Openings

Their most-played, from 62 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Catalan Opening580%
Bogo-Indian Defense550%
Slav Defense540%
King's Indian Defense463%
English Opening367%

Catalan Opening

With White: 5 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 0 · 80%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense580%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation333%
Nimzowitsch Variation275%

Slav Defense

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 2 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Main line275%
Modern Line20%
Exchange Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation225%
Normal Variation1100%
Karpov System1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Four Knights System1100%
King's English Variation150%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack2100%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon275%
Accelerated Dragon275%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed350%
Morphy Defense250%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack250%
French Attack150%

Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
London System1100%
Anti-Nimzo-Indian1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation1100%
Three Knights Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/2731 Oct 2026½/100
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20266/7+17+15
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262/3+5+4
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/10+9+4
59th Biel International Chess Festival 202623 Jul 20264½/7+3+3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Pranav21 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262677
GMJ. Pechac27 Jun 2023 · Prague International Chess Festival2611
GMD. Yuffa1 Mar 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20262604
GMM. Ragger22 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262573
GMJ. Kosakowski13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252550

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMR. StalmachLast 5 Mar 2025 · Prague International Chess Festival 20252020
GMJ. Santos LatasaLast 25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262011
GMA. KorobovLast 31 Oct 2026 · sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/272011
GMR. VaishaliLast 17 Jul 2026 · 59th Biel International Chess Festival 20262110
IMS. HrbekLast 27 Feb 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20262110

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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.