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Valentin Buckels

GermanyBorn 2001 (age 25)FIDE ID 12942766

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2432
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FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2450
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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 31 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Pawn Game764%
Indian Defense450%
Horwitz Defense150%
King's Indian Defense150%
English Opening150%

Queen's Pawn Game

With White: 7 games, won 2, drew 5, lost 0 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
London System450%
Symmetrical Variation1100%
Main line1100%
Accelerated London System150%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
London System250%
Anti-Nimzo-Indian150%
Przepiorka Variation150%

Horwitz Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense438%
Main line150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation225%
Main line150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo150%
Giuoco Piano10%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation1100%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Dutch Meesterklasse 20263 Oct 20261½/2+6+6
German Bundesliga 2024/2527 Apr 20254/13−1−2
grenke Chess Festival 202520 Apr 2025½/2−2−3
Bundesliga 2023/2428 Apr 20245/10+12+12
Bundesliga 202230 Apr 20233/7+4+5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMH. ten Hertog19 Sep 2026 · Dutch Meesterklasse 20262507
IMN. Zwirs26 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222481
GMT. Heinemann3 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242425

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMS. GumularzLast 25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
IMN. ZwirsLast 26 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100
GMM. PerunovicLast 18 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMV. KeymerLast 19 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001
GMM. BluebaumLast 1 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010

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