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Vincent Keymer
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Vincent Keymer

GermanyBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 12940690

Playing now: Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2757
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2761
Luft

Flair

Vincent Keymer's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • PodiumTop 3 in 2/4 elite events
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • Ironman61 classical games 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
  • 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
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • Podium
  • Adaptable
  • Ironman

Trophy cabinet

Vincent Keymer's classical titles

3 classical titles, 2 medals, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 91Positional 93Endgame 89Openings 89Composure 94Defence 79Speed 85Consistency 92

Luft classical rating

2757No. 12

From 61 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2750 level, with 3 wins against the top 10.

ResultsPlayed at a 2750 level, blended with their FIDE rating−6
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−6
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity61 classical games in top events+8

Openings

Their most-played, from 209 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1963%
English Opening1168%
King's Indian Attack967%
Queen's Pawn Game869%
Ruy Lopez683%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 19 games, won 9, drew 6, lost 4 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1159%
Three Knights Variation275%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense250%
Charousek Variation250%
Ragozin Defense1100%
Queen's Knight Variation1100%

English Opening

With White: 11 games, won 4, drew 7, lost 0 · 68%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation580%
Symmetrical Variation250%
Agincourt Defense1100%
Great Snake Variation150%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%
Mikenas-Carls Variation150%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 9 games, won 3, drew 6, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Double Fianchetto383%
Main line367%
Spassky Variation150%
Keres Variation150%
Symmetrical Defense150%

Queen's Pawn Game

With White: 8 games, won 3, drew 5, lost 0 · 69%

VariationGamesScore
Colle System367%
Symmetrical Variation367%
Main line1100%
London System150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense383%
Open1100%
Closed1100%
Morphy Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 30 games, won 2, drew 23, lost 5 · 45%

VariationGamesScore
Closed1547%
Berlin Defense550%
Morphy Defense530%
Marshall Attack350%
Exchange Variation250%

Italian Game

With Black: 14 games, won 4, drew 7, lost 3 · 54%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation633%
Giuoco Pianissimo550%
Two Knights Defense3100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 11 games, won 2, drew 6, lost 3 · 45%

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation450%
Normal Variation350%
Classical Variation225%
Kmoch Variation150%
Romanishin Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation450%
Moscow Variation275%
Modern Variations10%

Queen's Indian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation367%
Classical Variation275%
Miles Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 202612 Nov 20261½/4−6−5
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265½/10−3−4
2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals26 Aug 20261½/4−6−4
GCT: Sinquefield Cup 202619 Aug 2026=3rd+2+4
Norway Chess 20265 Jun 20265th0−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Carlsen9 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232835
GMF. Caruana18 Aug 2026 · GCT: Sinquefield Cup 20262792
GMA. Erigaisi28 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262775
GMA. Giri14 Aug 2026 · GCT: Sinquefield Cup 20262764
GMPraggnanandhaa R.30 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262758

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMPraggnanandhaa R.Last 11 Nov 2026 · Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 202613454
GMGukesh D.Last 31 May 2026 · Norway Chess 20268143
GMA. ErigaisiLast 28 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20267151
GMA. GiriLast 27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20267250
GMJ. van ForeestLast 19 Aug 2026 · GCT: Sinquefield Cup 20266042

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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.