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Vitaliy Bernadskiy
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Vitaliy Bernadskiy

UkraineBorn 1994 (age 32)FIDE ID 14100371

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2566
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2553
Luft

Flair

Vitaliy Bernadskiy'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 77Positional 77Endgame 79Openings 79Composure 77Defence 79Speed 74Consistency 66

Luft classical rating

2566No. 151

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2620 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2620 level, blended with their FIDE rating+16
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+1
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 29 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined450%
English Opening383%
Slav Defense1100%
King's Indian Defense150%
Trompowsky Attack150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense250%
Exchange Variation150%
Barmen Variation150%

English Opening

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense1100%
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%
King's English Variation150%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Breyer Variation1100%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation150%

Trompowsky Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense150%
Schliemann Defense150%
Morphy Defense10%
Closed10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Janowski Variation1100%
Exchange Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation1100%
Fianchetto Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Defense150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20267 Nov 2026=2nd+8+10
Serbian Super League 202614 Oct 20265/9+10+5
19th Arad Open Grand Prix Classic 20266 Aug 2026½/1−2−2
Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 202512 Aug 20252½/7−16−22
Grand Prix Romania 202421 Jul 20243½/5+4+3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMS. Ter-Sahakyan6 Nov 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20262609
GMR. Dimitrov4 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262486
GMV. Hamitevici19 Jul 2024 · Grand Prix Romania 20242442
IMG. Ardelean21 Jul 2024 · Grand Prix Romania 20242436
IMA. Ramoutar12 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20232425

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMT. KuybokarovLast 5 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20263021
CMG. GarciaLast 11 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20231010
IMA. RamoutarLast 12 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20231100
IME. GurelLast 14 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20231010
IMY. SokolovskyLast 15 Apr 2023 · Menorca Open 20231010

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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.