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Vladimir Fedoseev
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Vladimir Fedoseev

SloveniaBorn 1995 (age 31)FIDE ID 24130737

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2692
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2691
Luft

Flair

Vladimir Fedoseev'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

Vladimir Fedoseev's classical titles

1 classical title, 1 medal, newest first

  • World Team Championship 2017Silver, team · Russia
  • Aeroflot Open 20171st
  • Aeroflot Open 

Attributes

Tactics 82Positional 86Endgame 88Openings 83Composure 93Defence 86Speed 89Consistency 93

Luft classical rating

2692No. 34

From 22 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2700 level, with 1 win against the top 10.

ResultsPlayed at a 2700 level, blended with their FIDE rating+3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity22 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 138 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Nimzo-Indian Defense1267%
Queen's Gambit Declined1075%
Indian Defense856%
Catalan Opening540%
King's Indian Defense463%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 12 games, won 7, drew 2, lost 3 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1070%
Normal Variation250%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 10 games, won 7, drew 1, lost 2 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Main line2100%
Ragozin Defense2100%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1100%
Exchange Variation1100%
Charousek Variation1100%
Barmen Variation150%
Three Knights10%
Cambridge Springs Defense10%

Indian Defense

With White: 8 games, won 4, drew 1, lost 3 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Main line2100%
Accelerated London System225%
Dzindzi-Indian Defense1100%
Normal Variation1100%
Anti-Grünfeld10%
Przepiorka Variation10%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense350%
Closed150%
Main line10%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation275%
Fianchetto Variation150%
Petrosian Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 14 games, won 8, drew 2, lost 4 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Main line450%
Ragozin Defense383%
Charousek Variation250%
Modern Variation1100%
Three Knights Variation1100%
Tarrasch Defense1100%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Exchange Variation10%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 11 games, won 1, drew 8, lost 2 · 45%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack844%
Modern Attack250%
Millennium Attack150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation367%
Tartakower Variation1100%
Endgame Offer1100%
Accelerated Panov Attack150%

Four Knights Game

With Black: 6 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted250%
Spanish Variation250%
Scotch Variation1100%
Main line150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 3 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation333%
Accelerated Dragon150%
Kan Variation10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20264½/9−9−9
Tata Steel Chess 20261 Feb 2026=8th+4+7
FIDE World Cup 20258 Nov 20251½/4−11−11
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20252½/4+1+2
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20255½/9−4−3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Carlsen20 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242832
GMF. Caruana22 Jan 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20252803
GMA. Erigaisi21 Jan 2025 · Tata Steel Chess 20252801
GMV. Keymer18 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262776
GMC. Aravindh1 Feb 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262700

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMGukesh D.Last 25 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20265032
GMA. ErigaisiLast 21 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20265221
GMJ. PechacLast 13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20254121
GMR. WojtaszekLast 8 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20254112
GMA. GiriLast 27 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20264040

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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.