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Aldiyar Ansat
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Aldiyar Ansat

KazakhstanBorn 2008 (age 18)FIDE ID 13715658

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2522
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2505
Luft

Flair

Aldiyar Ansat's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureSicilian Defense in 14 of 20 games with black
  • RisingRating increased by +80 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
  • 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
  • Signature
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 78Positional 76Endgame 78Openings 72Composure 78Defence 76Speed 70Consistency 69

Luft classical rating

2522No. 233

From 43 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2513 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2513 level, blended with their FIDE rating+4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−1
Activity43 classical games in top events+4

Openings

Their most-played, from 59 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez1141%
Sicilian Defense1045%
French Defense550%
Caro-Kann Defense333%
Scotch Game275%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 11 games, won 2, drew 5, lost 4 · 41%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense530%
Closed367%
Berlin Defense225%
Open150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 10 games, won 0, drew 9, lost 1 · 45%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation438%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%
Moscow Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Modern Variations150%
Kan Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation275%
Classical Variation150%
Rubinstein Variation150%
Winawer Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation250%
Two Knights Attack10%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Schmidt Variation1100%
Malaniuk Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 17 games, won 3, drew 6, lost 8 · 35%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1030%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation450%
Accelerated Dragon20%
Closed1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation383%
Barmen Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense150%

Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202613 Nov 20262½/5−6−6
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20264½/7+16+15
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20264½/9−10−8
Oskemen Open 202629 Jul 2026=11th0+1
KazChess Masters Almaty 20268 Jul 20262½/9−11−8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMR. Makarian11 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262548
GMM. Kazhgaleyev17 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262541
IME. Vaz15 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262525
GMJ. Seemann25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262515
GME. Mamedov23 Nov 2025 · KazChess Masters2492

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMS. ShanklandLast 30 Jun 2026 · KazChess Masters Almaty 20263021
GMK. NogerbekLast 3 Jul 2026 · KazChess Masters Almaty 20263030
IMS. NurgaliyevLast 25 Nov 2025 · KazChess Masters2011
IME. VazLast 15 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262101
GMJ. CoriLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252020

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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.