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Alina Bivol
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Alina Bivol

SerbiaBorn 1996 (age 30)FIDE ID 4100123

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2305
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2323
Luft

Flair

Alina Bivol'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 67Positional 66Endgame 66Openings 61Composure 51Defence 62Speed 49Consistency 61

Luft classical rating

2305No. 455

From 34 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2270 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2270 level, blended with their FIDE rating−9
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity34 classical games in top events+1

Openings

Their most-played, from 49 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1250%
Ruy Lopez560%
Caro-Kann Defense350%
Pirc Defense2100%
Four Knights Game250%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 12 games, won 4, drew 4, lost 4 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation275%
Alapin Variation275%
Closed250%
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Najdorf Variation10%
Modern Variations10%
Dragon Variation10%
Smith-Morra Gambit10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense367%
Berlin Defense250%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation275%
Tartakower Variation10%

Pirc Defense

With White: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Main line2100%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Gunsberg Variation250%

French Defense

With Black: 10 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 4 · 45%

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation642%
Tarrasch Variation1100%
Hecht-Reefschläger Variation150%
Advance Variation150%
King's Indian Attack10%

Scandinavian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main Line275%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Marshall Gambit150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20263½/7−6−4
Serbian Super League 202614 Oct 20267/10−10−10
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20264½/10−28−35
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=7th+10+5
Kazakhstan Cup Final 202512 Dec 20255/8+10+3

Best wins

OpponentRating
IML. Garifullina18 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252477
IMU. Fataliyeva21 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262395
GME. Danielian5 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262390
WGMN. Toncheva19 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252356
WGML. Kurmangaliyeva5 Dec 2025 · Kazakhstan Cup Final 20252339

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IML. GarifullinaLast 24 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252110
WGMN. TonchevaLast 17 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262110
WIMA. KirtadzeLast 20 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262020
WGMS. PogorelskikhLast 2 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262011
GMA. UsheninaLast 23 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262002

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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.