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Amilal Munkhdalai
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Amilal Munkhdalai

MongoliaBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 4903250

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2518
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2503
Luft

Flair

Amilal Munkhdalai's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureSicilian Defense in 6 of 8 games with black
  • 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
  • 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

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 73Positional 77Endgame 78Openings 72Composure 73Defence 79Speed 64Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2518No. 242

From 16 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2549 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2549 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 event+1
Activity16 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 32 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez642%
Sicilian Defense463%
Caro-Kann Defense425%
French Defense1100%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 6 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 2 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Closed250%
Morphy Defense250%
Berlin Defense150%
Classical Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation275%
Prins Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 3 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Main line333%
Exchange Variation10%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 12 games, won 2, drew 6, lost 4 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation642%
Taimanov Variation450%
Godiva Variation150%
Alapin Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 1 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation2100%
Sämisch Variation10%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense150%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Capablanca Variation10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266½/9+12+15
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20268 Aug 20261/3−2−2
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=24th−3−3
2026 Saint Louis Masters1 Mar 20263/8+4+2
31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival24 Aug 20254/7+16+37

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMB. Bok27 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2592
GME. Amar29 Jun 2025 · Aktobe Open 20252589
GMA. Hong18 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival2580
GMS. Kourkoulos-Arditis27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262567
GMWan Yunguo23 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival2501

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. SuleymenovLast 20 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242011
IMJ. Baules RodriguezLast 21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262101
GMA. MittalLast 6 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 20252011
GME. AmarLast 7 Aug 2026 · Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20262101
GMNarayanan.S.LLast 11 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20231001

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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.