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Amina Kairbekova
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Amina Kairbekova

KazakhstanBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 13712799

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2340
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2355
Luft

Flair

Amina Kairbekova'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

Amina Kairbekova's classical titles

0 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 65Positional 71Endgame 64Openings 70Composure 68Defence 61Speed 45Consistency 54

Luft classical rating

2340No. 430

From 23 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2264 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2264 level, blended with their FIDE rating−8
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−5
Activity23 classical games in top events−2

Openings

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

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez658%
French Defense3100%
Sicilian Defense367%
Petrov's Defense1100%
Pirc Defense1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense275%
Closed250%
Marshall Attack1100%
Fianchetto Defense10%

French Defense

With White: 3 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation2100%
Winawer Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation1100%
French Variation1100%
O'Kelly Variation10%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack1100%

Pirc Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Alapin Variation275%
French Variation1100%
Dragon Variation150%
Four Knights Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation10%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation10%
Fianchetto Variation10%
Semi-Averbakh System10%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation10%
London System10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=19th+3−4
Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 202611 May 20263/8−38−34
Kazakhstan Cup Final 202512 Dec 20254½/8+2+4
FIDE World Cup 20257 Jul 20251/2+20
FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 20257 Mar 20253/7−26−26

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMA. Bivol8 Dec 2025 · Kazakhstan Cup Final 20252360
WGML. Kurmangaliyeva10 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262346
IMB. Munguntuul10 Dec 2025 · Kazakhstan Cup Final 20252334
WGMR. Ravi5 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262321
WGMM. Alinasab6 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252311

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WIMO. KarmanovaLast 30 May 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262110
WIME. KaliakhmetLast 3 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262101
WGMX. BalabayevaLast 8 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262011
WGMM. AlinasabLast 7 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252101
WGML. KurmangaliyevaLast 10 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262101

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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.