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Andrei Volokitin
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Andrei Volokitin

UkraineBorn 1986 (age 40)FIDE ID 14107090

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2586
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2610
Luft

Flair

Andrei Volokitin'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 75Positional 80Endgame 84Openings 79Composure 78Defence 78Speed 72Consistency 84

Luft classical rating

2586No. 127

From 19 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2602 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2602 level, blended with their FIDE rating−2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity19 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 45 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense743%
Caro-Kann Defense540%
Ruy Lopez463%
Petrov's Defense450%
French Defense250%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 7 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 2 · 43%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack317%
Najdorf Variation250%
Kan Variation1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation540%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense275%
Closed250%

Petrov's Defense

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack250%
Modern Attack250%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation250%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 12 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 5 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation831%
Moscow Variation225%
Alapin Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation250%
Classical Variation1100%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack150%
Classical Attack10%

Queen's Pawn Game

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Colle System150%
Symmetrical Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20262½/5−9−9
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261½/3−1−1
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20268½/15+13+11
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20254/6+1+1
European Team Chess Championship 202513 Oct 20253/6+1+1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Bluebaum8 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252687
GMA. Sarana6 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252686
GMN. Theodorou11 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262648
GMB. Jobava12 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252590
GMK. Venkataraman9 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272556

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. SaranaLast 25 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20253111
GMM. BluebaumLast 10 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/273111
D. VocaturoLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMA. KozakLast 25 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20231010
CMY. BarbariaLast 11 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100

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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.