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Bibisara Assaubayeva
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Bibisara Assaubayeva

KazakhstanBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 13708694

Playing now: Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2605
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2532
Luft

Flair

Bibisara Assaubayeva's classical flairs

7 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • PodiumTop 3 in 2/2 elite events
  • Black Belt15½/26 with black (60%), against 52% with white
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both among the best women
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 76, from 20 endgames, among the best women
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events (average performance 2582)
  • Underdog5 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • Ironman53 classical games 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
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • 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
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • Podium
  • Black Belt
  • Adaptable

Trophy cabinet

Bibisara Assaubayeva's classical titles

1 classical title, 2 medals, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 82Positional 79Endgame 76Openings 80Composure 77Defence 85Speed 64Consistency 74

Luft classical rating

2605No. 108

From 53 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2624 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2624 level, blended with their FIDE rating+44
Tournament winsNorway Chess 2026+8
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+6
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+7
Activity53 classical games in top events+8

Openings

Their most-played, from 124 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1346%
English Opening950%
Sicilian Defense950%
Italian Game667%
Semi-Slav Defense383%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 13 games, won 2, drew 8, lost 3 · 46%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense463%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense250%
Harrwitz Attack1100%
Orthodox Defense150%
Exchange Variation150%
Three Knights Variation150%
Queen's Knight Variation10%
Traditional Variation10%
Cambridge Springs Defense10%

English Opening

With White: 9 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense550%
Symmetrical Variation250%
Four Knights System1100%
King's English Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 9 games, won 2, drew 5, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation350%
Richter-Rauzer Variation275%
Kan Variation150%
Four Knights Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon10%

Italian Game

With White: 6 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation367%
Giuoco Pianissimo1100%
Giuoco Piano150%
Two Knights Defense150%

Semi-Slav Defense

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Main Line1100%
Moscow Variation1100%
Meran Variation150%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 22 games, won 4, drew 14, lost 4 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation736%
Fianchetto Variation550%
Normal Variation463%
Petrosian Variation2100%
Semi-Averbakh System225%
Main line150%
Makogonov Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 21 games, won 5, drew 10, lost 6 · 48%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation650%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack367%
Kalashnikov Variation225%
Alapin Variation225%
Moscow Variation225%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1100%
Closed1100%
Chekhover Variation150%
Löwenthal Variation150%
Old Sicilian150%
Accelerated Dragon10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense438%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Przepiorka Variation1100%
Tartakower Attack150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System1100%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 202612 Nov 20262/4+11+11
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266½/10−4−9
Norway Chess 20265 Jun 20261st+11+4
FIDE Candidates 202615 Apr 20262nd+11+3
Tata Steel Chess 20261 Feb 20265th+19+20

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Erigaisi12 Nov 2026 · Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 20262746
GMS. Sjugirov18 May 2024 · Sharjah2691
GME. L'Ami25 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262634
GMA. Woodward17 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262608
GMJ. Vakhidov21 May 2024 · Sharjah2599

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. MuzychukLast 4 Jun 2026 · Norway Chess 20267151
GMR. VaishaliLast 7 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20266231
GME. PaehtzLast 22 Feb 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/255131
GMTan ZhongyiLast 11 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20265131
GMH. KoneruLast 24 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20265221

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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.