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Daniil Dubov
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Daniil Dubov

RussiaBorn 1996 (age 30)FIDE ID 24126055

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2664
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2654
Luft

Flair

Daniil Dubov's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Lightning#9 at speed chess (blitz 2775, rapid 2687)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Lightning

Trophy cabinet

Daniil Dubov's classical titles

1 classical title, 4 medals, newest first

  • Russian Championship 20221st
  • European Team Championship 2021Silver, board 2 · Russia
  • European Team Championship 2019Gold, board 5 · Russia
  • European Team Championship 2019Gold, team · Russia
  • European Team Championship 2017Silver, team · Russia
  • Russian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 80Positional 84Endgame 86Openings 83Composure 84Defence 85Speed 92Consistency 90

Luft classical rating

2664No. 58

From 22 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2686 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2686 level, blended with their FIDE rating+10
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity22 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 37 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Catalan Opening475%
Italian Game367%
Sicilian Defense350%
Ruy Lopez275%
Queen's Gambit Declined250%

Catalan Opening

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense367%
Closed1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo1100%
Giuoco Piano150%
Main line150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Najdorf Variation150%
Main line150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%
Morphy Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Ragozin Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 0 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Closed367%
Morphy Defense150%
Marshall Attack150%
Main line150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Alapin Variation150%
Najdorf Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Queen's Knight Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System1100%

Modern Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202613 Nov 20265½/7+2+2
KazChess Masters Almaty 20263 Nov 20266/9+4+3
Aktobe Open 202611 Jun 20266½/9+3+3
FIDE World Cup 202515 Nov 20254/8−30
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=27th−7−7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Predke8 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252609
GMB. Adhiban2 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232587
GMD. Makhnev30 Oct 2026 · KazChess Masters Almaty 20262581
IMP. Shuvalova6 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262492
IMA. Tarhan5 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262482

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMB. AdhibanLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232110
D. VocaturoLast 6 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232011
GMA. HakobyanLast 2 Nov 2026 · KazChess Masters Almaty 20262020
GMS. VokhidovLast 28 Oct 2026 · KazChess Masters Almaty 20262020
GMBai JinshiLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252020

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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.