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Dmitry Bocharov

RussiaBorn 1982 (age 44)FIDE ID 4138716

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2446
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2484
Luft

Flair

Dmitry Bocharov'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 61Positional 82Endgame 74Openings 71Composure 63Defence 71Speed 64Consistency 75

Luft classical rating

2446No. 360

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2338 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2338 level, blended with their FIDE rating−14
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 33 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game3100%
Catalan Opening225%
Queen's Gambit Declined1100%
Nimzo-Indian Defense1100%
Queen's Indian Accelerated1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo1100%
Classical Variation1100%
Two Knights Defense1100%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Janowski Variation1100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Simagin Variation1100%

Queen's Indian Accelerated

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 10 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 7 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation825%
Scheveningen Variation150%
Alapin Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Kmoch Variation10%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation1100%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Sicilian Variation1100%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Marshall Gambit1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Atyrau Open 202613 Oct 20260/1−6−6
Oskemen Open 202626 Jul 2026=49th−20−19
Aktobe Open 202611 Jun 20263/7−10−12
Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 202512 Aug 20255/9−7−7
Oskemen Open 202529 Jul 20255½/8+10+9

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMRohith Krishna S.26 Jun 2025 · Aktobe Open 20252497
IMA. Urazayev29 Jun 2025 · Aktobe Open 20252490
IML. Zverev25 Jul 2025 · Oskemen Open 20252480
IMA. Davtyan9 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 20252479
GME. Mamedov4 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262464

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMA. SharmaLast 5 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 20252002
IMA. NazariLast 11 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262200
IMRohith Krishna S.Last 26 Jun 2025 · Aktobe Open 20251100
GMA. SaranaLast 27 Jun 2025 · Aktobe Open 20251010
GMS. SargsyanLast 28 Jun 2025 · Aktobe Open 20251001

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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.