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Erdem Khubukshanov
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Erdem Khubukshanov

FIDEBorn 2007 (age 19)FIDE ID 54114527

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2522
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2513
Luft

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No classical titles on record yet.

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 18 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense350%
Italian Game333%
King's Indian Attack1100%
French Defense1100%
Caro-Kann Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation150%
Moscow Variation10%

Italian Game

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 2 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
French Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation1100%
Closed150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense1100%
Cozio Defense150%
Berlin Defense10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation150%
Agincourt Defense150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation1100%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20264/7−1−2
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=9th+12+14
31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival24 Aug 20253/5+7+7
Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 202512 Aug 20254½/6+12+12

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMYu Yangyi1 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262714
GMLi Di3 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262557
GMZ. Tsydypov4 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262507
IMD. Sapenov12 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 20252429
FMA. Ashraf9 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 20252428

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMP. AnandLast 14 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262011
FMB. KushLast 5 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 20251100
FMB. YeganegiLast 8 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 20251100
FMA. AshrafLast 9 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 20251100
GMM. MatlakovLast 10 Aug 2025 · Almaty Region Open Qonaev Cup 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.