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Guldona Karimova
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Guldona Karimova

UzbekistanBorn 2007 (age 19)FIDE ID 14210410

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2266
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2264
Luft

Flair

Guldona Karimova'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

Guldona Karimova's classical titles

0 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 59Positional 64Endgame 69Openings 60Composure 58Defence 61Speed 36Consistency 59

Luft classical rating

2266No. 479

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2277 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2277 level, blended with their FIDE rating+1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+4
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 30 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense625%
French Defense350%
Ruy Lopez250%
Modern Defense1100%
Scotch Game150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 3 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation225%
Godiva Variation150%
Four Knights Variation150%
Najdorf Variation10%
Kalashnikov Variation10%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation350%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%
Berlin Defense10%

Modern Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Standard Line1100%

Scotch Game

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Mieses Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 4 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation350%
Four Knights Variation225%
Closed150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation10%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon10%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Austrian Defense150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Sämisch Variation150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265½/8+22+22
Turkic Team Chess Championships 202617 May 20262½/5−8−4
FIDE World Team Championship 202521 Nov 20252½/7+20
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 202515 Oct 20250/3−29−29
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=49th−5−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
IML. Javakhishvili5 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252434
IMM. Narva8 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252386
IMS. Milliet19 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252351
WGMA. Kazarian24 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262333
WFMA. Altynbek16 May 2026 · Turkic Team Chess Championships 20262216

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WIMA. KhamdamovaLast 15 Oct 2025 · FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 20252011
IML. JavakhishviliLast 21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262101
WGMX. BalabayevaLast 14 May 2026 · Turkic Team Chess Championships 20262002
IMSavitha Shri B.Last 25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262020
IMP. ShuvalovaLast 21 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252002

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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.