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Gulenay Aydin
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Gulenay Aydin

TürkiyeBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 34557431

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2230
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2217
Luft

Flair

Gulenay Aydin's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog4 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • 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
  • 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
  • Underdog

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 55Positional 61Endgame 66Openings 59Composure 47Defence 62Speed 44Consistency 56

Luft classical rating

2230No. 495

From 12 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2335 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2335 level, blended with their FIDE rating+7
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity12 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 17 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense475%
French Defense275%
Caro-Kann Defense1100%
Four Knights Game150%
Scotch Game150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 1 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Closed367%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation1100%
McCutcheon Variation150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted150%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Dragon150%
Closed10%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon10%

Philidor Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation250%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266/9+4+5
25th European Chess Championship 20264 Jun 2026=52nd+27+20
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20251/4−5−5
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20255½/8+28+26
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20247½/10+26+31

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMN. Salimova29 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262404
V. Kurochkin25 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252370
IMS. Khukhashvili26 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262329
WGME. Mehmed21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262316
WIMS. Hryzlova12 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252309

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WIMT. VidicLast 9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252110
WGME. MehmedLast 21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262200
WCMB. CruzLast 11 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
WFMS. JacimovicLast 12 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
WGME. DoluhanovaLast 14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100

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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.