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Gulnar Mammadova
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Gulnar Mammadova

AzerbaijanBorn 1991 (age 35)FIDE ID 13403508

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2306
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2315
Luft

Flair

Gulnar Mammadova's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Chameleon11 different defences in 12 games with black, among the best women
  • 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
  • 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
  • Chameleon

Trophy cabinet

Gulnar Mammadova's classical titles

1 classical title, 5 medals, newest first

  • Azerbaijani Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 61Positional 67Endgame 67Openings 65Composure 65Defence 63Speed 54Consistency 57

Luft classical rating

2306No. 453

From 23 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2267 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2267 level, blended with their FIDE rating−3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−4
Activity23 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 34 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense956%
Scotch Game333%
Ruy Lopez250%
Scandinavian Defense150%
Pirc Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 9 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 3 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Closed275%
Taimanov Variation250%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Chekhover Variation1100%
Modern Variations150%
Kan Variation10%
French Variation10%

Scotch Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Schmidt Variation250%
Scotch Gambit10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Berlin Defense150%
Exchange Variation150%

Scandinavian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main Line150%

Pirc Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Queen's Pawn Game

With Black: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
London System1100%
Modern Defense1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Charousek Variation1100%
Exchange Variation150%

Benoni Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%
Classical Variation10%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Sämisch Variation150%
Fianchetto Variation10%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202621 Oct 20264/4+12+13
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202626 Sep 20265½/8−3−4
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=30th−9−8
Turkic Team Chess Championships 202617 May 20264/5−10
Azerbaijan Chess Championship 202621 Feb 20262½/6−9−6

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMM. Arabidze12 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252417
WGMA. Navrotescu7 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252257
WGMM. Gevorgyan10 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252242
WFMI. Prado Acebo20 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252225
WIME. Pavlidou9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252217

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMP. ShuvalovaLast 23 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20253012
IMM. ArabidzeLast 21 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20253111
WIMY. LiLast 7 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252020
WIME. KaliakhmetLast 22 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252020
IMK. BalajayevaLast 15 Feb 2026 · Azerbaijan Chess Championship 20262020

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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.