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Gunay Mammadzada
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Gunay Mammadzada

AzerbaijanBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 13403729

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2333
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2341
Luft

Flair

Gunay Mammadzada's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureSicilian Defense in 5 of 9 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
  • 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
  • Signature

Trophy cabinet

Gunay Mammadzada's classical titles

3 classical titles, 4 medals, newest first

  • Azerbaijani Championship×3

Attributes

Tactics 65Positional 69Endgame 64Openings 66Composure 59Defence 65Speed 55Consistency 59

Luft classical rating

2333No. 438

From 19 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2245 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2245 level, blended with their FIDE rating−7
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+7
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−4
Activity19 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 31 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez367%
Sicilian Defense350%
Queen's Pawn Game250%
Catalan Opening225%
Indian Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense275%
Closed150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Kan Variation150%
Najdorf Variation10%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation250%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense225%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Wade-Tartakower Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 4 · 36%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation333%
Closed1100%
Moscow Variation150%
Sozin Attack10%
Scheveningen Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed250%
Berlin Defense10%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Move Order1100%
Main Line10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation150%
King's English Variation10%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20262/5−13−12
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266/9−60
25th European Chess Championship 20262 Jun 2026=137th−32−18
Turkic Team Chess Championships 202617 May 20263/5−6−5
Qatar Masters 202412 Dec 2024=60th−2−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Kosteniuk20 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242483
GME. Paehtz15 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2473
IMI. Bulmaga3 Nov 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232423
IMS. Tsolakidou19 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2389
IMD. Daulyte-Cornette14 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2369

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMS. TsolakidouLast 18 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20263111
IMB. AssaubayevaLast 18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242011
IMS. MillietLast 30 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20231010
IMDeysi Cori T.Last 1 Nov 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20231001
IMI. BulmagaLast 3 Nov 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20231100

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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.