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Jakhongir Vakhidov
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Jakhongir Vakhidov

UzbekistanBorn 1995 (age 31)FIDE ID 14201801

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2569
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2533
Luft

Flair

Jakhongir Vakhidov'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

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 75Positional 84Endgame 85Openings 77Composure 79Defence 72Speed 72Consistency 78

Luft classical rating

2569No. 148

From 20 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2607 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2607 level, blended with their FIDE rating+26
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+9
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+4
Activity20 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 58 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening850%
Queen's Gambit Declined729%
Nimzo-Indian Defense3100%
Queen's Gambit Accepted2100%
Semi-Slav Defense250%

English Opening

With White: 8 games, won 4, drew 0, lost 4 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation250%
Four Knights System250%
Mikenas-Carls Variation250%
Agincourt Defense1100%
Symmetrical Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 7 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 3 · 29%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation317%
Queen's Knight Variation250%
Harrwitz Attack225%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation3100%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line2100%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Meran Variation150%
Marshall Gambit150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Hyperaccelerated Dragon225%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack225%
Najdorf Variation1100%
Main line1100%
Kalashnikov Variation150%
Old Sicilian150%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 3 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation350%
Sämisch Variation150%
Semi-Averbakh System10%
Petrosian Variation10%

Grünfeld Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation275%
Stockholm Variation150%
Exchange Variation10%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System1100%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense20%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20262½/4+1+1
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20264/8+15+18
Oskemen Open 202629 Jul 2026=24th+5+5
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=103rd−7−5
Sharjah Masters 202525 May 2025=49th−30

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Giri25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262757
GMG. Vescovi24 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252584
GMJ. Malek25 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252511
IMP. Vuppala18 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20232510
IMM. Madaminov16 May 2024 · Sharjah2504

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMN. BelurkarLast 19 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262101
GMP. VuppalaLast 18 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262110
GMN. AbdusattorovLast 19 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252002
GMM. MadaminovLast 23 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252110
GMR. KevlishviliLast 13 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20231001

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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.