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Kirill Alekseenko
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Kirill Alekseenko

AustriaBorn 1997 (age 29)FIDE ID 4135539

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2596
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2637
Luft

Flair

Kirill Alekseenko'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

Kirill Alekseenko's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 84Positional 75Endgame 79Openings 80Composure 77Defence 81Speed 81Consistency 79

Luft classical rating

2596No. 118

From 23 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2561 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2561 level, blended with their FIDE rating−23
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−6
Activity23 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 41 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense683%
French Defense667%
Italian Game550%
Ruy Lopez275%
Petrov's Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation367%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Modern Variations1100%

French Defense

With White: 6 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 1 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation580%
Winawer Variation10%

Italian Game

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo550%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense1100%
Berlin Defense150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 2 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Closed642%

English Opening

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation450%
Agincourt Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line2100%
Vienna Variation10%
Ragozin Defense10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo1100%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/2731 Oct 2026½/1−3−3
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261/3−3−1
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/10−16−17
German Bundesliga 2025/2622 Mar 20268/12+16+18
FIDE World Cup 20258 Nov 20251½/4−7−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Murzin28 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262670
GMF. Svane9 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/272662
GMI. Saric7 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262655
GMM. Warmerdam7 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 20242633
GMD. Kollars11 Jan 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262630

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMR. RapportLast 11 Oct 2026 · German Bundesliga 2026/273012
GMD. DardhaLast 10 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252101
GMA. WoodwardLast 5 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252110
GMP. LekoLast 8 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252002
CMP. Marin FerragutLast 2 Apr 2024 · Menorca Open 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.