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Leya Garifullina
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Leya Garifullina

FIDEBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 34127035

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2453
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2437
Luft

Flair

Leya Garifullina'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

Leya Garifullina's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Russian Championship 20261st
  • Russian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 72Positional 75Endgame 70Openings 74Composure 79Defence 71Speed 64Consistency 73

Luft classical rating

2453No. 347

From 26 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2476 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2476 level, blended with their FIDE rating+5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+7
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+5
Activity26 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 75 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1573%
Ruy Lopez1365%
Caro-Kann Defense450%
Catalan Opening1100%
Philidor Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 15 games, won 8, drew 6, lost 1 · 73%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation550%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack2100%
Taimanov Variation2100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
Kan Variation1100%
O'Kelly Variation1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Kalashnikov Variation150%
Moscow Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 13 games, won 6, drew 5, lost 2 · 65%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense550%
Closed475%
Morphy Defense475%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation350%
Endgame Offer150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%

Philidor Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 17 games, won 4, drew 10, lost 3 · 53%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation570%
Closed540%
Moscow Variation250%
Alapin Variation250%
Chekhover Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Modern Variations150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation250%
Classical Variation250%
Simagin Variation150%

English Opening

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation317%
Agincourt Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense250%
Exchange Variation1100%

King's Indian Attack

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Keres Variation250%
Double Fianchetto150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202611 Nov 20261/2−6−5
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264/6+5+5
V Open Chess Menorca 202611 Apr 2026=105th−3−3
Reykjavik Open 202629 Mar 2026=32nd+4+4
IV International Chess Championship Uzbekistan14 Mar 2026=4th+1+1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Ivanchuk20 Mar 2024 · Reykjavik Open 20242625
GME. Amar27 Mar 2026 · Reykjavik Open 20262581
GMB. Adhiban13 Apr 2025 · Reykjavik Open 20252554
GMA. Kosteniuk28 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232523
IMP. Shuvalova2 Nov 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232506

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMD. DeshmukhLast 22 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252011
WGMZhai MoLast 22 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252011
GMI. KrushLast 18 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252020
WIMU. OmonovaLast 13 Mar 2026 · IV International Chess Championship Uzbekistan2200
IMA. BivolLast 24 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252011

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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.