Players
WIM

Mariya Kholyavko

KazakhstanBorn 2011 (age 15)FIDE ID 13748505

Luft classical

160018002000220024002023202420252026
Monthly Luft ratings, now 2277
FIDE

FIDE classical

1000150020002020202220242026
Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2288
Luft

Flair

Mariya Kholyavko's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog3 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • RisingRating increased by +109 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
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games 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
  • Underdog
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 62Positional 59Endgame 67Openings 60Composure 59Defence 67Speed 37Consistency 51

Luft classical rating

2277No. 473

From 20 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2233 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2233 level, blended with their FIDE rating−4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+4
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity20 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 20 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense825%
Ruy Lopez225%
Bishop's Opening1100%
Italian Game10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 8 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 5 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Kan Variation250%
Taimanov Variation20%
Richter-Rauzer Variation20%
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Moscow Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed225%

Bishop's Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Vienna Hybrid1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Defense1100%
Morphy Defense150%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%
Semi-Averbakh System10%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
London System150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Alapin Variation10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Junior Chess Championship 202623 Aug 2026½/1+1+1
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20263 Jun 2026=27th−17−16
Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 202612 May 20264/8+24+29
Kazakhstan Cup Final 202512 Dec 20252/8−12−9

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMM. Kamalidenova5 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262389
WGMA. Kairbekova11 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262374

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMB. MunguntuulLast 1 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262002
WIMA. SerikbayLast 10 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262020
WGML. KurmangaliyevaLast 12 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262011
WGMA. KairbekovaLast 11 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262200
WIMZ. NurgaliyevaLast 7 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262011

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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.