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Meruert Kamalidenova
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Meruert Kamalidenova

KazakhstanBorn 2005 (age 21)FIDE ID 13712802

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2382
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2400
Luft

Flair

Meruert Kamalidenova'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

Meruert Kamalidenova's classical titles

0 classical titles, 2 medals, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 71Positional 64Endgame 72Openings 64Composure 51Defence 71Speed 52Consistency 62

Luft classical rating

2382No. 405

From 35 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2356 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2356 level, blended with their FIDE rating−7
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−9
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−4
Activity35 classical games in top events+2

Openings

Their most-played, from 54 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1065%
Ruy Lopez560%
Four Knights Game350%
Caro-Kann Defense250%
French Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 10 games, won 4, drew 5, lost 1 · 65%

VariationGamesScore
Delayed Alapin Variation250%
Alapin Variation250%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation1100%
Sozin Attack1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%
Closed10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Closed275%
Morphy Defense225%
Berlin Defense1100%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation250%
Glek System150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Two Knights Attack150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 13 games, won 2, drew 10, lost 1 · 54%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack450%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation367%
Closed350%
Moscow Variation1100%
Najdorf Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon10%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 5, drew 2, lost 2 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation333%
Semi-Averbakh System2100%
Orthodox Variation275%
Karpov System1100%
Normal Variation150%

Tarrasch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Two Knights Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation150%

Neo-Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202611 Nov 20261/1+6+13
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/10−13−21
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=3rd+6−2
Turkic Team Chess Championships 202617 May 20265½/6+22+11
Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 202612 May 20264/8−21−13

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Goryachkina9 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252533
IMP. Shuvalova28 Oct 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232506
IMC. Yip20 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252459
WGMA. Khamdamova11 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20262447
IMM. Efroimski4 Nov 2023 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20232447

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. GoryachkinaLast 18 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20254112
IMU. FataliyevaLast 22 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20254130
GMR. VaishaliLast 17 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20253021
WGMA. ShukhmanLast 4 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20253210
IML. JavakhishviliLast 21 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242020

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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.