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Nana Dzagnidze
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Nana Dzagnidze

GeorgiaBorn 1987 (age 39)FIDE ID 13601903

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2447
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2467
Luft

Flair

Nana Dzagnidze's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 78, from 11 endgames, among the best women
  • 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
  • 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
  • Endgame Specialist

Trophy cabinet

Nana Dzagnidze's classical titles

6 classical titles, 22 medals, newest first

  • World Cup 2025Shared 1st · 4½/8 · Perf. 2479
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2024Bronze, board 1 · Georgia
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2022Silver, team · Georgia
  • European Women's Team Championship 2019Gold, board 1 · Georgia
  • European Women's Team Championship 2019Silver, team · Georgia
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2018Bronze, board 1 · Georgia
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2018Bronze, team · Georgia "A"
  • European Women's Team Championship 2017Silver, team · Georgia
  • Women's World Team Championship 2017Bronze, team · Georgia
  • European Championship 20171st
  • European Championship 20171st
  • European Women's Team Championship 2015Bronze, team · Georgia
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2014Gold, board 1 · Georgia
  • European Women's Team Championship 2013Silver, board 1 · Georgia
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2012Silver, board 1 · Georgia
  • European Women's Team Championship 2011Bronze, board 1 · Georgia
  • European Women's Team Championship 2011Bronze, team · Georgia
  • Women's World Team Championship 2011Bronze, board 1 · Georgia
  • Women's World Team Championship 2011Bronze, team · Georgia
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2010Bronze, team · Georgia
  • European Women's Team Championship 2009Silver, team · Georgia
  • Women's World Team Championship 2009Bronze, board 2 · Georgia
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2008Gold, team · Georgia
  • Georgian Championship 20081st
  • European Women's Team Championship 2007Gold, board 4
  • European Women's Team Championship 2005Silver, team · Georgia
  • Georgian Championship 20041st
  • Georgian Championship 20031st
  • European Championship×2
  • Georgian Championship×3
  • World Cup 

Attributes

Tactics 67Positional 73Endgame 78Openings 71Composure 63Defence 70Speed 59Consistency 62

Luft classical rating

2447No. 359

From 18 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2445 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2445 level, blended with their FIDE rating−4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−2
Activity18 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 73 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening1065%
King's Indian Defense438%
Slav Defense367%
Nimzo-Indian Defense367%
Queen's Gambit Declined333%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense540%
King's English Variation383%
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%
Symmetrical Variation1100%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Fianchetto Variation150%
Makogonov Variation150%
Karpov System10%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Line275%
Exchange Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
St. Petersburg Variation275%
Simagin Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation333%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 15 games, won 1, drew 8, lost 6 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
French Variation250%
Moscow Variation250%
Alapin Variation225%
Closed225%
O'Kelly Variation20%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Kan Variation150%
Scheveningen Variation150%
Prins Variation10%
Delayed Alapin Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 7 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 1 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation2100%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense225%
Barmen Variation1100%
Ragozin Defense150%
Queen's Knight Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 2 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%
Classical Variation150%
Three Knights Variation10%
Romanishin Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation225%
Main line1100%

French Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation225%
Steinitz Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/10−13−11
IV International Chess Championship Uzbekistan14 Mar 20262nd+9+12
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20253½/6−5−5
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20252/7−22−21
FIDE World Cup 202520 Jul 20254½/8−2−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMTan Zhongyi9 May 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252536
IMA. Kashlinskaya22 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242490
IMS. Khademalsharieh24 Aug 2024 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252489
GMA. Kosteniuk19 Aug 2024 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/252488
GMM. Muzychuk17 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252486

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMM. MuzychukLast 22 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20256150
IMS. TsolakidouLast 25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20265320
GMH. DronavalliLast 10 Mar 2026 · IV International Chess Championship Uzbekistan4121
IMA. KashlinskayaLast 10 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20253111
GMA. MuzychukLast 11 May 2025 · FIDE Grand Prix 2024/253021

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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.