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Nikita Meshkovs
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Nikita Meshkovs

LatviaBorn 1994 (age 32)FIDE ID 11602740

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2491
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2518
Luft

Flair

Nikita Meshkovs'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

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 73Positional 74Endgame 75Openings 71Composure 75Defence 78Speed 69Consistency 77

Luft classical rating

2491No. 295

From 15 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2476 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2476 level, blended with their FIDE rating−8
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−9
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−5
Activity15 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 33 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Catalan Opening560%
Trompowsky Attack250%
English Opening1100%
Réti Opening150%
Bogo-Indian Defense150%

Catalan Opening

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Closed463%
Open Defense150%

Trompowsky Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line250%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Four Knights System1100%

Réti Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Slav Variation150%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Vitolins Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Open438%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Vienna Variation150%
Three Knights Variation150%
Exchange Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Dzindzi-Indian Defense10%
Anti-Nimzo-Indian10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Sämisch Variation1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Allsvenskan 26/27 (Swedish Team Championship)7 Nov 20261/2+1+2
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 2026½/3−6−5
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/10−18−17
Bundesliga Cup Team Championship 202630 May 2026½/1−10
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=53rd+2+2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Korobov3 Dec 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/242666
GMM. Maurizzi15 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262608
IMT. Kaasen7 Nov 2026 · Allsvenskan 26/27 (Swedish Team Championship)2497
GMT. Heinemann21 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga 20222484
GMM. Saltaev4 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242442

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMY. ErdogmusLast 20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262002
GMT. HeinemannLast 21 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga 20221100
GMM. MiljkovicLast 4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
IMN. RadovanovicLast 5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100
GMP. TregubovLast 25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221001

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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.