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Nodirbek Yakubboev
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Nodirbek Yakubboev

UzbekistanBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 14203987

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2709
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2701
Luft

Flair

Nodirbek Yakubboev's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • PositionalPositional 90, from 7 positional games they steered
  • 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+
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Positional

Trophy cabinet

Nodirbek Yakubboev's classical titles

5 classical titles, 5 medals, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 84Positional 90Endgame 85Openings 87Composure 87Defence 83Speed 80Consistency 78

Luft classical rating

2709No. 24

From 40 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2709 level, with 1 win against the top 10.

ResultsPlayed at a 2709 level, blended with their FIDE rating+3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+6
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−4
Activity40 classical games in top events+3

Openings

Their most-played, from 119 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1055%
Sicilian Defense863%
Queen's Gambit Accepted570%
Bogo-Indian Defense560%
Semi-Slav Defense450%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 10 games, won 4, drew 3, lost 3 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Tarrasch Defense350%
Harrwitz Attack350%
Barmen Variation275%
Janowski Variation1100%
Cambridge Springs Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 8 games, won 2, drew 6, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation367%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Closed150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With White: 5 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 1 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Central Variation350%
Main line2100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation275%
Exchange Variation250%
Grünfeld Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line250%
Stoltz Variation150%
Moscow Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 15 games, won 5, drew 7, lost 3 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation757%
Moscow Variation350%
Prins Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Taimanov Variation150%
Closed150%
Four Knights Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 7 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 2 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation350%
Rubinstein System1100%
Sämisch Variation1100%
Classical Variation150%
Reshevsky Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation350%
Ragozin Defense275%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense10%

Italian Game

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 1 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Two Knights Defense225%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%
Paris Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 1 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense333%
Open250%
Exchange Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20262½/6−11−12
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267½/10+14+15
3rd UzChess Cup 202615 Jun 2026=7th−4−7
Prague International Chess Festival 20266 Mar 2026=5th+3+2
FIDE World Cup 202525 Nov 20258/14+2−3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Keymer6 Mar 2026 · Prague International Chess Festival 20262776
GMN. Abdusattorov24 Jun 2025 · 2nd Uzchess Cup2767
GMC. Aravindh20 Jun 2025 · 2nd Uzchess Cup2749
GMH. Niemann25 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262725
GMN. Sarin21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262718

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. PranavLast 23 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20265131
GMA. ErigaisiLast 21 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20264022
GMJ. SindarovLast 22 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20254040
GMN. AbdusattorovLast 22 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20264121
GMB. GleduraLast 20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263120

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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.