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Roman Shogdzhiev
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Roman Shogdzhiev

FIDEBorn 2015 (age 11)FIDE ID 55653537

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2535
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2484
Luft

Flair

Roman Shogdzhiev's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureRuy Lopez in 6 of 10 games with black
  • Underdog5 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • RisingRating increased by +127 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
  • 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
  • Signature
  • Underdog
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 74Positional 74Endgame 82Openings 78Composure 69Defence 75Speed 66Consistency 72

Luft classical rating

2535No. 205

From 19 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2623 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2623 level, blended with their FIDE rating+42
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+9
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+4
Activity19 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 28 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Italian Game540%
Ruy Lopez383%
Sicilian Defense2100%
Caro-Kann Defense250%
Petrov's Defense150%

Italian Game

With White: 5 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 2 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Giuoco Piano150%
Two Knights Defense150%
Paris Defense10%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Closed275%
Morphy Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
O'Kelly Variation1100%
Taimanov Variation1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation250%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed450%
Morphy Defense225%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%
Stoltz Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Chekhover Variation10%
Alapin Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation10%
Kmoch Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264½/7+13+13
Serbian Super League 202612 Oct 20265/8+22+22
Oskemen Open 202629 Jul 2026=11th+7+9
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20264 Jun 2026=9th−4−4
Fujairah Global 202531 Aug 20250/3−12−12

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMI. Cheparinov7 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262631
GMBharath Subramaniyam H.9 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262603
GMJ. Tin11 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262602
GML. Pantsulaia21 Jul 2025 · Oskemen Open 20252520
IMK. Begmuratov22 Jul 2026 · Oskemen Open 20262514

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. SivukLast 28 Jul 2026 · Oskemen Open 20262101
GML. PantsulaiaLast 21 Jul 2025 · Oskemen Open 20251100
GMA. SuleymenovLast 22 Jul 2025 · Oskemen Open 20251010
GMLalit Babu M R.Last 24 Jul 2025 · Oskemen Open 20251010
GMNarayanan S L.Last 24 Jul 2025 · Oskemen Open 20251001

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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.