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Sanan Sjugirov
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Sanan Sjugirov

HungaryBorn 1993 (age 33)FIDE ID 4189302

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2535
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2547
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Luft classical rating

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Openings

Their most-played, from 71 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez1045%
Sicilian Defense850%
English Opening560%
Italian Game350%
Queen's Gambit Declined275%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 10 games, won 1, drew 7, lost 2 · 45%

VariationGamesScore
Closed438%
Morphy Defense350%
Berlin Defense250%
Classical Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 8 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation438%
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Kan Variation150%
Moscow Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation250%
Agincourt Defense250%
King's English Variation1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense1100%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%
Classical Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variation1100%
Main line150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 11 games, won 3, drew 6, lost 2 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation367%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Najdorf Variation250%
Classical Variation150%
Alapin Variation150%
Kan Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Ragozin Defense10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation250%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%
Kmoch Variation10%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation225%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20264½/7+2+3
European Team Chess Championship 202513 Oct 20252½/6−12−11
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=51st−2−2
Fujairah Global 20251 Sep 2025=5th+6+8
31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival24 Aug 20254½/7−4−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMP. Eljanov16 Dec 2023 · Chennai Grand Masters 20232691
GMP. Anand27 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252590
GMA. Kozak25 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252586
GMG. Dudin28 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252583
GMF. Sonis14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242554

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMP. EljanovLast 6 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252101
GMA. ErigaisiLast 16 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242002
GMD. GavrilescuLast 16 Nov 2024 · European Individual Chess Championship 20242020
GMG. DudinLast 28 Aug 2025 · Fujairah Global 20252200
GMXue HaowenLast 21 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival2020

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