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Savva Vetokhin
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Savva Vetokhin

FIDEBorn 2009 (age 17)FIDE ID 44144474

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2548
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2553
Luft

Flair

Savva Vetokhin'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 77Positional 76Endgame 76Openings 77Composure 77Defence 81Speed 74Consistency 80

Luft classical rating

2548No. 182

From 12 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2544 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2544 level, blended with their FIDE rating−1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity12 classical games in top events−6

Openings

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

OpeningGamesScore
Nimzo-Indian Defense786%
Queen's Gambit Declined275%
Ruy Lopez250%
Sicilian Defense1100%
Benko Gambit Declined150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 7 games, won 5, drew 2, lost 0 · 86%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation383%
St. Petersburg Variation275%
Main line1100%
Three Knights Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%
Morphy Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation1100%

Benko Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Main Line150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed450%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack250%
Accelerated Dragon150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense250%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Oskemen Open 202629 Jul 2026=24th−10−10
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=1st+4+3
V Open Chess Menorca 202611 Apr 2026=7th−9−10
Sharjah Masters 202525 May 2025=10th+16+17
Menorca Open 202525 Apr 2025=21st−2−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMP. Maghsoodloo23 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252706
GMA. Nesterov5 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262597
GMA. Motylev28 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20242588
GME. Khubukshanov6 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262505
IMA. Tarhan17 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252472

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMN. TheodorouLast 24 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252020
IMF. OroLast 22 May 2025 · Sharjah Masters 20252011
GMA. DemchenkoLast 23 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241010
GMA. MotylevLast 28 Jul 2024 · Dole France Throphy Nextlane Grand Prix 20241100
GMP. VuppalaLast 23 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20251010

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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.