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Shamsiddin Vokhidov
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Shamsiddin Vokhidov

UzbekistanBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 14204223

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2639
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2627
Luft

Flair

Shamsiddin Vokhidov's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • ReliableConsistent across all top events (average performance 2689)
  • Ironman51 classical games over the last 12 months
  • Fighter57% decisive: 18 wins, 11 losses
  • 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
  • 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
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Reliable
  • Ironman
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

Shamsiddin Vokhidov's classical titles

1 classical title, 4 medals, newest first

  • Asian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 83Positional 84Endgame 81Openings 80Composure 89Defence 83Speed 75Consistency 89

Luft classical rating

2639No. 74

From 51 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2665 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2665 level, blended with their FIDE rating+19
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−4
Activity51 classical games in top events+7

Openings

Their most-played, from 106 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1560%
Ruy Lopez1547%
Italian Game675%
French Defense463%
Petrov's Defense383%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 15 games, won 5, drew 8, lost 2 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack560%
Najdorf Variation540%
Four Knights Variation275%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Moscow Variation1100%
Kalashnikov Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 15 games, won 2, drew 10, lost 3 · 47%

VariationGamesScore
Closed475%
Morphy Defense425%
Berlin Defense350%
Main line250%
Open150%
Classical Variation10%

Italian Game

With White: 6 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation275%
Giuoco Pianissimo275%
Two Knights Defense1100%
Giuoco Piano150%

French Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 1 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation1100%
Steinitz Variation1100%
Advance Variation150%
Classical Variation10%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Attack1100%
Main line1100%
Classical Attack150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 13 games, won 4, drew 6, lost 3 · 54%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation450%
Moscow Variation2100%
Kan Variation225%
Taimanov Variation225%
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Alapin Variation150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 10 games, won 5, drew 5, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation488%
Normal Variation475%
Three Knights Variation250%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 7 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 1 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation2100%
Ragozin Defense250%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense225%
Main line1100%

English Opening

With Black: 7 games, won 2, drew 4, lost 1 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense367%
King's English Variation350%
Agincourt Defense150%

Italian Game

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 2 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Giuoco Pianissimo225%
Giuoco Piano150%
Main line10%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
KazChess Masters Almaty 20263 Nov 20265½/90−2
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20261½/4−16−17
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202624 Sep 20264/60−3
3rd UzChess Cup 202615 Jun 20262nd+19+17
KazChess Masters 202628 Mar 20265/7+8+8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMI. Nepomniachtchi27 Jun 2025 · 2nd Uzchess Cup2757
GMA. Esipenko19 May 2024 · Sharjah2703
GMP. Maghsoodloo26 Jun 2025 · 2nd Uzchess Cup2691
GMH. Niemann21 May 2024 · Sharjah2688
GMN. Sarin20 May 2024 · Sharjah2680

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. ErigaisiLast 7 Jun 2026 · 3rd UzChess Cup 20265032
GMM. MadaminovLast 9 Jun 2026 · 3rd UzChess Cup 20264130
GMA. AbdisalimovLast 13 Feb 2026 · 3rd Al-Beruniy International Chess Tournament3111
GMH. NiemannLast 8 Jun 2026 · 3rd UzChess Cup 20263102
A. GadimbayliLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020

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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.