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Turmunkh Munkhzul
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Turmunkh Munkhzul

MongoliaBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 4901878

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2294
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2295
Luft

Flair

Turmunkh Munkhzul'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 61Positional 62Endgame 69Openings 63Composure 53Defence 64Speed 53Consistency 61

Luft classical rating

2294No. 464

From 15 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2327 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2327 level, blended with their FIDE rating+3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity15 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 21 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense475%
French Defense275%
Réti Opening1100%
Ruy Lopez150%
Pirc Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation1100%
Kan Variation1100%
Scheveningen Variation150%
Najdorf Variation150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%

Réti Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Slav Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%

Pirc Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line10%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 2 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Attack1100%
Classical Attack150%
Millennium Attack10%
Modern Attack10%

Dutch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Leningrad Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Chekhover Variation150%
Moscow Variation10%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Spanish Variation150%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202611 Nov 20260/1−7−7
Mongolian National Chess Championship 202631 Oct 20261/2+4+3
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265/10+6+3
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=9th+17+11
Mongolian National Chess Championship 202511 Sep 20251½/3+6+6

Best wins

OpponentRating
WGMN. Toncheva24 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262408
IMB. Munguntuul26 May 2024 · Mongolian Championship 20242381
IMG. Tokhirjonova15 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242380
IMDeysi Cori T.13 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242366
WCMK. Bayasgalan29 Oct 2026 · Mongolian National Chess Championship 20262320

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WGMB. MungunzulLast 31 Oct 2026 · Mongolian National Chess Championship 20263012
IMB. MunguntuulLast 10 Sep 2025 · Mongolian National Chess Championship 20252200
IMG. TokhirjonovaLast 6 Jun 2026 · Asian Individual Chess Championship 20262110
WCMK. BayasgalanLast 29 Oct 2026 · Mongolian National Chess Championship 20262110
IMV. AgrawalLast 11 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20262011

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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.