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Volodar Murzin
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Volodar Murzin

FIDEBorn 2006 (age 20)FIDE ID 44155573

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2695
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2663
Luft

Flair

Volodar Murzin'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

Volodar Murzin's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 78Positional 87Endgame 84Openings 87Composure 88Defence 89Speed 84Consistency 89

Luft classical rating

2695No. 31

From 42 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2701 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2701 level, blended with their FIDE rating+15
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity42 classical games in top events+4

Openings

Their most-played, from 88 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1177%
Petrov's Defense650%
Ruy Lopez488%
Queen's Gambit Declined463%
Indian Defense367%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 11 games, won 6, drew 5, lost 0 · 77%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack475%
Moscow Variation275%
Najdorf Variation275%
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1100%
Kan Variation1100%
Modern Variations150%

Petrov's Defense

With White: 6 games, won 0, drew 6, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack450%
Damiano Variation150%
Nimzowitsch Attack150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 4 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 0 · 88%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense383%
Closed1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense1100%
Cambridge Springs Defense1100%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%
Exchange Variation10%

Indian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System1100%
London System150%
Anti-Nimzo-Indian150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation463%
Modern Variations1100%
Taimanov Variation10%

Slav Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 0 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation275%
Czech Variation250%
Exchange Variation150%
Modern Line150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation250%
Barmen Variation1100%
Main line150%
Three Knights Variation150%
Queen's Knight Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense450%
Morphy Defense1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Neo-Catalan150%
Symmetrical Variation150%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20263½/5+7+7
41st European Chess Club Cup 202622 Oct 20264/4+7+7
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20267½/13+8+6
V Open Chess Menorca 202612 Apr 2026=3rd−4−6
3rd Al-Beruniy International Chess Tournament21 Feb 2026=2nd−2−2

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Fedoseev23 Jul 2025 · 58th International Chess Festival Biel2739
GMC. Aravindh21 May 2024 · Sharjah2670
GMI. Saric7 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262665
GMM. Karthikeyan26 Nov 2025 · KazChess Masters2662
GMM. Chigaev22 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262621

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMC. AravindhLast 24 Jul 2025 · 58th International Chess Festival Biel3120
GMS. GuptaLast 27 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262110
GMA. SalemLast 22 Jul 2025 · 58th International Chess Festival Biel2020
GMV. FedoseevLast 23 Jul 2025 · 58th International Chess Festival Biel2110
GMF. SvaneLast 1 Mar 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262020

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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.