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Yuliia Osmak
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Yuliia Osmak

UkraineBorn 1998 (age 28)FIDE ID 14101602

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2397
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2418
Luft

Flair

Yuliia Osmak'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

Yuliia Osmak's classical titles

0 classical titles, 2 medals, newest first

  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2022Gold, team · Ukraine
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2018Silver, team · Ukraine

Attributes

Tactics 65Positional 73Endgame 73Openings 68Composure 67Defence 67Speed 61Consistency 43

Luft classical rating

2397No. 396

From 22 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2286 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2286 level, blended with their FIDE rating−10
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity22 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 60 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1065%
Italian Game367%
Nimzo-Indian Defense333%
English Opening275%
King's Indian Attack225%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 10 games, won 4, drew 5, lost 1 · 65%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation764%
Queen's Knight Variation250%
Charousek Variation1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo1100%
Classical Variation150%
Two Knights Defense150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%
Normal Variation150%
Rubinstein System10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Mikenas-Carls Variation1100%
King's English Variation150%

King's Indian Attack

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Defense150%
Keres Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 4 · 31%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation438%
Moscow Variation225%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Closed10%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation438%
Two Knights Attack150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Sämisch Variation150%
Normal Variation150%
Kmoch Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Harrwitz Attack275%
Exchange Variation10%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Grünfeld Variation1100%
Retreat Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
25th European Chess Championship 20262 Jun 2026=112th−22−21
French TOP 12 202617 May 20264/5+4+5
IV International Chess Championship Uzbekistan14 Mar 20268th−15−13
FIDE World Team Championship 202520 Nov 20252/4−4−3
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20254½/7−4−3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Dzagnidze13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252496
IMLu Miaoyi12 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252452
IMG. Mammadzada15 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242433
IMT. Injac16 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242425
IMI. Bulmaga22 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242406

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMG. TokhirjonovaLast 14 Mar 2026 · IV International Chess Championship Uzbekistan4121
IMZ. GaalLast 16 May 2026 · French TOP 12 20263120
GMZhu JinerLast 6 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
IMA. KashlinskayaLast 12 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252002
IML. MkrtchianLast 14 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252011

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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.