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Abdimalik Abdisalimov
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Abdimalik Abdisalimov

UzbekistanBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 14206323

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2602
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2562
Luft

Flair

Abdimalik Abdisalimov's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • ReliableConsistent across all top events (average performance 2596)
  • Underdog4 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • 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
  • 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
  • Reliable
  • Underdog

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 74Positional 84Endgame 80Openings 81Composure 74Defence 82Speed 69Consistency 87

Luft classical rating

2602No. 113

From 33 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2631 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2631 level, blended with their FIDE rating+27
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+7
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+5
Activity33 classical games in top events+1

Openings

Their most-played, from 53 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense764%
Ruy Lopez570%
Caro-Kann Defense275%
Nimzo-Indian Defense275%
French Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation275%
Taimanov Variation250%
Najdorf Variation1100%
Closed150%
Accelerated Dragon150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense1100%
Closed1100%
Open150%
Morphy Defense150%
Open Berlin Defense150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Attack275%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kmoch Variation1100%
St. Petersburg Variation150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Rubinstein Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 10 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 5 · 30%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation625%
Moscow Variation250%
Modern Variations150%
Godiva Variation10%

French Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 2 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation275%
Advance Variation150%
Rubinstein Variation150%
King's Indian Attack10%
Steinitz Variation10%

English Opening

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 2 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation450%
Anglo-Indian Defense10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation250%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266/10+14+13
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=9th+1−2
V Open Chess Menorca 202612 Apr 2026=20th0−3
3rd Al-Beruniy International Chess Tournament21 Feb 2026=6th+6+7
IV President Cup Uzbekistan 202512 Dec 20259th−1−1

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMH. Martirosyan9 Dec 2024 · Qatar Masters 20242656
GMA. Donchenko21 Feb 2026 · 3rd Al-Beruniy International Chess Tournament2655
GMV. Murzin17 Feb 2026 · 3rd Al-Beruniy International Chess Tournament2652
GMF. Svane12 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252643
GMS. Vokhidov10 Dec 2025 · IV President Cup Uzbekistan 20252641

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMS. VokhidovLast 13 Feb 2026 · 3rd Al-Beruniy International Chess Tournament3111
GMA. ErigaisiLast 26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262011
GMN. SarinLast 12 Dec 2025 · IV President Cup Uzbekistan 20252011
GMH. MartirosyanLast 11 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252200
GML. MendoncaLast 10 Apr 2026 · V Open Chess Menorca 20262020

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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.