Players
Aksel Bu Kvaloy
Photo: Yunfan Zhao
GM

Aksel Bu Kvaloy

NorwayBorn 2008 (age 18)FIDE ID 1528815

Luft classical

220023002400250026002023202420252026
Monthly Luft ratings, now 2492
FIDE

FIDE classical

15001750200022502500201620182020202220242026
Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2507
Luft

Flair

Aksel Bu Kvaloy'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

Aksel Bu Kvaloy's classical titles

1 classical title, newest first

  • Norwegian Championship 20241st
  • Norwegian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 72Positional 77Endgame 80Openings 72Composure 71Defence 71Speed 64Consistency 72

Luft classical rating

2492No. 292

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2514 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2514 level, blended with their FIDE rating+1
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 12 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Catalan Opening275%
Queen's Gambit Accepted1100%
Sicilian Defense1100%
French Defense150%
East Indian Defense150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense275%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Janowski-Larsen Variation1100%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Kan Variation1100%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation150%

East Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation1100%
Exchange Variation150%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Allsvenskan 26/27 (Swedish Team Championship)7 Nov 20261½/2+4+5
Norwegian Team League Eliteserien 2026/2731 Oct 2026½/2−4−4
Fagernes International Autumn 20268 Oct 20261/3−7−7
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267½/9+10+11
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20268 Aug 20261½/2+3+3

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMG. Amartuvshin20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262445
IMN. Belurkar7 Aug 2026 · Sparkassen Chess Trophy 20262430
IMM. Campos Gomez27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262428
IMR. Domingo Nunez7 Nov 2026 · Allsvenskan 26/27 (Swedish Team Championship)2425
IMPham Tran Gia Phuc26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262424

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
FMY. FuLast 26 May 2025 · Norway Chess Open 20251001
M. ThuesenLast 27 May 2025 · Norway Chess Open 20251100
S. NihalLast 28 May 2025 · Norway Chess Open 20251100
FME. MyagmarsurenLast 29 May 2025 · Norway Chess Open 20251100
IMSavitha Shri B.Last 29 May 2025 · Norway Chess Open 20251100

Compare Luft

GMAksel Bu KvaloyNorway

Pick a player to compare with Aksel Bu Kvaloy

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.