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Aleksandra Maltsevskaya
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Aleksandra Maltsevskaya

PolandBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 24174041

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2392
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2379
Luft

Flair

Aleksandra Maltsevskaya's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Underdog3 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
  • 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
  • Underdog

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 75Positional 69Endgame 64Openings 68Composure 64Defence 69Speed 61Consistency 56

Luft classical rating

2392No. 401

From 45 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2393 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2393 level, blended with their FIDE rating+3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−5
Activity45 classical games in top events+5

Openings

Their most-played, from 81 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1267%
English Opening944%
Ruy Lopez450%
Italian Game350%
Caro-Kann Defense275%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 12 games, won 6, drew 4, lost 2 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation475%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Closed250%
Czerniak Attack1100%
Old Sicilian1100%
Grand Prix Attack150%
Main line10%

English Opening

With White: 9 games, won 4, drew 0, lost 5 · 44%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation367%
Anglo-Indian Defense333%
Neo-Catalan1100%
Symmetrical Variation10%
Agincourt Defense10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense1100%
Closed150%
Open Berlin Defense150%
Open10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Paris Defense150%
Classical Variation150%
Scotch Gambit150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation1100%
Panov Attack150%

French Defense

With Black: 8 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 3 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation30%
Steinitz Variation275%
Winawer Variation150%
Tarrasch Variation150%
Main line150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 8 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 5 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation625%
Ragozin Defense150%
Main line10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 3 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Alapin Variation250%
Moscow Variation150%
Taimanov Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%
Richter-Rauzer Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense20%
Symmetrical Variation1100%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation350%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264½/6+14+14
Serbian Super League 202614 Oct 20265/10−11−12
German Bundesliga 2026/274 Oct 2026½/2−17−16
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267½/10+38+43
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=30th−33−32

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMY. Osmak9 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252478
GMR. Vaishali20 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262469
GMN. Batsiashvili10 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252469
IMA. Nurman27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262455
WCMM. Deekshitha11 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262436

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WGMJ. SafarliLast 30 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20263021
GMN. BatsiashviliLast 23 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263102
IML. MkrtchianLast 13 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20253201
WGMS. PogorelskikhLast 7 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262101
IMLu MiaoyiLast 14 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252020

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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.