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Alexandra Zherebtsova
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Alexandra Zherebtsova

MontenegroBorn 1993 (age 33)FIDE ID 24129518

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2279
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2262
Luft

Flair

Alexandra Zherebtsova'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 57Positional 66Endgame 69Openings 58Composure 54Defence 65Speed 45Consistency 63

Luft classical rating

2279No. 472

From 21 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2371 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2371 level, blended with their FIDE rating+13
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+4
Activity21 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 41 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Nimzo-Indian Defense560%
Queen's Gambit Declined383%
Benoni Defense275%
Indian Defense275%
English Opening225%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Kmoch Variation275%
Normal Variation1100%
Sämisch Variation150%
Main line10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%
Queen's Knight Variation1100%

Benoni Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation275%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System275%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation150%
Symmetrical Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Taimanov Variation1100%
O'Kelly Variation150%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack10%
Closed10%

English Opening

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%
King's English Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation150%
Ragozin Defense150%

Scotch Game

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Scotch Gambit10%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Quiet Variation225%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20264/7+3−2
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266½/9+22+21
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=52nd+38+32
57th International ' Grandmaster Tournament14 Mar 20263/6−4−10
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20256/9+26+28

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMO. Badelka27 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262392
IMN. Buksa1 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262389
IMPham Le Thao Nguyen15 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242380
GMV. Komliakov20 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262372
IME. Atalik29 May 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262372

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMN. DzagnidzeLast 17 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262002
GMA. KosteniukLast 5 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252002
WGMS. PogorelskikhLast 14 Mar 2026 · 57th International ' Grandmaster Tournament2011
WIMA. VelikicLast 12 Mar 2026 · 57th International ' Grandmaster Tournament2020
A. MagnoLast 11 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100

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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.