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Alisher Suleymenov
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Alisher Suleymenov

KazakhstanBorn 2000 (age 26)FIDE ID 13707833

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2496
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2508
Luft

Flair

Alisher Suleymenov'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

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 77Positional 73Endgame 80Openings 71Composure 67Defence 73Speed 64Consistency 78

Luft classical rating

2496No. 281

From 19 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2461 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2461 level, blended with their FIDE rating−11
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity19 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 69 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Indian Defense757%
Queen's Gambit Declined729%
Catalan Opening463%
Indian Defense350%
Ruy Lopez350%

Queen's Indian Defense

With White: 7 games, won 4, drew 0, lost 3 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Petrosian Variation250%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation250%
Fianchetto Variation250%
Classical Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 7 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 3 · 29%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense333%
Barmen Variation317%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%

Catalan Opening

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense350%
Closed1100%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian350%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed250%
Berlin Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 4 · 39%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack275%
Najdorf Variation20%
Smith-Morra Gambit1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%
Prins Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon10%
Modern Variations10%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense450%

Neo-Grünfeld Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation250%
Goglidze Attack1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense250%
Anglo-Indian Defense10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%
Main line150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202612 Nov 20263/4−3−2
1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 20266 Nov 2026=17th+4+6
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20263½/700
Oskemen Open 202626 Jul 2026=24th+1+2
V Open Chess Menorca 202611 Apr 2026=34th−4−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Carlsen12 Oct 2023 · Qatar Masters 20232839
GMV. Pranav24 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20252628
GMS. Martinovic21 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242563
GMV. Sanal19 Mar 2024 · Reykjavik Open 20242558
GMP. Anand26 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20252538

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
C. AlbornozLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
IMA. MunkhdalaiLast 20 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242110
GMV. IvanchukLast 26 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20252011
GMV. PranavLast 24 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20252101
GMP. AnandLast 11 Apr 2026 · V Open Chess Menorca 20262101

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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.