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Alua Nurman
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Alua Nurman

KazakhstanBorn 2007 (age 19)FIDE ID 13729390

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2420
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2460
Luft

Flair

Alua Nurman'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

Alua Nurman's classical titles

0 classical titles, 2 medals, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 71Positional 69Endgame 76Openings 67Composure 62Defence 70Speed 55Consistency 67

Luft classical rating

2420No. 383

From 31 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2393 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2393 level, blended with their FIDE rating−24
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−6
Activity31 classical games in top events0

Openings

Their most-played, from 35 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1045%
Ruy Lopez275%
French Defense250%
Philidor Defense225%
Petrov's Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 10 games, won 2, drew 5, lost 3 · 45%

VariationGamesScore
Alapin Variation250%
Najdorf Variation250%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Chekhover Variation150%
Kan Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon150%
Four Knights Variation10%
Main line10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense1100%
Morphy Defense150%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Tarrasch Variation150%
Winawer Variation150%

Philidor Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%
Lion Variation10%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack1100%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 3 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Main line20%
Averbakh Variation1100%
Fianchetto Variation10%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed250%
Morphy Defense150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Harrwitz Attack1100%
Exchange Variation150%
Main line10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
Closed150%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation1100%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
KazChess Masters Almaty 20263 Nov 20264½/18−13−10
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/10+5+7
Turkic Team Chess Championships 202617 May 20263½/6−8−8
FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 20257 Mar 20254½/8−7−7
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20247/10+32+33

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMR. Vaishali24 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262469
IMP. Guichard19 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242374
WIMA. Sliwicka20 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242373
IMG. Mammadzada21 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262351
IMG. Mammadova18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242336

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMD. MakhnevLast 26 Oct 2026 · KazChess Masters Almaty 20262011
IMM. SmirnovLast 27 Oct 2026 · KazChess Masters Almaty 20262011
WCMN. Silva RosasLast 11 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241100
L. BederdinLast 12 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20241001
WIMA. VelikicLast 14 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.