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Anna Muzychuk
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Anna Muzychuk

UkraineBorn 1990 (age 36)FIDE ID 14111330

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2532
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2524
Luft

Flair

Anna Muzychuk's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TitanLuft classical rating averaged 2533 over the last 4 years, among the best women
  • Lightning#3 woman at speed chess (blitz 2454, rapid 2399)
  • PositionalPositional 78, from 22 positional games they steered, among the best women
  • 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
  • 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+
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Titan
  • Lightning
  • Positional

Trophy cabinet

Anna Muzychuk's classical titles

6 classical titles, 9 medals, newest first

  • Norway Chess 20251st · 6/10 · Perf. 2591
  • FIDE Grand Prix 2025Shared 1st · 17/27 · Perf. 2571
  • FIDE Grand Prix 2025Shared 1st · 17/27 · Perf. 2571
  • FIDE Grand Swiss 20231st · 8/11 · Perf. 2609
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2022Silver, board 2 · Ukraine
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2022Gold, team · Ukraine
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2018Silver, team · Ukraine
  • European Women's Team Championship 2017Silver, board 1 · Ukraine
  • European Women's Team Championship 2017Bronze, team · Ukraine
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2016Gold, board 1 · Ukraine
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2016Bronze, team · Ukraine
  • European Women's Team Championship 2015Silver, team · Ukraine
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2014Bronze, team · Ukraine
  • Ukrainian Championship 20141st
  • Ukrainian Championship 20031st

Attributes

Tactics 76Positional 78Endgame 76Openings 76Composure 72Defence 75Speed 68Consistency 77

Luft classical rating

2532No. 212

From 25 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2545 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2545 level, blended with their FIDE rating+7
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity25 classical games in top events−2

Openings

Their most-played, from 133 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez2157%
Sicilian Defense1765%
French Defense950%
Italian Game675%
Petrov's Defense367%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 21 games, won 4, drew 16, lost 1 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense764%
Closed463%
Berlin Defense450%
Open350%
Schliemann Defense150%
Exchange Variation150%
Marshall Attack150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 17 games, won 6, drew 10, lost 1 · 65%

VariationGamesScore
Alapin Variation475%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack463%
Moscow Variation367%
O'Kelly Variation275%
Closed1100%
Four Knights Variation150%
Najdorf Variation150%
Accelerated Dragon10%

French Defense

With White: 9 games, won 2, drew 5, lost 2 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Winawer Variation350%
Tarrasch Variation333%
Advance Variation1100%
Exchange Variation150%
Rubinstein Variation150%

Italian Game

With White: 6 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo2100%
Classical Variation275%
Two Knights Defense250%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack275%
Modern Attack150%

Italian Game

With Black: 9 games, won 1, drew 8, lost 0 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo463%
Classical Variation350%
Two Knights Defense250%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 8 games, won 3, drew 5, lost 0 · 69%

VariationGamesScore
Main line580%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense250%
Austrian Defense150%

Grünfeld Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 6, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation550%
Stockholm Variation150%

English Opening

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation475%
Agincourt Defense150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Closed367%
Morphy Defense150%
Open150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Norway Chess 20265 Jun 20263rd+7+5
FIDE Candidates 202615 Apr 20265th0−2
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2614 Dec 20251/1+3+3
European Chess Club Cup 202525 Oct 20253/6−7−9
FIDE Grand Swiss 202515 Sep 2025=9th−6−12

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMJu Wenjun5 Jun 2025 · Norway Chess 20252580
GMZhu Jiner4 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20262578
GMLei Tingjie2 Jun 2024 · Norway Chess 20242548
GMH. Koneru7 Jun 2024 · Norway Chess 20242545
GMTan Zhongyi19 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232523

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMR. VaishaliLast 9 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 2026130112
GMH. KoneruLast 2 Jun 2026 · Norway Chess 20269360
GMTan ZhongyiLast 8 Apr 2026 · FIDE Candidates 20268161
GMLei TingjieLast 3 Jun 2025 · Norway Chess 20258161
GMJu WenjunLast 1 Jun 2026 · Norway Chess 20268251

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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.