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Anna Shukhman
Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
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Anna Shukhman

FIDEBorn 2009 (age 17)FIDE ID 54180058

Playing now: Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2429
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2421
Luft

Flair

Anna Shukhman's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fighter76% decisive: 9 wins, 4 losses
  • 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
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

Anna Shukhman's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

  • Russian Championship 20251st
  • Russian Championship 20251st
  • Russian Championship 
  • Russian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 72Positional 70Endgame 71Openings 69Composure 71Defence 74Speed 60Consistency 65

Luft classical rating

2429No. 376

From 17 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2517 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2517 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+1
Activity17 classical games in top events−4

Openings

Their most-played, from 40 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1267%
Bishop's Opening4100%
Ruy Lopez250%
Pirc Defense1100%
Tarrasch Defense10%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation450%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack450%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation1100%
French Variation1100%
Kan Variation1100%

Bishop's Opening

With White: 4 games, won 4, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Vienna Hybrid4100%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense150%
Closed150%

Pirc Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Austrian Attack1100%

Tarrasch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 4, drew 2, lost 3 · 56%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation333%
Richter-Rauzer Variation250%
Four Knights Variation1100%
Closed1100%
Moscow Variation1100%
Alapin Variation10%

Grünfeld Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation1100%
Russian Variation1100%
Exchange Variation1100%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation225%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense1100%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Asian Nations Chess Cup 202611 Nov 20262/2+5+5
59th Biel International Chess Festival 202623 Jul 20261/2+10
Asian Individual Chess Championship 20266 Jun 2026=9th−10−10
V Open Chess Menorca 202612 Apr 2026=34th+11+12
FIDE World Team Championship 202522 Nov 20254½/5+13+30

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMS. Bogner9 Apr 2026 · V Open Chess Menorca 20262550
GMB. Hardaway11 Apr 2026 · V Open Chess Menorca 20262542
IMA. Lee10 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252412
IMGuo Qi22 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252384
WGMZ. Tang18 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Team Championship 20252381

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMM. KamalidenovaLast 4 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20253012
WIMU. OmonovaLast 14 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252110
WFMR. CaninoLast 7 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252200
IMA. LeeLast 10 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252200
WGMZhai MoLast 11 Nov 2026 · Asian Nations Chess Cup 20262200

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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.