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Anton Korobov
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Anton Korobov

UkraineBorn 1985 (age 41)FIDE ID 14105730

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2637
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2621
Luft

Flair

Anton Korobov's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureSicilian Defense in 9 of 14 games with black
  • 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
  • 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
  • Signature

Trophy cabinet

Anton Korobov's classical titles

4 classical titles, 5 medals, newest first

  • European Team Championship 2021Gold, team · Ukraine
  • Ukrainian Championship 20201st
  • Chess Olympiad 2018Gold, 1st reserve board · Ukraine
  • Ukrainian Championship 20181st
  • Chess Olympiad 2016Silver, team · Ukraine
  • World Team Championship 2013Gold, board 2 · Ukraine
  • World Team Championship 2013Bronze, team · Ukraine
  • Ukrainian Championship 20121st
  • Ukrainian Championship 20021st
  • Ukrainian Championship×4

Attributes

Tactics 86Positional 80Endgame 83Openings 80Composure 88Defence 81Speed 83Consistency 86

Luft classical rating

2637No. 75

From 34 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2645 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2645 level, blended with their FIDE rating+9
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+6
Activity34 classical games in top events+1

Openings

Their most-played, from 134 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined1267%
Italian Game1065%
Sicilian Defense989%
Slav Defense590%
English Opening590%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 12 games, won 4, drew 8, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense475%
Exchange Variation350%
Barmen Variation1100%
Tartakower Defense1100%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Cambridge Springs Defense150%
Main line150%

Italian Game

With White: 10 games, won 5, drew 3, lost 2 · 65%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation550%
Two Knights Defense383%
Giuoco Pianissimo275%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 9 games, won 7, drew 2, lost 0 · 89%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation488%
Taimanov Variation275%
Boleslavsky Variation1100%
Four Knights Variation1100%
Kan Variation1100%

Slav Defense

With White: 5 games, won 4, drew 1, lost 0 · 90%

VariationGamesScore
Breyer Variation2100%
Quiet Variation2100%
Czech Variation150%

English Opening

With White: 5 games, won 4, drew 1, lost 0 · 90%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation2100%
Caro-Kann Defensive System1100%
Agincourt Defense1100%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 27 games, won 9, drew 9, lost 9 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation658%
Najdorf Variation625%
Taimanov Variation550%
Modern Variations333%
French Variation275%
Kan Variation275%
Delayed Alapin Variation1100%
Grand Prix Attack1100%
Alapin Variation10%

French Defense

With Black: 10 games, won 0, drew 7, lost 3 · 35%

VariationGamesScore
Steinitz Variation625%
Exchange Variation150%
Classical Variation150%
Advance Variation150%
Tarrasch Variation150%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation250%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation1100%
Classical Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Tartakower Variation150%
Barmen Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%
Harrwitz Attack150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%
Open Defense1100%
Main line150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
sachy.cz Extraliga 2026/2731 Oct 2026½/100
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262/3+1+1
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202624 Sep 20264½/6+6+5
Chess Slovak Open Skalica 202630 Aug 20263rd+4+4
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=5th+5+4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Abdusattorov27 Apr 2024 · TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20242765
GMR. Robson14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242700
GMH. Niemann27 Jan 2024 · Tata Steel Challengers 20242692
GMM. Adams29 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20222689
GMM. Karthikeyan8 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252669

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GME. L'AmiLast 1 Mar 2024 · Prague Chess Festival 20243111
GMT. BeerdsenLast 22 Mar 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252110
GMM. AdamsLast 14 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252110
GMB. IturrizagaLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232101
GMV. SanalLast 6 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020

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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.