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Arystanbek Urazayev

KazakhstanBorn 1998 (age 28)FIDE ID 13709810

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2490
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FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2479
Luft

Flair

Arystanbek Urazayev'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 73Positional 73Endgame 78Openings 75Composure 69Defence 72Speed 64Consistency 76

Luft classical rating

2490No. 300

From 14 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2597 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2597 level, blended with their FIDE rating+15
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+3
Activity14 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 34 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense771%
Ruy Lopez438%
Petrov's Defense367%
Italian Game367%
Scandinavian Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 7 games, won 3, drew 4, lost 0 · 71%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation367%
Richter-Rauzer Variation1100%
French Variation1100%
Old Sicilian150%
O'Kelly Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 1 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense225%
Open Berlin Defense150%
Closed150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack275%
Classical Attack150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo275%
Two Knights Defense150%

Scandinavian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main Line1100%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Queen's Knight Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%
Three Knights Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Accelerated Dragon150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed1100%
Morphy Defense150%

Petrov's Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Attack150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Atyrau Open 202620 Oct 20262/40−2
Oskemen Open 202629 Jul 2026=11th+9+8
Aktobe Open 202611 Jun 20263½/6+6+6
Fujairah Global 202531 Aug 20251/2−2−3
31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival24 Aug 20252/4−4−5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMS. Sjugirov23 Jun 2025 · Aktobe Open 20252635
GML. Mendonca16 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262629
IMGong Sunle27 Jul 2026 · Oskemen Open 20262433
IMN. Averin8 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262425
IMV. Manafov21 Aug 2025 · 31st Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival2419

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
A. UtegaliyevLast 25 Jul 2026 · Oskemen Open 20262110
IMS. ChinguunLast 19 Oct 2026 · Atyrau Open 20262020
GMM. KarthikeyanLast 24 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20251001
GMV. PranavLast 27 Apr 2025 · Menorca Open 20251010
GMS. SjugirovLast 23 Jun 2025 · Aktobe Open 20251100

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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.