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Assel Serikbay

KazakhstanBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 13706799

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2259
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2257
Luft

Flair

Assel Serikbay's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureSicilian Defense in 6 of 10 games with black, among the best women
  • Underdog4 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • 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
  • Underdog

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 60Positional 63Endgame 66Openings 61Composure 63Defence 60Speed 45Consistency 58

Luft classical rating

2259No. 482

From 22 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2306 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2306 level, blended with their FIDE rating+3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity22 classical games in top events−3

Openings

Their most-played, from 22 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
King's Indian Defense333%
Nimzo-Indian Defense275%
Semi-Slav Defense250%
Queen's Gambit Declined250%
English Defense150%

King's Indian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 2 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Semi-Averbakh System333%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation275%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Marshall Gambit150%
Moscow Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Queen's Knight Variation1100%
Ragozin Defense10%

English Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 1 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Kan Variation450%
Modern Variations150%
Delayed Alapin Variation10%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Chebanenko Variation1100%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%

Petrov's Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack10%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
Turkic Team Chess Championships 202616 May 20263/5+11+14
Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 202610 May 20264½/8+25+27
IV International Chess Championship Uzbekistan13 Mar 20261/3−4−4
Kazakhstan Cup Final 202512 Dec 20253½/8+14+20

Best wins

OpponentRating
WGMA. Kairbekova9 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262374
WGMX. Balabayeva7 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262355
WIMM. Mkrtchyan11 Dec 2025 · Kazakhstan Cup Final 20252353
WGML. Kurmangaliyeva9 Dec 2025 · Kazakhstan Cup Final 20252339
WFMA. Altynbek3 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262216

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
WIMZ. NurgaliyevaLast 6 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262011
WFMM. KholyavkoLast 10 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262020
WGML. KurmangaliyevaLast 8 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262110
WGMA. KairbekovaLast 9 May 2026 · Kazakhstan FINAL Championship 20262101
IMM. KamalidenovaLast 14 May 2026 · Turkic Team Chess Championships 20262002

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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.