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Atilla Kuru

TürkiyeBorn 2011 (age 15)FIDE ID 51607948

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2547
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2523
Luft

Flair

Atilla Kuru's classical flairs

3 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • SignatureSicilian Defense in 8 of 14 games with black
  • Underdog4 wins against players rated 50+ higher
  • RisingRating increased by +112 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
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games 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
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 78Positional 78Endgame 77Openings 75Composure 74Defence 78Speed 55Consistency 81

Luft classical rating

2547No. 189

From 33 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2593 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2593 level, blended with their FIDE rating+25
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+6
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity33 classical games in top events+1

Openings

Their most-played, from 38 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Caro-Kann Defense438%
English Opening367%
Sicilian Defense317%
Scotch Game2100%
Zukertort Opening2100%

Caro-Kann Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%
Advance Variation150%
Classical Variation150%
Maróczy Variation10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense275%
Agincourt Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack150%
Closed10%
Richter-Rauzer Variation10%

Scotch Game

With White: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%
Mieses Variation1100%

Zukertort Opening

With White: 2 games, won 2, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Dutch Variation1100%
Main line1100%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 9 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 6 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Dragon317%
Richter-Rauzer Variation20%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack20%
Sozin Attack150%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation225%
Barmen Variation150%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Sicilian Invitation1100%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Serbian Super League 202614 Oct 20265½/10+11+13
Aktobe Open 202611 Jun 20263½/7+4+5
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=53rd+19+22
2026 Saint Louis Masters27 Feb 2026½/4−8−8
Hastings International Chess Congress 20251 Jan 20261/4−9−9

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Indjic19 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252650
GMJ. Tin13 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262602
GML. Lodici18 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262601
GMC. Lupulescu13 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262587
GMY. Sokolovsky14 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20262559

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. SaranaLast 7 Jun 2026 · Aktobe Open 20262020
GMM. KarthikeyanLast 9 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262011
GMF. BerkesLast 8 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262011
GMJ. TinLast 13 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262101
GMI. CheparinovLast 11 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262020

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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.