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Aydin Suleymanli
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Aydin Suleymanli

AzerbaijanBorn 2005 (age 21)FIDE ID 13413937

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2747
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2692
Luft

Flair

Aydin Suleymanli's classical flairs

4 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Black Belt15/21 with black (71%), against 67% with white
  • TacticianTactics 94, from 5 sharp games they made sharp
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events (average performance 2746)
  • Fortress35 games in a row without a loss
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Black Belt
  • Tactician
  • Reliable

Trophy cabinet

Aydin Suleymanli's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

  • Tata Steel 2025Shared 1st · 9½/13 · Perf. 2714
  • Azerbaijani Championship 20241st

Attributes

Tactics 94Positional 82Endgame 81Openings 89Composure 98Defence 92Speed 78Consistency 86

Luft classical rating

2747No. 14

From 47 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2765 level, with 1 win against the top 10.

ResultsPlayed at a 2765 level, blended with their FIDE rating+38
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+4
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+7
Activity47 classical games in top events+6

Openings

Their most-played, from 114 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1155%
Italian Game771%
Ruy Lopez757%
Nimzo-Indian Defense590%
Queen's Gambit Declined580%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 11 games, won 3, drew 6, lost 2 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation450%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack367%
Najdorf Variation225%
Alapin Variation1100%
French Variation150%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense383%
Giuoco Pianissimo275%
Classical Variation250%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 7 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 2 · 57%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense438%
Closed1100%
Morphy Defense1100%
Open150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation4100%
St. Petersburg Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 5 games, won 3, drew 2, lost 0 · 80%

VariationGamesScore
Three Knights Variation250%
Ragozin Defense1100%
Exchange Variation1100%
Main line1100%

Italian Game

With Black: 11 games, won 3, drew 6, lost 2 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo450%
Classical Variation367%
Two Knights Defense350%
Scotch Gambit150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 0 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense367%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense250%
Exchange Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 5, lost 0 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Closed560%
Morphy Defense150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation275%
Kmoch Variation1100%
St. Petersburg Variation150%
Sämisch Variation150%

English Opening

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 0 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation275%
Agincourt Defense250%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265/6+8+6
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20262½/3+5+5
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267½/11+4−2
59th Biel International Chess Festival 202623 Jul 20262nd+11+8
European Individual Chess Championship 202619 Apr 2026=2nd+12+10

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Abdusattorov20 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20262780
GMLe Quang Liem18 Jul 2026 · 59th Biel International Chess Festival 20262731
GMJ. Sindarov20 May 2024 · Sharjah2684
GMH. Martirosyan19 May 2024 · Sharjah2678
GMM. Karthikeyan4 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252669

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMY. ErdogmusLast 21 Jul 2026 · 59th Biel International Chess Festival 20263120
IMR. SamadovLast 9 Apr 2026 · European Individual Chess Championship 20263300
GMXu YinglunLast 31 Jul 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMP. MaghsoodlooLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232011
GMD. KadricLast 14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242200

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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.