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Bella Khotenashvili
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Bella Khotenashvili

GeorgiaBorn 1988 (age 38)FIDE ID 13602640

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2452
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2437
Luft

Flair

Bella Khotenashvili's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Fighter68% decisive: 14 wins, 5 losses
  • 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
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Fighter

Trophy cabinet

Bella Khotenashvili's classical titles

0 classical titles, 3 medals, newest first

  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2026Bronze, board 3 · Georgia
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2018Bronze, board 4 · Georgia
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2018Bronze, team · Georgia "A"

Attributes

Tactics 71Positional 71Endgame 73Openings 73Composure 67Defence 74Speed 58Consistency 71

Luft classical rating

2452No. 350

From 28 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2473 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2473 level, blended with their FIDE rating+4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity28 classical games in top events−1

Openings

Their most-played, from 50 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
English Opening658%
Catalan Opening367%
Indian Defense2100%
Bogo-Indian Defense275%
Queen's Pawn Game275%

English Opening

With White: 6 games, won 3, drew 1, lost 2 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense350%
King's English Variation250%
Agincourt Defense1100%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense275%
Closed150%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Knights Variation1100%
Anti-Grünfeld1100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Grünfeld Variation1100%
Wade-Smyslov Variation150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Modern Defense1100%
London System150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 3, drew 0, lost 3 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation367%
Two Knights Attack20%
Maróczy Variation1100%

Four Knights Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted275%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation250%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Rosentreter Gambit150%
Giuoco Pianissimo150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Dragon1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/9+3+4
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=7th−2−3
German Bundesliga 2025/2619 Apr 20265/6+9+10
Georgian Chess Championships 20264 Feb 20263/6−6−6
FIDE World Team Championship 202521 Nov 20254/6+2+3

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMH. Koneru9 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232553
GMA. Kosteniuk9 Jun 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242501
GMD. Deshmukh27 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262490
IMM. Arabidze5 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232451
IMN. Salimova10 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252385

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMM. ArabidzeLast 4 Feb 2026 · Georgian Chess Championships 20263210
GMH. KoneruLast 10 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232101
GMTan ZhongyiLast 13 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232011
IME. RoebersLast 19 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262101
WIME. CaxitaLast 7 Jul 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252200

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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.