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Beloslava Krasteva
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Beloslava Krasteva

BulgariaBorn 2004 (age 22)FIDE ID 2922029

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2435
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2417
Luft

Flair

Beloslava Krasteva's classical flairs

1 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • Black Belt11½/16 with black (72%), against 50% with white
  • 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
  • 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
  • Black Belt

Trophy cabinet

Beloslava Krasteva's classical titles

1 classical title, 1 medal, newest first

  • Bulgarian Championship 

Attributes

Tactics 69Positional 74Endgame 67Openings 74Composure 68Defence 73Speed 45Consistency 59

Luft classical rating

2435No. 368

From 32 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2498 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2498 level, blended with their FIDE rating+13
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−6
Activity32 classical games in top events+1

Openings

Their most-played, from 43 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
King's Indian Attack463%
Queen's Gambit Accepted383%
Zukertort Opening250%
Queen's Gambit Declined250%
King's Indian Attack, with e6250%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Spassky Variation1100%
Double Fianchetto150%
French Variation150%
Sicilian Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With White: 3 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 0 · 83%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense275%
Gunsberg Defense1100%

Zukertort Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Reversed Grünfeld150%
Main line150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Queen's Knight Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%

King's Indian Attack, with e6

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line250%

Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Wade-Tartakower Defense475%

Philidor Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 2 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation438%

King's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation1100%
Larsen Variation1100%

Italian Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Two Knights Defense1100%
Giuoco Pianissimo1100%

Pirc Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Main line20%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20263½/6−11−11
Serbian Super League 202614 Oct 20268½/10+72+71
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267/9+20+29
25th European Chess Championship 20265 Jun 2026=30th−7−9
French TOP 12 202616 May 20261½/4−2−9

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Batsiashvili20 Oct 2025 · European Chess Club Cup 20252469
WCMM. Deekshitha10 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262436
IMD. Daulyte-Cornette4 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262385
WGMX. Balabayeva11 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262384
WGMN. Toncheva12 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262378

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMA. UsheninaLast 5 Oct 2026 · Serbian Super League 20262020
WGMH. KlekLast 5 Jun 2026 · 25th European Chess Championship 20262020
IMY. OsmakLast 13 May 2026 · French TOP 12 20262011
IMI. BulmagaLast 4 May 2026 · Montenegro League 20262011
IMN. BuksaLast 14 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.