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Egor Krivoborodov

GermanyBorn 1989 (age 37)FIDE ID 4155890

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2522
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2528
Luft

Flair

Egor Krivoborodov's classical flairs

0 of 19 earned 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
  • 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
  • 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

No classical flair in the last year yet.

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 72Positional 77Endgame 81Openings 73Composure 78Defence 77Speed 71Consistency 66

Luft classical rating

2522No. 233

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2498 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2498 level, blended with their FIDE rating−4
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+3
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+1
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 21 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Pawn Game367%
Indian Defense250%
Four Knights Game225%
French Defense150%
Sicilian Defense150%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System275%
Main line150%

Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated London System250%

Four Knights Game

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted150%
Glek System10%

French Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Czerniak Attack150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 3 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Hyperaccelerated Dragon225%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack225%
Accelerated Dragon150%
Closed10%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

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

VariationGamesScore
Alekhine Defense1100%
Central Variation10%

English Opening

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation150%
Symmetrical Variation10%

Queen's Pawn Game

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

VariationGamesScore
Colle System150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 20261/3−2−1
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20265½/12−20
German Bundesliga 2024/2527 Apr 20251/5−13−14
Austrian Bundesliga 2024/2513 Oct 20241½/4−4−4

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Warmerdam28 Sep 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262591
GMZ. Hracek26 Apr 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252538
GMS. Zilka7 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262506

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GME. BacrotLast 6 Dec 2025 · German Bundesliga 2025/262011
GMA. GuptaLast 5 Oct 2024 · German Bundesliga 2024/251001
GMG. PappLast 10 Oct 2024 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/251010
GMD. KadricLast 11 Oct 2024 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/251010
GMN. AbasovLast 12 Oct 2024 · Austrian Bundesliga 2024/251010

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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.