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Ekaterina Atalik
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Ekaterina Atalik

TürkiyeBorn 1982 (age 44)FIDE ID 4130189

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2332
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2355
Luft

Flair

Ekaterina Atalik'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

Ekaterina Atalik's classical titles

5 classical titles, newest first

  • Turkish Championship 20201st
  • Turkish Championship 20181st
  • Turkish Championship 20161st
  • Turkish Championship 20081st
  • European Championship 20061st
  • European Championship 
  • Turkish Championship×4

Attributes

Tactics 66Positional 63Endgame 68Openings 66Composure 52Defence 65Speed 53Consistency 56

Luft classical rating

2332No. 439

From 13 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2262 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2262 level, blended with their FIDE rating−11
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+2
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−8
Activity13 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 28 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Bogo-Indian Defense350%
Semi-Slav Defense317%
English Opening250%
Queen's Indian Defense225%
Dutch Defense1100%

Bogo-Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Nimzowitsch Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%
Retreat Variation150%

Semi-Slav Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Chigorin Defense225%
Accelerated Move Order10%

English Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Agincourt Defense150%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Capablanca Variation150%
Fianchetto Variation10%

Dutch Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation1100%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation350%
Maróczy Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%
Tartakower Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

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

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation225%

Queen's Indian Defense

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

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

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

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense150%

Catalan Opening

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

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Romanian Team Chess Championships 202611 Oct 20262½/5+5+10
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20265½/9−7−2
25th European Chess Championship 202630 May 2026=151st−22−22
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20253½/8−16−17
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20246½/10+16+15

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMM. Narva18 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242420
IMA. Maltsevskaya18 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20222389
IML. Mkrtchian2 Mar 2024 · Chess Graz 20242378
WIMA. Khamdamova22 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242313
WIMA. Muetsch8 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252264

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMM. NarvaLast 7 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20253120
IMM. BrunelloLast 8 Oct 2026 · Romanian Team Chess Championships 20262020
IML. MkrtchianLast 13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252110
IML. UnukLast 9 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252020
GMZhu JinerLast 18 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20262002

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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.